Flamingo or Bally's?

In a previous post, most people told me Treasure Island, but we want to be a little more central. We are travelling w/ other couples and need to compromise on hotel price. Don%26#39;t need a lot of amenities, but location is #1. These are some 3 stars that are in the price range that everyone is willing to spend:

Flamingo

Bally%26#39;s

Barbary Coast (small boutique hotel, but good reviews)

Can anyone tell me which one they would go with as far as cleanliness, and the least ';shady'; or ';skanky'; of the above 3?

thanks in advance for any advice to this vegas newby.

Flamingo or Bally's?

Although Barbary Coast has a nice restaurant for breakfast, I would rule out staying there. I found Bally%26#39;s to be excellent. The hotel is connected to Paris so you have two hotel casinos to be in as well as shops and eateries.

Bally%26#39;s is across from Caesar%26#39;s and Bellagio%26#39;s so the location is perfect. In addition, Alladin which is on the other side of Paris has a nice set of shops as well.

If you go out to the Bally%26#39;s website and sign up for email, they will be able to show you prices etc.

Remember to sign up for the Connection card for Flamingo and/or Bally%26#39;s. Barbary Coast has the ';Coast'; card for comps in their chain.

Enjoy!

Flamingo or Bally's?

Bally%26#39;s, but be sure to request a renovated North Tower room when you check in.

I like the flamingo, it%26#39;s doors open right up to the strip so it%26#39;s a little more easy to acess after a long day of walking. Bally%26#39;s, i think is a little outdated and is still trying to play that wave of the future style. Like Spcaceship earth in Epcot center. But im a 20-something. If you want a good price and a centrally located hotel try the jockey club as well. these are more condo like rooms that many people use as time shares, so you get a liitle more cozy feeling. these is no casino in the building but your rigt next to the Belagio and across from Alladin and Paris.

Barbary Coast is the better deal. if u play the tables , u can get comps easier than at the other places. Coast casinos is not as difficult Be sure to get a players card and a ';';pit card';'; for craps.

Ballys is by far the best - fabulous views across to Caesars and the Bellagio

Naaahhh! Bally%26#39;s exterior ';people mover'; is cheesy, but inside the hotel Bally%26#39;s looks and feels much more upscale than its sister property, Flamingo.

Plus its access to Paris (another sister property that%26#39;s more upscale than both) is the deal-maker. From Bally%26#39;s North Tower elevator bank it%26#39;s almost as short a walk to the Paris buffet and cafe as it is to the Bally%26#39;s buffet. You really do get two scenes for the price of one.

Yipes, I spend too much time writing. My ';Naaahh'; is directed at Mtrek and his endorsement of Flamingo.

Bally%26#39;s all the way.

Definitely Bally%26#39;s. It has huge rooms, it is inexpensive, and it has a great strip location. All of it%26#39;s restaurants are good. The pool is okay, nothing to brag about but it is very big. Bally%26#39;s also connects directly to Paris so you get twice the hotel amenities for the price of one.

Not too sound like a broken record... but really it depends on what you are going for.

Flamingo has a way better pool than Bally%26#39;s and Barbary coast has no pool.

Bally%26#39;s casino has a more upscale feel than either of the others in my opinion.

I would say all three have equal out of date room decor. However, some folks like the victorian themed rooms at Barbary Coast.

In my experience pricing hotels Barbary Coast is usually the cheapest of the three. Barbary Coast also houses one of the most expensive restaurants in town: Michael%26#39;s.

I have stayed at both and both are ';passable.'; Bally%26#39;s might be a little better. The Flamingo is the older of the two (by far) -- but neither are really ';new hotels.'; Ballys has a ';slightly'; better location, but both are within a hundred feet or so of each other, so it is a ';toss-up'; there.