Q: positive

A: Indeed the name of the place has changed to Bangkok BBQ or something of the sort. I hear that the main waitress also worked there when it was called Chanpen Thai, so that may be an indicator that much of the old menu is still intact. I had some kind of rice with onion and eggs. It was great! The soup that was served before it was also good. The place looks pretty hole-in-the-wall from the outside, but it looks very nice on the inside!

Q: negative

A: The good: The staff in the evening at check-in were friendly and helpful. After getting stuck in Charlotte due to weather in Chicago, we were able to book this hotel for our unexpected stay. As a nursing mother I was hoping for a fridge in my room, however a pageant taking place at the hotel meant all were taken. The staff were nice enough to let me keep some things in the employee fridge which I really appreciated. The beds are very comfortable so you can get a good night's sleep. The food at the main restaurant/bar was decent with very large portions. In typical southern style, it was covered in sauce(s) but good enough. The not so good: The main picture posted on Yelp (and on SPG.com) leads you to believe the hotel is nicer than it actually is. The hotel is very average and does not appear to have been significantly updated in the last 10-15 years (except for the beds which were quite nice). The website advertising a 24-hour on-demand shuttle, however the on-demand part is only when being picked up from the airport not to be dropped off (which would have been helpful for them to mention at check-in). There were 3-5 of us that were ready to go at 5:45am (because our flight departed at 6:50am) but were told that we had to wait until 6am because it only leaves on the half hour. They also would not let us ride with an earlier van that carried crew members and informed us that a taxi would take 15-20 minutes to call. Overall, seemed frustrating as to why they could not have a van make a trip to the airport when there are 5 people waiting to go. I'm not sure if this is an SPG systematic problem or not, but the hotel charged me for internet on my bill and I had to ask to have it taken off (since I'm a platinum member). This has happened at several hotels, and I feel they are trying to pass through charges and hoping that guests don't notice.

Q: positive

A: Im not a buffet person at all. But the friend I was with wanted buffet and their specialty ( or so they claim) is that its a seafood buffet, with option of unlimited champagne ( insert large smile here) I think that for the price $24 with champagne $31. its great, for those of you that can't spend $24 on buffet at vegas, I don't think you should be in vegas. Or eat at buffalo bill's or its called bills now I think, whatever you get the idea. There is somewhat a variety, to be honest I really just loved the champagne. Some of the food was good, the only thing I had that I really thought was ridiculous was some sort of meat that was so dry , I couldn't eat it. The other thing I really thought was great that there was a ton of breakfast options, given the time that my friend I went there, it seems maybe they do breakfast all day. Eggs with hollaindase, regular eggs, potatoes,bacon, sausage, pancakes, etc... overall the experience was fairly good, there are many options for different taste of people and there's dessert ( another star),gelato. Not sure what the new obsession with gelato is , but it seems to be in every corner in vegas, well at least in the more upscale hotels. Are they trying to pretend you're in Italy , I don't know.

Q: negative

A:
why does the pizza have taco spice flavor to it? this is driving me and my other family members nuts.. we have not yet complained about it but we are going to start.. this is the second pizza that has a spice to it.. not a normal pizza spice taste.. I feel like Im eating pizza taco...