Anyone have experience with el cortez?

neb7878 · #1 01-19-2005, 04:59 AM

I am planning a trip but have not made hotel reservations yet. I am considering this one because of the price. Am I asking for trouble? Any other suggestions would be appreciated.

doughhater · #2 01-19-2005, 05:07 AM

It's great if you're looking for the worst hotel in Las Vegas. Or if you're looking for crack whores.

cardcounter0 · #3 01-19-2005, 10:27 AM

I stay at the El Cortex regularly. It meets all my requirements. The rooms are clean, the bed has clean sheets, and the shower has hot water. The price is right. And the Kitty Cafe has a breakfast special for $1.99

Depends on what you are looking for. If you what something other than a bed and hot shower, then go somewhere else.

nicky g · #4 01-19-2005, 12:28 PM

"Depends on what you are looking for. If you want something other than a bed and hot shower, then go somewhere else. "

Unless that something is crack hos, presumably.

cardcounter0 · #5 01-19-2005, 01:01 PM

The Western Hotel and Casino down the street has a much better selection of crack hoes. You might try the Ambassador Hotel and Liquor Store across the street, if you would like a transvestite crack hoe. No trip is really complete without a stop at Atomic Liquors, next door to the Western.
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tek · #6 01-19-2005, 01:30 PM

A guy at my table last week said he used to deal at the Western. Came to work one day at 10AM and heard that some guy who had won 1k at the slots was stabbed around 8AM as he walked outside.

He quit after his shift...

In the old days when I went to Vegas I would get a cheap air only ticket and slum it in the dead zone (Fremont between Western and Showboat/Castaways). I'd wake up each morning at 5AM to the sounds of drug dealer, pimps 'n hos hustling. But I was young, single and poor.

Being older, hitched and not poor I cannot stay anywhere but NICE.

Good luck to you guys slumming.

TruePoker CEO · #7 01-19-2005, 03:02 PM

"the Kitty Cafe has a breakfast special for $1.99"

...... with real kittys ?

Seriously tho, the El Cortez is the second oldest hotel in Las Vegas. It is worth a visit if you want REALLY old Vegas. You should not go there however if you are unused to the "urban experience" because it is surrounded by a less than desireable population of street criminals.

(It is okay to visit if you have some street sense but you should be aware of potential/likely trouble if you look like you have $10 in your pocket and walk out and down on Fremont Street. I cannot recommend staying there to save $10.)

dakine · #8 01-19-2005, 03:03 PM

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I stay at the El Cortex regularly. It meets all my requirements. The rooms are clean, the bed has clean sheets, and the shower has hot water. The price is right. And the Kitty Cafe has a breakfast special for $1.99
Depends on what you are looking for. If you what something other than a bed and hot shower, then go somewhere else.

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Slot machines are very liberal, food is inexpensive and decent. Lots of action. Casino (old section) looks & smells like the same carpet since I first went there in 1976.

I wouldn't reccommend walking in that area at night unless you had three other guys with you. Other than that +, it's okay. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

Ed Miller · #9 01-19-2005, 05:29 AM

I am planning a trip but have not made hotel reservations yet. I am considering this one because of the price. Am I asking for trouble? Any other suggestions would be appreciated.

Don't stay there. Cough up $20 more a night and stay on the Strip at the Imperial Palace.

EDIT: And if you insist on staying downtown, El Cortez is a terrible choice. Do the Lady Luck or Fitzgerald's or something.. Binion's... whatever, but not the El Cortez.

dakine · #10 01-19-2005, 03:14 PM

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I am planning a trip but have not made hotel reservations yet. I am considering this one because of the price. Am I asking for trouble? Any other suggestions would be appreciated.

Don't stay there. Cough up $20 more a night and stay on the Strip at the Imperial Palace.

EDIT: And if you insist on staying downtown, El Cortez is a terrible choice. Do the Lady Luck or Fitzgerald's or something.. Binion's... whatever, but not the El Cortez.

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My wife and I go to Vegas twice a year. We split our stays in Downtown, (Main Street Station)on the Srtip at Harrahs. You want pretty good inexpexpensive rooms, try "Fitzgeralds, Vegas Club, or Lady Luck"