Desert Rose Resort

Stayed at the Desert Rose for three days and had a great time. The staff is very friendly and helpful. The first night there we asked for extra pillows and they were delivered in minutes. When they claim they are locked a block and a half from the «strip» and «four corners:» they mean it. It is defiantly within walking distance.
The room was spacious and I nice size kitchen. Kitchen included a full fridge, full stove/​oven, coffee maker, plates, cups, glassware and almost anything else you needed to cook or bake.
Both rooms had a large TV (living room area & bedroom).
The bathroom features a very large tub and I have to admit it has been a while since I have fit comfortably into a bath tub.
The only down side is that there is no daily housekeeping. So you need to take out your own garbage and do your own housekeeping.
The fitness center is a little small with two all purpose weight machines, one bile, two elliptical and a weight rack with assorted weights. On the up side the pool is heated to 80 degrees at all times.
My family and I look forward to our next stay.

We used some of our points to stay here a few weeks ago and were impressed with the friendly and accommodating staff on the phone and at the front desk. The rooms were clean and fully stocked with plenty of Towels, kitchen utensils and everything you could pretty much think of to make our week as comfortable as possible. Its not to far from the strip but close to stores and businesses you may need.
The rooms could probably be updated but there well maintained for the age of the furnishings.
We’ll stay here again.

This place is actually tucked in off the end of the main strip. So you’re not far from the Vegas action, but you go home to a quiet condo-​like place. There’s a small functioning kitchen which is very handy when you don’t want to go out for breakfast.
Highly recommended for families with young kids (when you don’t want them exposed to the Vegas nightlife) or if you just want a quiet place. Get a suite far from Harrah’s.

My darling and I are staying here right now :) It’s nice and quiet, just the way I like it. The staff is super friendly and the parking is convenient. I personally think it’s an excellent value for what you get. I like that it’s more apartment styled living. We brought food to cook and everything. The WiFi works really well too. There are LG flat screens in each room, and yes my friends; REAL cable, with HBO etc :)
Now let’s see if I can leave Las Vegas without giving them all of my money: /

Some upgrades to these apt near airport…
New couches that were better. Same old kitchen.
Room was stuffy and stank a bit when entering.
Spacious apts with 40 in tv now.
Hear helicopter and airplanes at 6am through the wall is never welcomed.
Shell property now taken over by Wyndham has lost many of the great amenities like free breakfast that was once here. No more laundry detergent. Mo more in room washer. Etc etc

We came here with some friends who are timeshare owners. The Desert Rose Resort is a little off the strip behind the Hooters Hotel & Casino, but not terribly far.
We had an early flight so after getting our luggage and rental car, we were at the resort at 9 am. When my friend attempted to check in, the front desk employee Dawson stated that there were not any 2 bedroom condos available at the moment. We kind of figured that, but we thought we’d give checking in a try. My friend then asks him is she needed to call back to see when a room was ready. Well, Dawson continues to hem and haw about how check out is at noon and he can guarantee check in at 4p. I finally got annoyed enough to get out of my chair and butt into the conversation. I used to be a front desk supervisor at a large hotel and conference center and while I have patience for front desk employees, I also have a short straw when I feel that you’re not giving customer service.
I butt in and ask «Well, can’t we just pre-​checkin? We can give you her number and you can call when the room is ready. Would that be ok??» All the sudden Dawson tells me, «Well I was just about to say that.» Really? After 5 min of going through your hotel policies? I then ask if we could pre-​check our luggage so that we’re not toting our stuff all around Vegas in a rental car. He said that we could. So, we bring in our suitcases and put them on a luggage cart. My friends wanted to change into shorts, so they opened their suitcases just to get their shorts. The bell hop was obviously annoyed that we were making him wait the couple of minutes to locate the shorts and says to Dawson «How long do I have to wait?» Really? We are the only people in the lobby.
We came back around 3p and attempted to check back in. The front desk employee helping us made it seem that our room was available for awhile. When we told her we had pre-​checked in earlier and were expecting a call that the room was ready, she completely ignored us and continued to check us in. During check in, my friend had to list on their document the full names of all the people staying in the condo (I’ll come back to this in a bit).
Because we had a vehicle, we had to go to the concierge desk to get the parking pass, which is where they also try to sell timeshares to the other people (myself and my husband) staying in the condo with my friend who is the timeshare owner. My friend is obviously tired and just let the lady continue with the times that the timeshare presentations were to occur the next day. The lady continues to tell us what was included in the breakfast timeshare presentation and the location of the timeshares on the strip. Now, I’m tired and just want the parking pass, so I simply ask «Oh you’re selling Wyndham properties??» She replies yes. Then I ask «And this resort is a Wyndham property correct??» She replies yes. So then I ask «Is the customer service that we experienced at this front desk indicative of how I will be treated at your other property? Because if that’s the case, I am definitely NOT interested.» She appeared to be shocked by my assessment and asked for us to detail our experience, so we tell her everything that happened. She told us she would look into it and we continued to the room.
When we got to the room, it was nice. The 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom condo with a pull-​out couch was enough room for 5 adults. Our patio overlooked the pool, which wasn’t too exciting, but we could hear the artists singing at the Route 91 Country Fest. When we got to our room, the bellhop was in there delivering our luggage. He was a very nice man and my husband asked him if the bellhops share tips. He said no and my husband exclaimed «Oh good.» The bellhop asked us why and we told him that the earlier bellhop we dealt with was rude. He then pressed us and we told him about the other bellhop being impatient.
After about 20 min, our phone rings and it was a front desk supervisor asking if everything was ok with our room and asked if we needed anything. I asked for a toothbrush for my friend’s sister and extra towels since there were 5 of us. The towels and toothbrush came within 5 minutes. Then, 5 min later, we get another call from the front desk supervisor asking us if we had received our towels and toothbrush. I told her we did and thanked her for it.
Fast forward 3 days. One of our room keys de-​magnetized, so my husband decides that while us girls were getting ready, he would take care of the room keys so that all of them would work. He goes to the front desk with his ID and is given grief about trying to get new keys. I understand their adherence to security, however, he was listed on the paperwork as a person staying in the room. The front desk person calls up to our room to confirm him and when my friend says that she listed him on their paperwork, they tell her they were unable to find the paper and want my friend to come down.

As a timeshare owner, I have always been afforded upgraded views or special treatment, like feeling appreciated as a time share owner, when using my timeshare week. We had booked this location through our timeshare company. When we checked in it was in the morning and before official check in time. I understand that they were completely booked and so I asked if they could call when our room was ready and Dawson responded with a snide «I was just getting to that.» Check in took a while as the computers were down, so trying to be friendly, I asked what type of view they give to their time share customers I was told that they don’t have any good views. Hmm, no good views? even if they are not any you don’t say that… After the disappointing check in we had our bags checked with David the bell hop. While we were grabbing a few things from our luggage, the bell hop said to the front desk «How long do I have to wait here?» I was appalled that he had said this as we had only taken a couple of minutes, 5 at most to grab what we needed, also we were the only people in the lobby so it appeared that he was not busy. Our next experience was when we came back, around check in time, as we never received a call that our room was ready. Our room had been ready (not sure how long) but we mentioned that we were supposed to receive a call to notify us and our comment was ignored by the pregnant woman checking us in (no name tag) she was also just rude in general. We were not given a choice in rooms as others who we met during our stay, told us they had. They gave us a room overlooking a courtyard/​partial pool view. We did not have children in our party so did not appreciate the screaming children at the pool. The room was sufficient but could use an update and deep cleaning. The air intake vent is right next to the bar top and was very dusty and dirty, not something you want to see while eating. I would not stay at this location again.

– Not a lot of bang for your buck!
– EXTREMELY LOUD Air Conditioner which i BUILT IN the wall, so you hear it. Makes a very loud noise during turn on, and also after it turns off.
– WALLS ARE THIN — you hear people thumping around the floors from upstairs, as well as people outside, as well as the non-​stop helicopters!
– VERY LOUD — rushing water in pipes when neighbor takes shower.

For the price (paid $ 89night) for a weekend stay near the strip… it’s a deal! we stayed in room 1305, 3^rd floor, view of other rooms & part of the pool. It was decent, nothing really to complain about in the room. I do agree with other reviews about the bed… it was uncomfortable, but not to the point that I would have to check out! I would definitely ask for room on 3^rd floor and at the end (so you don’t hear people walking by to get to their rooms. Everything was clean, the staff was very friendly, the pool was great. It was in walking distance to strip. Only bad part was walking thru back part of Hooters parking lot… it smells! If you can’t afford the strip, it’s a nice alternative! I would stay there again.

Nice place to stay when you’re in town to visit Las Vegas. rooms are reasonably priced, around $ 100. complementary coffee, muffins and bananas in the lounge/​reception area.
rooms are basic, which includes a kitchen, mini dinner table, sofa which folds out into a bed, private bedroom, and porch/​balcony area.
Pool available as well as a gym room. BBQ grill available poolside.
excellent cable tv reception. Additional tv in the private bedroom.
A favorite place of me & my family to stay at every time we visit vegas. right next door to Hooters casino and a few steps away from the MGM Grand.

Nous y avons séjourné en mars 2009, mais ce fut parfait ! Excellent accueil, Chambre confortable, grande, super cuisine, salle de bain très propre, au calme… Je né pense pas me tromper même 6 ans après…

This resort does have appealing qualities. It’s like you stay in a small apartment with a nice kitchen. I liked that you are in walking distance to the MGM and the free WIFI works really well. I also liked the very easy nice close parking.
The things I didn’t like most.
Very high tub– I had to be very careful getting in and out of the shower.
Stains on carpet-​big stains in entrance, a trail of stains through out.
And most of all… THE BED
The bed was very uncomfortable as it dipped in the middle. You could also feel hard springs on the ends. I didn’t get one good night of sleep and woke up achy everyday. I stayed here once before and left to stay someplace else just because of the bed. That time the bed was even worse. This is years latter and I was told that they have gone threw remodeling and have made changes to improve and that is why we gave them another try.
I can never stay here again just because of the bed.

Was not my first choice but affordable. Needs more room maintenance during stay. Not once were we asked about new towels. But all in all its close to the strip about a five minute walking distance and right next to the MGM and Hooters, which is a plus!

We checked in Friday, 6|26 & it’s now Thursday, 7|2., we haven’t had any housekeeping service… Now my question is why do we get charge for housekeeping if I don’t get the service.
Furniture are dusty, no laundry room in our building (I’m here for a whole week). You have to pay for a powder laundry soap for $ 2.50 that used to be for free.
I’m giving it 2 stars because it close to major casinos (MGM, Mandalay, New York, Tropicana & many more)

Next time, I’m choosing my other timeshare down the street. This place was just OK, but nothing new or special. It served it’s purpose.
So, we stayed in Room #4204, a room facing the little quad area facing the elevator, dirty towel dumping ground, and a piece of the MGM and Hooters if you look up from the small balcony.
You enter with the kitchen on the left, dining table and shoe closet to the right, living room straight ahead. The kitchen had a deep sink which was nice. Stovetop, clean fridge, blender, and a coffee maker. FYI, the ‘Save the Rainforest’ coffee provided was simply Nasty with a capital «N». The living room on the other hand provided a 42in LED monitor and a huge sofa bed that we didn’t use. Extra sheets stored in the closet, as well as an iron, ironing board, and a broken safe. Two thumbs down!
The main master bedroom had a walk in closet, a king bed with clean sheets, and another LED monitor. The bathroom was clean, only the shower water pressure was kinda weak. As were the towels. I over-​stretched one as I was toweling off and ripped it like the hulk by accident. I also didn’t like blackout curtains; I mean, they did their job, but I wish there was at least a white privacy curtain during the day time.
Other than that, the place was definitely roomy! The hotel staff were helpful every time; Call them ahead and they’ll call you a cab. The coffee station in the lobby was golden!
Would I be back? Maybe, but it wouldn’t be a first choice.

If you are looking for a clean hotel that offers a lot of amenities and is not $ 200 a night, then you should stay here. The hotel is like, maybe 100 feet from the actual «strip» but because it’s listed as «off the strip» it’s much cheaper. It’s basically right across from the MGM Grand, and a 10 min walk to NYNY. The hotel itself was very clean, had a great air conditioner, the pool area was nice and the staff was very welcoming. We actually woke up late and didn’t get to check out till 30 min late and they were totally cool with it. They held our luggage and let us lounge at the pool till we were ready for our flight. They provide lots of towels and the kitchenette was awesome. I recommend this place. We paid $ 120 a night with NO resort fee through Hotwire. Oh and the bed was very comfy.

I would definitely stay here again! I love that it is still close to the strip, but not on the strip. It was so close to MGM & Tropicana. I love the size of the place, especially for the 5 of us who needed 2 bathrooms.
I also loved that it was quiet & there was a pool that I found was not busy. I can go on & on. I highly recommend it for groups coming to Vegas.

When we visit Vegas, we like to stay here sometimes. It’s a cool spot; clean, comfortable, and good customer service. This visit, we checked in early for an additional 25.00.
I noticed small black bugs on the nightstand in the bedroom. Nothing to call the front desk about just weird; they were only in that one spot.
It’s been nice Vegas, but I’m ready to go home!

Pros:
–Great location, close to Hooters and Tropicana and across the street from MGM. Just down the street from the Strip, so quiet, yet convenient.
–Staff is very friendly and helpful and every staff member (desk to janitorial staff) greeted us with a hello and a smile.
–comfortable setup, great for those with kids. Our opened pack n play fit in the bedroom closet (you can prop open the door with the stopper) so it was out of the way during the day
–everything you need provided: toiletries, silverware, plates, blender, toaster, dishwasher microwave, stove/​oven, fridge, dish and dishwasher soap, sponge, towels, etc.
–free parking (right in front of building door)
–everything is immaculately clean. Minor wear and tear but this picky gal was still comfortable and impressed
Cons:
–Key stopped working on multiple occasions
–ice machine in only one location in building. Inconvenient when you are on the top floor in the very back
–overflow noise from Hooters pool was deafening on the Sunday we arrived. Didn’t hear this the next several days, so it must be weekends only
–you continuously have to log back into the wi-​fi internet
–the pool is very small and you are under a microscope if/​when you get in because they crammed 383 839 393 chairs around the pool.
–electricity went out about 5 times for a moment on our last night
Overall, great stay! We would stay here again if we had a group or our son with us.

We did a timeshare exchange. Comp parking with free wifi and free USA Today paper.
Pros — very quiet. Nonsmoking units. Close proximity to the airport. Even though the Desert Rose offered free wifi, it was easier to get a hotspot off of Hooters Hotel Casino located next door. We lucked out and was assigned a corner suite. Our view was of the resort parking lot and the back side of the Tropicana.
Cons — the parking permit is issued at the concierge desk. A gimmick. It’s the only opportunity for the concierge to hook you for a sales presentation. We declined. Just give us our parking permit.

2 to 2.5 stars. I’ll be generous and call it 3, because the staff is nice. Thankfully, most Vegas staff IS nice, but still — a little kindness and courtesy goes a long with me. I bet most of the reviews above 2 or 3 stars are due the staff’s friendliness.
The first thing you should know is that this NOT a true resort. Not unless you’re on strong drugs and can hallucinate as such. I’ve been to more resort like properties in middle of nowhere Ohio and Wisconsin, nevermind Vegas.
Family oriented. Mostly decent, clean clients overall (higher prices automatically sort out much riff raff), but our particular room was badly in need of renovations.
The hotel lobby is quite nice, but the room itself was rough looking with random chips and dings and all kinds of bad details everywhere. The style is like a throwback to the tacky version of the 60s (and not the funky psychedelic part, unfortunately, hahaha).
Some of the pieces, like one of the dressers, were very cool. But overall, it’s more like a cheap old place in Scotland, or a slightly better maintained version of $ 40 hotel in the less than good part of town. That kind of style.
In fact, when checking in to the room, I immediately went back to the front desk and asked if they had a renovated room available. They said all other rooms are the same. They aren’t renovating until 2015 (even though they are sure charging as if they have renovated already!)
This type of poorly maintained room always has me worried I may be charged for damages previous residents caused. This should be your concern, too, because it can and does happen sometimes. Tip: Make sure you document move in damages in such hovels with your camera phone.
The walk to the Mandalay Bay Convention Center (which is where I needed to go for work daily) was much longer than I anticipated, and there was no shuttle to this hotel. I could’ve stayed a bit further away and it would’ve been more convenient. So not a good choice on my part.
I probably wouldn’t stay here again until it is renovated. For around $ 180 a night before tax, it really was FAR too much on the gross side. For that type of money, you can stay in near luxury in Vegas, so why bother? Seriously.
A few more points:
– Carpet was overall very dirty. Not just dark spots and cigarette burn marks (even though I had a nonsmoking room!), but deeply filthy. Walking on bare feet will yield black feet in short order. Very unusual, as most hotels clean their carpet regularly. This hotel should do so, too. Feet are very porous, so who knows what kinds of vile and evil you’re getting transdermally should you forget to wear socks.
– How is this a resort? It has a pool, sure. But most hotels have a pool. Many much nicer than this. This is just a hotel with a pool and jacuzzi, period, which all hotels in the area have. A bit of false advertising that they should discontinue immediately.
– Layout of the rooms is practical, with easy parking and quick enough access to rooms. Hotel will likely be lovely after a significant remodel is done. They also need to stay up on maintenance and repairs.
– There’s a nearly new looking stove WITH oven, which is cool, but there’s no oven pans. Come on, guys. The rest of the kitchen is well stocked, however. Thank you.
– There’s central air conditioning, but it doesn’t seem to have a humidifier like some of the fancier hotels have. Beware, because the air gets immensely dry when you combine moisture sucking AC with Vegas’ already dry air. Make sure you get a lot of electrolyte containing drinks. Magnesium, potassium, and even sodium help to keep you hydrated.
– There doesn’t seem to be any active air exchange, just air recycling, so your oxygen levels go down and CO2 with time. This means you do need to open the windows from time to time for fresh air if you have a lot of people breathing it all up.
The problem with that is that there are no window screens or screen for the balcony. Yet there are bugs in Vegas. Humans haven’t killed them all yet! I saw crickets and even a scorpion. Don’t want that bugger crawling in. Not to mention the random crackhead (although, thankfully, there seem to be few in this particular area). Please install screens, Mr. or Mrs. Desert Rose.
– They have a blender! One of the nicest touches I’ve seen in a hotel.
– They do have a large size trashcan like you’d find at hme in the kitchen, which I commend them for. Too many extended stay type hotels with kitchens and kitchenettes still only have teensy tiny trash cans, which can be annoying. Thoughtful touch here.
– A shuttle would be VERY nice to add.
Overall, I regretted staying here, despite seeing a better future for the place. Thumbs down until after their 2015 renovation.
At least the hotel has potential. It’s not far from attractions, and the layouts make good use of space. It’s just kind of gross, and has a few design flaws that could be fixed. A good renovation will do wonders.

Super endroit à 5 mns du strip, pas cher et familial, cuisine équipée, happy hour, free wifi, piscine et personnel très sympa. Prix très doux, 300 $ pour 4 nuits à 3 …

Notre choix s’est porté sur un hôtel plus calme pour notre second passage à Las Vegas et nous n’avons absolument pas été déçu.
A seulement 5 minutes à pied du Strip au niveau du MGM Grand, cet hôtel est un oasis de fraicheur et de calme.
Les suites sont incroyables, avec une cuisine américaine, et un salon de dingue.
Seul le petit déjeuner est vraiment décevant (couvert en plastique, peu de choix, qualité des produits vraiment moyenne).
Mais la piscine, la gentillesse de l’accueil font que je recommande cet hôtel les yeux fermés.