There are better Strip options
Oct 17, 2021 jenac1717
Been visiting Vegas for years, have stayed at Bellagio, Encore, Wynn, Venetian, Palazzo, Mandalay Bay, Caesars, Paris, Mirage, MGM, NYNY, TI, Bally's, Palms, etc. I was thinking of staying at The Nomad this trip, but the Cosmopolitan rates were cheaper than I can ever remember seeing them. The dining options are stellar, however the hotel…
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Been visiting Vegas for years, have stayed at Bellagio, Encore, Wynn, Venetian, Palazzo, Mandalay Bay, Caesars, Paris, Mirage, MGM, NYNY, TI, Bally's, Palms, etc. I was thinking of staying at The Nomad this trip, but the Cosmopolitan rates were cheaper than I can ever remember seeing them. The dining options are stellar, however the hotel experience leaves much to be desired. Upon check-in, the attendant assigned me the incorrect tower/room. Took the elevators at the Chelsea tower, but no room existed on the assigned floor. Asked another employee who directed me to the other set of Boulevard elevators, thru the casino, tried my room keys at assigned room, with an occupied sign (thank goodness they didn't work?). Back to the lobby, thru the casino (yet again) with my luggage in tow. The same attendant asked "are you not staying with Mr. Anthony?". "Haha no". Might have been good to ask that the first round. So, back to the original tower with a different room number.
City view room is ok, decent sized for a standard room. The separate fridge for leftovers was nice, the bed was comfortable and the AC worked well the 1st night (Thurs). It struggled to get cool the following night and it wasn't that hot outside (70s). They supplied a quality toiletries brand, yet really cheap toilet paper. The bathroom set up is quite intimate. The shower has a sexy vibe, with a slightly see thru window into the hotel room. The toilet is in a separate "stall", not your typical water closet. The "door" to the bathroom is also the door that extends to the closet and not very private. I understand some hotels are very short staffed these days, but the room was dusty, found a piece of trash behind a chair in plain sight & there were some little flies. I would understand the flies in a room with a balcony or terrace but this room didn't have either. We were happy the hotel had allowed a slightly late check out at noon, but our neighbors were bro-ing out, blaring country music at about 930am. I guess that's to be expected for not booking an upgrade.
Played some slots Fri & Sat afternoon. The woman who helped me at Identity was very pleasant and the guy who helped us store luggage at the bell desk was as well. The casino has a no smoking policy, so I found it funny that there were ash trays at some of the machines. I did see cocktail waitresses who looked off or in between shifts, but couldn't seem to find any working ones for drinks. We gambled later at Paris & the cocktail servers were plentiful. Ate at Secret Pizza, Lardo, District, Zuma which were all delicious. Got some tasty drinks at Ghost Donkey, though disappointed they didn't have the stealth margarita this visit.
It doesn't seem like housekeeping had been in the room for weeks, yet they disturbed us at 10am & 1130am for...? I'm really not sure why. In addition, I was unaware of the "rules" the hotel implemented for Friday nights (limited to guests or those with dinner reservations only) & was returning to stay after spending time across the street. After (inadvertently) entering without knowing to provide our room key, I was laughed at, mocked, & found the security staff to be completely unprofessional. You know the type - you give someone a little power, and they think they're the president in the white house. I will eat and possibly gamble here in the future, depending on what Mlife does to it, but probably won't stay at this hotel again.
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