Las Vegas
Downtown
Downtown
Much maligned, downtown Las Vegas offers fantastic bargains in food, rooms,
free entertainment, and low stakes gambling opportunities. The casinos are all
clustered together and that makes it easier to hop from one to the other.
Fremont Street can get a little seedy late at night and it is not a real good
place for kids but no one need fear for their safety downtown.There are
complaints that downtown Vegas is dirty, tacky, crime ridden, and that parking
is hard to find. Some of the casinos are not as well kept as the posh places on
the strip, but most of them are just as well run and as clean as any other
place. Is downtown tacky? Tacky, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder.
Some people think the whole city is tacky, some people think it is great, it
depends of your point of view. I wouldn't say downtown is tacky as compared to
the strip, maybe just more colorful. As for the 'crime problem'. Downtown Las
Vegas is has less visible crime than any other city of its size in the United
States. Downtown does attract the down and outers, just like any other city,
because the 'services' they use (the Salvation Army hostel, courts, police
station, etc.) are located in the area. However, the police and security
presence downtown is very heavy and, it seems, you are never out of sight of
some security personell. Other than seeing the odd drunk or homeless person, I
really don't think that anyone who can walk and talk and has control of their
faculties would have any trouble in downtown Las Vegas. If you are there to
gamble and have fun, you won't have any trouble.
I have actually found that parking and driving downtown are easier than on
the strip, which sometimes resembles an eight lane parking lot. The parking
structures are numerous and traffic is usually not that much of a problem. Most
places issue you a ticket upon entry but getting it validated is not a problem
and the distances you have to cover on foot are a lot less than some of the
forced marches from the parking garages in the new strip casinos.
That said, let's look at some of the bargain room rates downtown has to
offer. One of the best room deals in Las Vegas is, perhaps, the least known.
According to their website
Jackie Gaughan's Gold
Spike Hotel & Casino offers rooms 365 days a year at only $22.00 a night
plus tax. They throw in a FREE breakfast or a two for one meal deal. The
Gold Spike is
located just one block north of Fremont, on Ogden in downtown Las Vegas. You
can check
availability and reserve a room online. Their mini-suites are only $33.00
a night. Check out my page on the
Gold Spike.
If you are into economy, this is an excellent place to start.
The class venue downtown is, without a doubt, the
Golden Nugget.
They will often discount their rooms as low as $39 a night. For a $17 a day
difference between this place and the Gold Spike, the Nugget is a bargain. Get
on their mailing list and check out their website frequently for their specials.
The Las Vegas
Club is a personal favorite because they offer the gambler tremendous deals.
Thy boast very liberal blackjack rules, rooms as low as $30, and are well
located in the heart of downtown.
Some other popular downtown spots that offer good value are:
Main Street Station,
the Plaza, the Four Queens, the
Lady Luck, and
Fitzgerald's. The Golden Gate Hotel Casino is another option. It is the oldest hotel in Las Vegas and a real
original. One of the gems of downtown.
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