Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino

Be careful about reservations. I reserved and paid for a room for my Husband and I for our wedding anniversary a couple months prior to the date. When we got there, the lady at the desk was VERY rude. I showed her our reservations for one bed and she said things always change and gave us a room with two separate beds, on our anniversary… She didn’t care at all. She was picking and choosing who to give rooms to, the couples in line before us had rooms with one bed, but I wasn’t dressed all fancy like them. The only compliment I have about this hotel is the pool, it has a shark tank, kid friendly.

I would absolutely stay here again!
Having never been to Fremont, I decided that this year for EDC I’d book a place downtown and explore another part of Vegas than the strip (at off-​strip prices!). My flight got in at 6:30am, so I went to the front desk exhausted and hoping by some miracle that the room I’d reserved or one enough like it was available already.
It wasn’t, but the gentleman at checkin did offer me an upgrade to a suite for what ended up being $ 35 per night (really, $ 60 but that included the resort fee which we would have paid anyway) and I leapt at the opportunity. I was given a room on the 16^th floor and informed of all the additional amenities I could enjoy as a club level guest. The process did take a bit longer than I’m used to, especially for how early it was in the day, but I didn’t mind that as I was just looking forward to trying to sleep.
The room was, honestly, far larger than I needed. It was just myself and rave bae, so we didn’t really need a living room or 6-​seat dining room. But the minifridge, daily bottles of water (something like 8 bottles) and an extra bathroom really came in handy!
The bed was comfortable, the Gilchrist and Soames toiletries were a nice plus, and the towels were the best I’ve ever used — so absorbent I am buying some for my home. The floor was quiet for the most part (which is unusual for EDC week but I guess the folks staying up there with us, being as they’re spending more money probably want a calmer experience) and although the hallway smelled stale (kind of like cat pee) the room did not, at all.
I did use the spa while I was there which was such a nice addition to the trip — honestly in itself worth it for the price of the upgrade.
Well done golden nugget! I’ll be back for EDCs in the future!

This hotel has always been a great place to stay. Check in was a breeze only because i checked in at the Rush Tower check in desk… a good thing as the regular check in line is usually a nightmare at times
My room was fantastic, although we did find used shampoo packets in the shower… we notified the front desk and the agent Chris seemed as unsympathetic as can be. When you book a Gold Rush Club room you get extra perks like entry to the Spa and refreshments in elevator lobby– except there was no refreshments in the elevator lobby of the 24^th floor the entire time we were there so we didnt get to enjoy that perk.
Pool was crowded but fantastic.
Its a great place to stay if you are willing to spend the extra money to stay here

Terrible. We waited for our room for four hours. We made reservations two months ago. They kept telling us the room «isn’t ready yet». Either someone set it aflame, or this hotel doesn’t have their crap together. Never staying here again. We hiked in Zion earlier today, all I wanted was to shower. They eventually gave us $ 30 to spend at a hotel restaurant and then left it up to a restaurant manager to solve once the bill came around. Maybe they wanted to stall? I kind of feel bad for their employees. Clearly, the management is struggling. 5 stars for the restaurant for solving a hotel problem, one star for the hotel and the management.

Very clean nice casino. Pretty lights everywhere. Best casino on Fremont street. Pool is real cool with slide going through shark fish tank. And waterfalls.
Great Landry restaurants.

Golden Nugget was phenomenal as it was my first time in Las Vegas — I chose the hotel as I’m a Landry’s LSC member and wanted to experience their other restaurants not available in my city. I was not disappointed and was extremely pleased with the service and food.
Being a ‘non gambler’; it was a great place to stay and will visit again as their customer service and great attitude was appreciated.
Just one note — Do NOT accept the link for the ‘transportation to and from airport’ as the Airline Shuttle company has a ‘deal’ with the hotels and I experienced the worst customer service from them and the hotel will not help you. Get anyone else other than Airline Shuttle.

Great shrimp cocktails great 3 99. 50 style. Fresh food. .24 hours a day. Friendly service highly recommended. …when your downtown.

Got a relatively cheap rate of $ 247 for three nights. But I’ve gotta remember almost all hotels charge a «Resort» fee on top of the room rate, so an extra $ 25 per night at the Nugget.
Mr. or Mrs. Golden Nugget please read the reviews of your hotel! I read many of them prior to booking and a common theme appeared; painfully slow check in.
Your hotel is listed as having 2400 rooms, and you had 2 people checking guests in…2! Guess what people waiting in line to check in were complaining about? This is one of the first impressions a guest has.
Got to the room and had two maintenance issues. Called the front desk and in less than 15 minutes a maintenance man was knocking on the door. Another 10 minutes or so, and both issues were resolved. Excellent service by the maintenance department!
The room was fine, about what you would expect for the price. Shower was great, pressure really good and no wait for hot water.
Only ate at two of the restaurants, Claim Jumper and Cadillac Mexican Kitchen, both were fine. The Mexican joint does have a good Happy Hour from 4 – 7 pm.
Pool — Get to the pool at 8 am when they open the doors to reserve a lounger if you want a specific area or chairs; otherwise, good luck!
The hotel provides towels, just look for the yellow/​white striped ones in the cart. Put the towel on the lounger you want, with a personal item on it, and it’s yours for the day, no charge!
Great service by the waitresses at the pool. Mixed drinks were $ 8.50, think beer was $ 5. Never even get out of your lounger if you don’t want to.
Water slide thru the shark tank is free. I did it 3 times and it was a bit of fun.
Pool is great with a large shaded area to get out of the sun for a while. It was 109 degrees the day we were there so the shade came in handy.
Hotel and casino are right on Freemont Street.
I enjoy downtown more than The Strip, so The Nugget worked for me.
Didn’t play in the casino but it was very busy every time I walked thru.
Would definitely stay here again, but might ask for a newer section of the hotel.
Checking out of the hotel only took about 5 minutes, but there were still only 2 people checking guests in, and quite a line of people waiting.
Interesting!

Stayed in the Carson Tower, room 1688, on my first trip to Vegas. The room was decent enough, beds were super comfy, and the bathroom was a bit small. All of this was fine because we didn’t go to see the room… It’s just were we slept. My only complaint is about the smoking which really is just anywhere there. The buffet was mediocre but Red Sushi and Claim Jumper restaurants were fantastic! The pool was great! Plenty of sun and shade for my needs.

This place has gone downhill. I used to work here nearly a decade ago, and great care was taken in the rooms. Apparently, they don’t care at all about the Carson Tower. The carpets are filthy, the rooms are dirty, and the elevator made such an abrupt stop that I thought it had dropped unexpectedly. We came here for the pool… never again.
UPDATE: I paid for an upgrade to a newer room in the Rush Tower. A big improvement!!!

I have been visiting the golden nugget for about 20 years now. They have made so many changes in that time. All for the better. I am a creature of habit and once I like something I tend to go there often.
The golden nugget is a very reasonably priced hotel in old Las Vegas (downtown) it is right on Fremont street which adds to the attraction.
The rooms have been remodeled and towers have been added. The restaurants are great and the pool is amazing with the shark tank built in to it.
The only negative thing I can say about the GN is that they have had the same entertainer (Gordie Brown) there for years and years. He is horrible. I have seen him three times spread out over about 10 years. The first two times I sat through it because I didn’t want to be a jerk but the third time we walked about. The first time we paid and the other two times were comps … I’m sorry I went.
The casino and other staff are always very accommodating.
I will be back again. I don’t think you will be disappointed.

The fake firemen at exit door are a slap in the face the the real first responders who save life’s every day. It’s a shame on Memorial Day weekend a couple of FAKE so called hero are taking money from tourist. Real hero’s do not want recognition or money for pictures. It’s sad that the Golden Nugget wants more money over the job some of our heroes do daily. If your in a car wreck or have a heart attach you want the REAL first responded and not these fakes.

Check in was fast and easy. Besides the room which I already paid for, they added a resort fee when we checked in for another hundred dollars which I was disappointed in. That’s really my only complaint. The room was nice and spacious. Queen bed with a nice day couch. No small refrigerator fyi. The bathroom was awesome. Double doors with a big shower. His and hers sinks and the toilet had its own room with a door. It also had a decent sized closet. We stayed in the Rush Tower in a queen room.
The pool is nice. They give you towels there so you don’t have to worry about that. I expected the pool to be bigger but it was cool. The slide was fun! You can gamble in the pool area and they do serve drinks.
You are close to everything on Fremont Street at this hotel and I really think it’s the best one. The other hotels seemed dirty/​run down. You do get free parking when staying here as well which was nice. When I come back I’ll stay here again.

I thought this was a fine place to stay. The room was totally adequate.
To us, the biggest draw was the cool aquarium in the hotel, with a water slide that goes inside it! We also liked the location off the strip and in the Fremont area. There is also a small «upper» pool area that is adults only and less crowded. It had a more relaxed feel. You do have to pay for cabanas, though.
We did wish there were more electrical outlets in the room, but that’s the only complaint.

Really nice rooms! Talk to their reservations people, as I got a much better price and service than any of the Internet sites I checked.
The rooms were large, very quiet with large beds and bathrooms. Everything was very clean.
The hotel is also right on the Frontier experience.

Ok ok, maybe I’m just a little salty since I lost majority of my bankroll at this casino.
To be fair, the warm dealers did sincerely feel pity for me when I kept drawing bad cards at Blackjack (3:2 odds $ 5 min!). When we decided to end our streak of bad luck, we walked past a roulette table and the dealer was engaging and taught us how to play. We were up then down. Thanked her for teaching us how to play and went about our way to try and regain our luck on the slot machines.
Cocktail service was a bit flighty, but there was a rather rambunctious a couple tables down that seemed to be drawing all the crowd that night.
We walked past the beautiful atrium area where you can see the large seawater tank and the slide that goes through it. The employees were present throughout the hotel with broom in hand to keep the hotel and casino spotless.
We found a couple of SOA and Britney slot machines, still no luck. Ah was not to be!
The casino was noticeably smokey, however these being older hotels perhaps don’t have the same ventilation system as the newer strip hotels do.

Super cool place, 1 of the originals super neat as the décor and architecture show the age of the times when it was built which is neat to see after being in the newer casinos/​resorts for most of the week.
The service was great, the prices on food, drinks, and gambling much more realistic than on the main strip. Beer/​Drinks around $ 5-​$ 6 vs $ 10-​$ 17 on the strip so huge difference. The table minimums are much much lower than the strip also. Neat place to go to get away from the strip for a while. Cab ride over from the strip under $ 20 so worth it.

I just wanted to update my review here at the Golden Nugget. A big MAHALO to the Golden Nugget for the comp. room! I must say, the Golden Nugget is by far the best hotel within the downtown Las Vegas area.
The accommodations were wonderful, as the room we had at the Rush Tower was very spacious, clean, and well kept. The room was all so quite too, so you don’t hear any of the noises from the outside light show from the Fremont Experience.
I didn’t realize it, but there are a lot of restaurants and bars within this hotel property… they are —
1. Vic & Anthony’s Steakhouse
2. The Chart House
3. Grotto Ristorante
4. Lillie’s Asian Cuisine
5. Red Sushi
6. The Buffet
7. Cadillac Mexican Cantina and Tequila Bar
8. Claim Jumper Restaurant
9. Starbucks
10. Gold Diggers
11. Rush Lounge
12. Claude’s Bar
13. Ice Bar
14. Bar 46
15. Stage Bar
16. H2O Bar
17. The Hideout at H2O
So you can see there is no shortage of places to visit within the hotel property. Looking for a downtown hotel? May I suggest the Golden Nugget!

The Golden Nugget was a pretty nice place to stay downtown. It was my first time ever staying off the Strip. The Golden Nugget is in the heart of Fremont Street, close to all the stages, street performers, and fun craziness. We stayed in the newer remodeled Rush tower, as the Unilocal reviewers had recommended. This upgrade in rooms was also a significant upgrade in price. Our room was really very spacious and nicely decorated. The view from the 20^th floor was pretty cool, especially at night. Also, there was a large tub, nice shower head, and it was very clean.
I did not like some things about the hotel. The $ 28 per night «resort fee» was supposed to include two bottles of water per night, internet, and pool use, but the pool was closed and they didn’t bring water. However, when I called they did arrive right away with the water.
The housekeeping did a good job, but I guess the hotel does not communicate with them too well, as we had housekeepers knocking at our door to ask if we were leaving, despite our request for a late check out. I also did not like that they charge $ 10 for the cups for the Keurig.
As far as amenities, the hotel is not bad. As I said, the pool was closed (not sure if was due to the season or remodeling), so I cannot comment. They have a few restaurants and two Starbucks (which is nice when you don’t want to pay for the Keurig).
We spent some time in the Chart house cocktail bar so we could be mesmerized by the amazing fish tank.
Though our room smelled clean, the casino in the hotel was one of the smokier ones I’ve stayed in.
All in all, it was a decent hotel, but nothing amazing.

I’ve been coming here for business for over 15 years. Used to like it and think it was pretty decent for old downtown. Stayed in Rush Tower a couple times even though very expensive and was put on Fremont Street once which was horrible and crazy loud.
I’m back again for another week of business and this time there is a huge crazy tent that has music thumping like mad! Makes Fremont Street seem quiet!!! WHAT THE HELL? My Dad called downstairs (we work together) and staff is practically like what’s your problem it’s a Friday night in Vegas.
Besides the out control noise. The room has huge crack/​whole in tile floor and there is rust all over the bathtub. Gross. I know they tried to upgrade rooms but not so great. Also it smells like cigarettes UGH. Only saving grace is bed is comfortable outside of smelling like smoke :(
I’m pretty sure after 17 years it looks like this will be last time we will stay here. I’d rather get an Airbnb away from all this nonsense!
This hotel could care less about you and they don’t hide that fact either. They basically gave me ear plugs.

As The Strip continues its soul-​less spin into the ether, Downtown just keeps gettin’ better! RUSH TOWER at the GN is a great place to base yourself for your Vegas adventure.
~ Great value for your $$$.
~ Fantastic, stylish rooms that are holding up well.
~ Dedicated Registration desk
~ Right next to the self parking (easy in/​out)
AND, you’re DOWNTOWN!!! Go for the Rush, Baby! You won’t regret it!
NOTE: Ask for a room facing away from Fremont Street. The bass from the «Experience» can be a little much.

I’ve been coming to Vegas for more than 35 years and it stayed all over the city. The Golden Nugget rush tower is one of the best deals in the city.
They have some great restaurants including sushi and Italian… And their morning buffet is a wonderful deal. Ask for the coupon book when you check-​in it will get you two-​for-​one.
If you want to great location but you want to save a lot of money there are other rooms are acceptable.
It’s also nice being able to walk out on Fremont Street just to see the people the lights and shop.
By the way their pool is outstanding even when it’s cold outside.

Downtown LV is a totally different more chill type vibe than the main LV strip. Check-​in was quick for us and service was friendly. During the day it seemed quiet but at night it was crowded with people! The waitresses came by a lot more often than other places I’ve been. Hotels are nice and beds were clean. The only thing I noticed was the dirty tub. It had rust around the edges of the tub which was a big no for me.
The hotel has many great restaurants you can eat at, a really cool pool with a shark tank and lots of great machines. There’s a huge slot machine at the front too which can be pretty cool for pics. The «world’s largest golden nugget» is out up for display too.

To start the check in process is what created the whole mind set for the rest of the evening… I turned in the backside fronting the rush tower and was approached by a woman that asked the following. are you a guest? Yes can I see your room key? I don’t have it I will be checking in now. Ok right now you can park elsewhere until I see a room key I can let you in… maybe tomorrow there might be room? Wtheck? Ok so instead I valet parked at the Cal and walked over to check in. I swear the line snaked way passed the ropes passed the poles and it seemed endless.

This review is for the casino only.
The Gold Nugget casino area was fairly large and had a wide variety of slot machines. Some of the machines they had were newer versions (at least I thought so) because the other casinos I went to in the area had different versions. For example, they had Gold Fish 3 while some other casinos had Gold Fish 1 or Gold Fish 3. The tables for black jack and craps were grouped together and were usually busy. I thought the casino was okay at the Gold Nugget.

I have this idea that Fremont street is run down and dingy so imagine my surprise when we got to golden nugget and it looked super nice!
The accommodations were fairly decent but the bathroom is small and they give you a keurig but make you pay for the kcups! The tv stations are also really limited
I was disappointed in their selection of tables but maybe it’s because it was just so busy. The whole weekend I could not find a seat at the pai gow table and video blackjack poker was incredibly hard to find.
The sports book is surprisingly decent… Enough seats for me and my friends but I hate the fact that you can smoke in it
I’d come back just to try the pool

Early this year, I took my first trip to Vegas. Because I was bringing my kiddo with me, I opted to stay in Fremont, where hopefully, things would be a bit more chill. I was happy with my decision and we had a lovely time with family for a graduation weekend.
The price of the room was excellent — purchased on
. The hotel had almost everything I needed and was within walking distance of everything else. My kiddo’s only requirement of any hotel we stay in is that it have a pool, which they do. The shark tank was a plus as well as the slide! During the day, get there early to grab a seat.
Parking was easy in the garage near the tower we were in. If you like coffee, you should probably figure out what to do. The line at the Starbucks near the pool is ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous at pretty much all hours of the day. The other Starbucks on the other side of the building is not as busy but has shorter hours. You can use the Keurig in your room but I’m not sure it’s worth the price.
I only ate once at the buffet at the hotel for a family gathering. The selection was pretty good but the wait for a big group was very long. For the rest of my trip, I ate at different places around Fremont because walking around outside was preferably to the casinos at times. Have I mentioned that I don’t gamble?
Overall, it was a quiet, pleasant stay. Staff members were nice and the hotel was clean.

First of all, a WARNING. Across from the Starbucks and the gift shop at this hotel is a desk where they pass out free shows and food vouchers. They are affiliated with Diamond Resorts International. Run, run away and do not make eye contact with these people. DRI is a huge TIMESHARE SCAM. They will use high-​pressure tactics at their presentations to force/​seduce people into making unwise financial decisions with a lackluster product. Yes, you can get free stuff out of it like we did, but if you have a hard time of saying NO, avoid this at all cost!
Now onto the real review! The first things I want to say is that my expectations for this Hotel were blown away. I had heard from multiple people that downtown Las Vegas is not that great and that all of the hotels and casinos there are old and «full of character» (basically meaning janky old). And yes there were many of those types of hotels, but I would not say that the Nugget is one of them. It is easily the highest quality and most beautiful hotel on this side of the strip.
The rooms were very nice, even the most basic ones were comfortable. Sure, they charged 10 bucks for inroom coffee and water but this is Vegas, none of that is free anywhere (just go to Starbucks). The bed was huge and very comfortable.
The food was simply amazing here. All of their on-​site restaurants had great menus and the places we dined at had great service and food. There is a good diversity of food options, ranging from Asian, Mexican, Seafood, to comfort American. Their buffet is pretty good too. It isn’t the biggest I have seen, but they made up for it with quality food and neat little extras (homemade smoothies for breakfast!).
But the real gem (or should I say nugget?) at this hotel hands down is the pool. There is a shark tank right in the middle of the pool. You can basically swim safely only inches away from large sharks. And even better, there is a water slide that goes right through the tank! This pool was probably the COOLEST pool I have ever seen in my life (and I have seen A LOT of pools!). The hot tub was also great; it could sit up to 20 people with poolside bar service. It was a bit chilly when we were there, but there is no way you cannot resist taking a dip in the water with so many cool features. Oh and I almost forgot they are also home to the one of the world’s largest golden nuggets! Find it near the candy shop.
All in all, the price was really cheap (we paid $ 64 bucks each night, resort fee included), the rooms were comfortable, and the amenities were amazing! This is an easy 5 star review.

Spent the weekend here back in the Spring, and thoroughly enjoyed the Rush Tower suite, which is modern and elegant with a big bathtub just calling for Lush bath bombs! Check in is easy, as Rush Tower has a dedicated desk and valet. They sent a delicious wine, cheese and fruit platter up as a «Welcome» gift, and later, Room Service made another for us ‘off menu’ with service fees/​cart/​flowers, etc. at my request, quite amenable.
Enjoyed a fabulous meal at Vic & Anthony’s, walked around Fremont St at night catching a few bands, spent a leisurely afternoon sipping drinks in our Hideaway Pool cabana before walking over to Hugo’s Cellar for my favorite meal in town. Didn’t gamble, because that isn’t our thing, but the casino was busy.
In all, we enjoyed our weekend here, the proximity to all Downtown has to offer, without having to retire to a seedy hotel. Would absolutely stay again, in Rush Tower suites.
* Room Service was timely, on point & willing to customize orders for us*
** Friendly service from check-​in, valet, pool
cocktail servers, etc. **
*** steps away from Fremont Street chaos, yet locked away in comfort in your suite ***

First of all, I love old Vegas. I’m all about downtown because it still has a rat pack feel and it’s got a funky retro thing going. That’s why I love the Nugget. It’s one of the original old school casinos and it has not forgotten what great customer service is. They seem to have had a recent update but it just added to the old school atmosphere. The rooms are large, nicely appointed and clean.
The only downside is that because my last visit was on the last day of bike week, they enforce a «no colors» policy that borders on ridiculous. None the less, it remains one of my favorite places to stay.

An old hotel that’s on the classic side of downtown Las Vegas.
It’s been renovated several times and it shows. You can tell that sections were built in different years but it doesn’t make it look tacky at all.
Always a good time in their hotel, casino and sports book!
Parking is a bit difficult unless you valet but it does get very busy.
Their buffet is delicious and reasonably priced!
The rooms are older but still luxurious compared to properties in the area.
Visit this place when in the area. Sign up for their players card and get free play!

I sure did have a well-​rounded experience at the Golden Nugget. On night number one I got to snag a room in the outdated tower, which wasn’t too awful, but after switching to the newer «rush tower» it’s quick to realize the more expensive rate… spend the money.
My only gripes about the rush tower room are the lack of electrical outlets the fact that I was staying on the fifth floor. I love having my phone next to me when I go to sleep like I assume most of us do. It serves as a clock, my internet access and a speaker to listen to some tunes. A dead phone is useless, (which usually happens in Vegas) and not having a place to charge it bedside was a killer.
Thank god for blackout curtains because if you’re staying on the fifth floor, it’s day time all of the time. The enormous lights that illuminate the entire hotel sit on the same level and with the blinds open you’ll swear you’re in the Kenny Rogers Roasters episode of Seinfeld. Other than that, the room was beautiful, full of amenities and well worth the rate.
Don’t forget to ride the shark tank waterslide, which is fast and truly epic!

I don’t care how many times I have heard from friends that they want to stay on the strip, I ALWAYS suggest Golden Nugget.
Just because it is not directly located on the strip doesn’t mean jack!
I love old downtown and love being able to walk over to Mermaids to have some deep fried Oreos for 1 DOLLAR.
I love how spacious and clean this place is. The rooms are nice. Yeah I get it, definitely no Aria… but I don’t live here or not signing a lease, what do I care?
Place to party, eat and maybe sleep.
Viva Las Vegas!

I recently stayed here for a little Labor Day Staycation and I was really impressed! The Rush Tower King room was HUGE! Much bigger than any other King room that I’ve stayed in here in Vegas. (See photos).
The décor had to have been newly remodeled as everything seemed very updated and fresh. I really appreciated having ample space in the bathroom to get ready for a night out. No bump ins at all!
The reasons why I did not give the Golden Nugget 5 stars are due to the shower issues that I encountered… seems like a showerhead went unfixed, BUT they sent someone up quickly to fix it. The other reason was the check in line. I experienced a much longer wait checking into the Golden Nugget than I have anywhere else (at much larger properties, even). I’m unsure why the Rush Tower check in was closed… but they should consider keeping it open. ESPECIALLY on busy holiday weekends.
The property outside of the rooms is nice as well. Everything appears to be much more updated than you would expect an off Fremont hotel to have. I really enjoyed the pool area and being able to swim around a shark tank. The waterslide is the greatest! I’m pretty sure that we will be booking another staycation here just to enjoy the pool again!

The Hotel itself is beautiful. At the backside of the Hotelis the famous Casino District with many shows at the evenings and nights.
He problem of the hotel is, that it is far away from the main city with the popular hotels like Ceasars Palace, The Venecian,… There is a publich bus, but it takes about 20 minutes to get to the city.
One thing, that was very annoying was, that the WIFI network is not for free like in nearly all other hotels. It costs 12 € for 24hours AND per device!!! I think that’s an unfair price!