El Cortez Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Avoid

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El Cortez Las Vegas	Average Daily Rate: NA Check Rates

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600 East Fremont Street

Las Vegas, 89101 View map

2-Star Hotel Rank: 52 of 99
Average review rating: 3.7

OpinionWell Value Index: NA

Traveler reviews analyzed: MyTravelGuide (20) , Travelocity (42) , TripAdvisor (169) , YahooTravel (61)

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Construction:	No recent comments about construction were found.
Noise:	No recent comments about noise were found.
Room Smell:	No recent comments about room smell were found.
Parking Fees:	No recent comments about parking fees were found.
Bed Bugs:	No recent comments about bed bugs were found.

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1. However, the Vintage rooms should be avoided by all but the hardiest of souls.

Read full review on MyTravelGuide 1/8/2009 Vote

2. However, the Vintage rooms should be avoided by all but the hardiest of souls.

Read full review on MyTravelGuide 1/8/2009 Vote

3. Get a place on the strip and AVOID THE EL CORTEZ HOTEL AND CASINO AT ALL COSTS.

"El Cortez Hotel Still a Dump. " Read full review on YahooTravel 8/23/2007 Vote

4. However, after speaking with a friend who frequently travels to VegasI was set on staying downtown to avoid the crowds and reap the gambling profits.

"El Cortez es El Perfecto! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/22/2007 Vote

5. the drainage in the bathrooms was so bad u have to hurriedly take u'r bath and get out to avoid flooding in the bathtub.

"worse place to stay " Read full review on YahooTravel 5/26/2007 Vote

6. just put a towel behind the door at the to avoid the smoke.

"worse place to stay " Read full review on YahooTravel 5/26/2007 Vote

7. I read previous reviews about construction, and smoke smell and saw that the King Tower was the best choice in avoiding both issues.

"Loved It !!!! " Read full review on YahooTravel 4/18/2007 Vote

8. I was told they are opening it upto avoid the crowded look you can still find at the venerable GoldI watched a crane lift large air handling units onto the roof of the casino, once they were operational, I noticed a real change in the air quality inside the casino.

"Truly classic old school Las Vegas charm " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/6/2007 Vote

9. Only gamble at El Cortez if you like smoke, and the poker `room` is to be avoided, although the guy who runs it is a real character, really old school, looks and sounds like he knew Bugsy Siegal.

"Loved it but..... " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/24/2007 Vote

10. Never felt I was going to make it to the top floor and avoided going to my room unnecessarily.

"Good value if you are open minded " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/10/2005 Vote