Man this place sucked. We stayed here because we read the Flamingo has one of the top 10 pools and it was my birthday \"girls\" trip. We arrived at 3pm and check in wasn't until 4pm. Can we check in early? If we want to pay a $15 fee or buy a room upgrade to check in early. The cashier was a real snoot about it too. I said we were excited to get to the pool and wasn't there a vacant room only one hour early? Nope (BS). So we wandered around on principal alone and checked out the scene. The pool was crazy busy and we saw a sign saying the pool was open 10am-6pm. 6pm?? I stopped and asked the security guard who said that when its \"in season\" they'll close at 7pm but for now its 6pm. In season??? Its June! Its 105 friggin degrees! 7?? Thats still too early!! We could have stayed at the Gold Nugget and swam next to sharks till 11pm every night! So then we wait till 4 to check in, and the bell guy of course can't get the dang luggage to the room (probably due to the huge amount of luggage dispersed at 4:01pm) until about 445 pm. Needless to say, day 1 - no pool. \nNEXT. the toilet spun/flushed itself every 11-14 minutes (we timed it while we waited for the Bell boy) and the pipes groaned so I called and asked hotel to come fix it. There was no way to turn the water off because the knob was gone. The man who answered was a smart ass and I thought he was blowing smoke up my..ya know... and yep he was. That night we returned from our outing with the toilet flushing and whining. Next day I called and asked if they'd checked it out. The lady who answered said there was no request for a fix. Of course. So I don't know if it got fixed. \nWe went out to eat for breakfast at the cafe thinking of getting something light. The food was small and cost just as much as the buffet. At least the coffee was decent. I ended up going to Tahiti Village to stay and it was pretty nice. Had a cool lazy river, but was a bit off the strip. I have stayed at Harrahs too and that was fine, but I don't remember checking out the pool.... I don't recommend Flamingo.