Gold Spike Hotel

Room Quality:

The Gold Spike Hotel Las Vegas rooms are small, but fresh, modern and clean. The walls are white, with white linens, dark carpet and turquoise accents. Furniture feels like IKEA. Lighting is new. There is an iPod dock between the beds in double-queen rooms. You can also get a king bed if you like to cuddle. The bathrooms are very small, but fully functional and neatly laid out. Gold Spike owns the building next door, calling these additional 50 rooms "The Oasis." They are basically the same, and surround the pool. The overall feel of the Gold Spike Hotel and Casino Las Vegas is fresh and pleasant and it'll prove to be a good deal for the traveler willing to walk one block to Fremont Street. On the top floor are suites. These aren't fancy - and the bathrooms are small and standard - but they're bigger, include fridges and are themed: one with a pool table, another with a stripper pole. So all you ladies can go to Night School 4 Girls and then practice your moves back in your hotel room!

Service Quality:

The prices are low and you get more than you pay for, but you do not get room service at Gold Spike Hotel and Casino Las Vegas.

What You Get Bottles of in the Bathroom:

For now, Gold Spike Hotel Las Vegas help you keep your hair clean with Leatherwood shampoo and lotion.

Clientele:

It's a mid-tier crowd and they hope over time to get younger folks. The Gold Spike Las Vegas Hotel and Casino is cleaner and fresher, but it's not trying to be the Bellagio.

How's the Pool?

The pool is fairly small and standard, but this is a small hotel so the amount of water seems to be just about right.

Resort Fee:

Technically, the Gold Spike Hotel Las Vegas says that a resort fee is included in your room rate... so for all intents and purposes, there is none!

Is it Worth It?

Table Games:

Four blackjack tables sit in the middle of the casino floor. The tables are open only one shift a day, from 5pm to 1am (3am on weekends) and are dealt by "sexy" blackjack dealers who are mostly nice, sometimes sexy and fun to play with.  The rules are great for the price, too.

Bet Minimums:

The Gold Spike Hotel and Casino Las Vegas blackjack tables are a fine $3 during the day and with 3:2 on blackjacks on one table and a lousy 6:5 on the others. Expect the games to cost more at night.

Machines:

From a nickel up, with a thin selection of new machines.  The payout tables at Gold Spike Hotel and Casino Las Vegas are improved but still worse than elsewhere Downtown.

Cocktails?

You tip a buck per drink and be nice and the waitress returns quickly. We always ask for the waitress' help in coming up with weird drinks to try, and they always oblige us.

Who Gets Comps?

The Siegel Club at the Gold Spike Las Vegas Hotel and Casino for slot players is nothing special, but does have some decent promotions to get you signed up. It's worth joining for that.

Number of TVs:

None dedicated to the sports book, but there are flat screens around the adjacent bar and three posting odds at the book counter.

Number of Seats:

There are about 20 seats at the bar, and ten more dedicated for the sports book.  The 10 chairs are in two rows and, if disarranged make it difficult to  get to the back row.

Number of Betting Windows:

One window in this Leroy's outpost, with a bored looking man reading an instruction manual behind it. There is also a kiosk for those who hate speaking to people.

Free Drinks?

The bar is right behind you, but the cocktails are not free, unless you're playing. The drinks are otherwise cheap, though.

Snack Bar?

30 feet around a corner is the Golden Grille and they have carryout.

Other Notes:

Minimums are $2 ponies and $5 sports.  Parlays on sports can be lower.

Gold Spike Hotel and Casino Guest Rooms

Deluxe Room

Choose between two queens or one king bed. Rooms come with an iPod docking station, clock radio, and TV with cable. The ensuite bathroom have shower/tub combinations with bath amenities including hair dryer and designer toiletries. It's a pretty average Downtown Las Vegas hotel room.

Suites

The Gold Spike Hotel and Casino Las Vegas offers a few special suites - king, queen, or penthouse. Whether you choose one king bed, two queens, or just a larger (and themed) area, all suites feature your own Downtown Las Vegas balcony with fabulous views of the Fremont Street Experience. Besides the standard amenities from a deluxe room, suites also come with a refrigerator.