Q: Here's an interesting comparison: Wife & I had a business conference in Las Vegas, decided to also spend a few days at one of our favorite natural earth wonders, Zion National Park, about 3 hours from Vegas. The hotel in the tiny Zion Park town of Springdale honored our reservation for a king-bed room, which included a fridge, coffee/tea/hotpot, a full room service menu, an ample complimentary breakfast each morning, and full wi-fi. There's about 15 brand-name and mom-&-pop hotels in the little town outside the park, and all of them offer the same. After 3 days in Zion, checked into the Luxor, a name raising expectations of something "deluxe," on the ultra-modern, high-end-deluxe-hotels Las Vegas Strip. Not so much... Oversold, can't give us the king room we reserved, gotta take queen instead. OK. Fridge in room? Nah. Coffee/tea/hotpot? Nope. Comp breakfast? Whadya think this is, the Ritz? How 'bout in-room Wi-Fi, gotta have Wi-Fi? Er, nope. We've got a long Ethernet cable for hardwire connection, but that's useless for our iPads. Wait...what century is this? A marquee hotel on the ultra-modern Las Vegas Strip, with every kind of digital & neon connection available - hell, even the Luxor pyramid lights up in sequence at night - and no Wi-Fi in the rooms?! "Well we have Wi-Fi in the public areas, down at the casinos & restaurants." Ahh, there's the tip off... As confirmed by my wife and several other Vegas-savvy people (I'm a little slow about corporate manipulation,) the reason they don't have any of these basic in-room amenities is because THEY DONT WANT YOU TO STAY IN YOUR ROOM. Not even for a half-hour, enjoying a hot teas while researching tonight's restaurant on the Web. They want you downstairs, gambling and buying your coffee or tea at one of the 6 Starbucks. Pure corporate manipulation put before comfort first. There have been close to 2000 reviews over many years for this place, and they can never raise above 2-1/2 stars. You get the distinct impression they've done nothing to spruce up the place or invest in better pay for their employees or basic amenities for the rooms. And, talking to the staff, you get the feeling they really don't give a toss, because they know the hotel will stay constantly booked anyway, whether they upgrade or not. Vegas don't care 'bout you, just your wallet.

A: negative

Q: Mean employees that were literally yelling at drivers. One guy charged up to a woman driving a truck, yelled, reached through the window, and grabbed her steering wheel. Very disappointed in wash results. They used dirty rags that left streak marks all over the car and windows. I've tried 3 of their locations and had bad service at each.

A: negative

Q: They mixed up my dogs information with a complete strangers! When my dog went missing they gave out the strangers information and my dog was only found because of craigslist!! What do I pay the city for??? And my other dog who got out, his information wasn't even pulled up when they scanned his chip!! And when I went to fix it..they even had him in the system twice!! WTF! On another note...I did get her from the shelter and love her to death!! Got her on her last day!! And love her crazy butt dearly!

A: negative

Q: Great mexican food at great prices. Happy Hour specials all weekend long - try the chicken (or beef or pork) quesadilla for $3, it is flavorful and delicious! Margaritas only $3; husband and I enjoyed one out on the patio watching the beautiful AZ sunset on a Sunday evening. Salsa has quite a bite, not that mild stuff like some other dumbed down mexican restaurants nearby. Staff is super friendly and helpful explaining the menu. Possibly the 5 star rating is a tad high, but I thought I had to even out the score after that last dweeb who posted an undeserved 2 stars.

A:
positive