Tropicana Las Vegas
Tropicana Las Vegas What you need to know!
Gambling!
They boast 900 gambling machines in 50,000 Square Feet of casino space. This place is tiny!
With 50 table & Poker Games chances are you won’t find many of your weirder games. But they do have the basics.
They recently sunk a ton of money in the old girl. And it shows. Everything is now coated in white. The windows, the walls, the floors. Everything. It reminds me of a classy 1950’s Miami resort. The whitewash idea seemed great on paper. Until they filled the joint with the same filthy clientele that has always gravitated here. These animals left their dirty finger prints on everything!
It’s a marked improvement over the dump it once was. But they couldn’t fix the obvious problems with the place. Low ceilings in the casino. A gambling floor that is pretty chopped up. Funneling you through a long hallway every time you want to get somewhere. No food court and no sister casinos for you to play at and earn the money you paid for the room back.
We only stayed here once, but I did pop in to play a few times. And every single time someone in here asked me for money, a smoke or to sleep with my wife. Well the last thing didn’t happen but I’d offer her up before giving a stranger cash or a cigarette. Those are mine!
What’s to eat?
Not a whole lot. They did open some new restaurants but they ended up shutting them down or switching them out. They shot for the moon on their renovations and the rich people they thought would come to this dump never showed up.
To simplify your selection the following have been rated for value.
As Vegas eateries change almost hourly you might want to double check if these places are still in operation. This blog is very lazy with updates...
Cheap (reasonably priced for what you get). ‘Bout what you’d expect (if you don’t understand this you should stick to McDonalds). Holy Shit! (Unless you are used to your bill looking like your phone number stay away)
In no particular. Unless you consider alphabetical an order, Lord knows we don’t.
· Bacio by Carla Pellegrino - Italian ‘Bout what you’d expect
· Biscayne - Steak & Seafood ‘Bout what you’d expect
· Cafe Nikki - Café ‘Bout what you’d expect
· Club Coffee - Coffee Bar ‘Bout what you’d expect
· Lucky's Sports Bar - Sports Bar ‘Bout what you’d expect
· South Beach Marketplace - Food Court ‘Bout what you’d expect
· The Naked Spoon - Yogurt and Gelato Shop - ‘Bout what you’d expect
With over 1,375 rooms the place is pretty tiny.
The Room Basics
We only stayed here once but we ended up with 2 rooms. The 1st room they gave us was a motel type room with a broken balcony door. We waited for the repair guy to show up, but he just handed us a stick to prop the door closed when we leave. The second room we got was in the Paradise Tower. It was OK. A little worn but nice and clean. Nothing to write home about, but the bed was shit. 5 years later and I’m still bitching about it.
What you need to know.
We have not stayed here since they renovated the place. So my review of the room is really just to take up space on this page. We hear good things. But still avoid the motor court rooms if you can. The Trop is a good value choice for 1st timers to Vegas. Stay here for the cheap room, and do your play elsewhere like fancy people do. They are always running sales on their site, and if you make friends with them on Facebook you might get a code or two. But be warned even this place charges you a resort fee!
In closing:
Small casino, shitty shops and one hell-of-va pool! The pool is great here. Large and tropical. They had a Nikki Beach Club, but they pulled the plug on that right away. Still the pool is reason enough to stay here. Swim up Black Jack is fun, and the lazy river is a great diversion from the stress of gambling.
What else you need to know?
They do have a Spa but if you want to get wet, hop in one of the many pools. But be warned, even though they have a topless section for woman, they will charge men for the free show! Which is not very fair since they can see me topless for free.
Major attractions.
As Vegas shows change almost hourly you might want to double check if these are still in operation. This blog is very lazy with updates...
Coliseum Showroom. This is mostly Celine Dion’s playground, but she shares the place with Elton John, Bette Midler & Cher when she is not performing.
Absinthe. Out in front, on the strip, is a little tent. This tiny theater is home to one of the funniest shows in town. Dirty Jokes, high risk stunts and a ton of very talented performers. Absinthe is not to be missed. But don’t pay full price! Someone is always standing around there handing out $20.00 off coupons.
What did a hundo get us?
We played through five $20.00 bills on various machines. If we bet $1.00 a spin, we give em 20 spins and cash out. $2.00 per spin is 10 spins. If you can’t wrap your brain around this math, please do not gamble. I am sure this test of the slots is insanely scientific. But your actual millage may vary.
1st machine: Wheel of Fortune. $2.00 Max Bet. Cashed out with $5.00. Major hit mixed bars
2nd machine: Wild Cherry. $2.00 Max Bet. Cashed out with $12.00. Major hit a few small ones
3rd machine: Poker Wheel. $5.00 Max bet. Cashed out with $5.00 Major hit a slap in my face!
4th machine: Lightening 7’s. $3.00 per spin. Cashed out with $8.00. Major hit none.
5th machine we left after the 4th. That’s how much we hate gambling in here.
Total results. Turning $80.00 into $30 in 10 minutes seemed pretty easy. Normally we would just piss away that last $20.00 to make our play a hundo section of this site complete. But we struggled to find anything we wanted to play here. And someone asked me for $5.00 to catch a bus so I just didn’t want to be in here anymore. Losing $70 is bad enough. Losing $70 and knowing you aren’t going to get any comps is just insulting.
Note, they don’t comp me since I don’t have enough coin in here. But if you do sit and play I’m sure they will give you something.
Contact Information
General Information - (702) 731-7110
Toll Free - (800) 634-6001
FAX - (702) 731-7172
Toll Free Hotel Reservations - (800) 634-6661
Hotel Reservations - (702) 731-7222
Show Reservations - (702) 731-7333
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