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You could easily walk in and out of this hotel in 10 minutes, tops. Unless you've come here for a specific reason (i.e. Zumanity, Rok Vegas, roller coaster], there's not much reason for you to stay.
* Zumanity - The Sensual Side of Cirque du Soleil. Great show, theatre was comfy and complete with red lighting.
* ESPN Zone - This place is a lot of fun if you're there to watch a game. Plenty of tv's surrounding the area. Can be a long wait, so come early if you really want to watch here. Plenty of arcade stayle video games to keep the kids and kids-at-heart busy.
* Nathan's Hot Dogs - We had a great meal here during our last visit to NY NY, but surprisingly we ddin't have the hot dogs. The philly cheesesteak was insanely good; huge portions and very meaty. The chili cheese fries were nom-nom-good.
Come by to the hotel to take a pic with the Statue of Liberty and walk over the Brooklyn Bridge... and then keep walking...
Last trip just played here, both craps, blackjack, and the sports book. I agree with others that it's just not that much fun playing here. I did win some $ so it's not all sour grapes.
The whole place just seemed like it needs to be remodeled. Kind of dirty and just not that pleasant.
I had a floor person tell me upon seeing my blackjack basic strategy card "there's the cheater's card" without a hint of sarcasm or joking. Wow! I really want to give you my business now! Had a dealer who was always PO'ed no matter what I did, tip or otherwise. Yuck. Had a similar experience last trip a couple years back and this experience sealed my opinion of the place.
My 2 cents: take your gambling elsewhere!
Besides the pretty cool roller coaster on top of the hotel, they really have nothing good going for them.
The hotel conceirge was horribly and took forever to locate my room reservation and she kept on question my other guest what was their sur-name to check if it was under their name(NO BIOTCH! IT'S UNDERSTAND MY NAME!!!), dealers paid no attention to cards what so ever!!!! Just strictly deal the cards and pay and take as their are taught and another dealer really pissed me off when she asked I.Ded me and I wasn't even playing on the table!!!!!!! However she did I.D. everyone on the table also a 50+ years old woman!
The hotel room smelled like shit since we were stuck with a smoking room because my room was complimentary that was all they had for me, BULLSHIT! I don't even know why I'm complaining about the room since I am not even staying there! HAHAHA But it's an extra room for me buddy
I didn't stay at this hotel but did gamble here. I had a good time, won a couple hundred bucks so I was happy.
It did take forever to get drinks but I guess thats how it goes. I'm not gonna hate cuz it took a while to get my drinks.
The roller coaster is awesome. I didn't ride it this last trip but when I did I had so much fun. I can't wait to go back. Maybe I'll stay here and see how the rooms are.
We arrived here impromptu and decided to get a room for the night.. It was a bit on the pricier side for a hotel such as New York New York.. $70 for the night but the front desk worker, Johnny, was kind enough to upgrade us to the Park Avenue room. I much appreciated the service and how friendly he was. The rooms to be honest is nothing to be wowed by.. The furniture definitely need some new ones and some new designs to the room. It looks old and gloomy! I mean granite bathrooms and such but it still didn't really impress me. The room itself was quite roomy but nothing compared to my past 2 nights at the Encore!! Major stoop down I KNOW!
What i enjoyed about this hotel though was the theme it had. New York New York.. It is unique.. It is indeed different from the other hotels on the strip.. It gives you a more chill relaxing environment compared to the glamorous hotels such as Encore, Bellagio, and Caesar's. I loved how there were so much food downstairs just like how you would walk in any real NY village to grab some food to eat! I was able to eat at Coney Island Hot Dogs and Broadway burgers.. At the moment, my foot long chili cheese bacon dog satisfied my appetite! It was just a good relaxing environment to enjoy with your loved one..
Too bad the view out of my room was of the rollercoaster carrying the folks up the trail!! boring!
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Considering these guys hooked me up with 3 free nights, I hate to only 3-star em, but I gotta call it like it is...
POSITIVES:
+Clean Casino
+Plenty of TVs by the tables to watch the game on
+Great deals for being part of the Players Club
+Friendly employees
+Self Parking had spaces right by the bridge to the entrance
+Good variety of restaurants
+Good location on the strip
IN BETWEEN:
-/+ Craps dealers lack personality. They're friendly and professional, but they've got no soul. Made for some lame action... especially considering I was winning.
-/+ The ice machine in the room didn't make ice....made a decent fridge though.
-/+ ESPN zone is cool, but could definitely use expansion during football season. LONG wait.
NEGATIVES:
-The Park Avenue bed is on par with a Holiday Inn Express
-Rooms are clean, but the furniture seems like it's in need of renovation.
-Obstucted views in the center of the Empire State Building
-Pool is pretty small
-Pathetic sports book. No seats unless you're watching horse racing. Your neck will hurt like hell if your game is on the top screen.
-Dont bother with room service for breakfast. Big letdown. I've had better breakfasts at Denny's.
-Come on... no free wi-fi? In this day and age?
-CRT TVs...
Bottom Line: They're clean and they're professional. I'll keep coming back as long as they keep offereing me free rooms, but they're definitely due for a renovation. There's better options around though if you're a sports fan.
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I'm ashamed to even write this review-- because it gives it away that I at this old age stayed there! But for the sake of my fellow yelpers, I shall go ahead and write this review.
The WHOLE place STINKS like smoke. I know, I know, it's Vegas, but the ventilation system is horrible and you feel like everyone and everything is smoking.
The rooms are eh. It's literally like the NY,NY hotels where you get very little for the money. I guess that's why it's NY, NY hotel...and apparently that the theme they're going for?
The restaurants in the hotel are also EH. I had beer, hot dogs, and cheese pizza... in VEGAS. Oh wait, I forgot, it's supposed to be NY, NY. So I guess the hot dogs and pizza fit the theme... but... what about the ethnic and hip places? Doesn't the real NY, NY have those too? Well honey, if you want that... then cough up a few hundred dollars and fly yourself to the real deal cuz you ain't gonna see anything like that in NY NY hotel!
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I like this place. It's usually a stop when we come here only because whomever I'm with decide we should visit 'the other side of the strip.'
As Jeffrey L., already mentioned, the fact that we have a dealer who recognizes us and makes us feel like the usuals, even though we're usuals who only visit 1-2 times a year.
They have Sic-Bo and Chuck-A-Luck here! OMGyes...and me saying that alone proves that I'm a pansy gambler that merely goes on luck. Now for a person who's pretty unlucky in life, I'm a pretty lucky person when I step into a casino. Haha *knock on wood* don't wanna jinx it.
We haven't stayed here yet, but are planning to in November, so I shall update then about the hotel amenities! At least now when I wake up I can go directly down stairs and gamble at all my favorite places haha.
If you or anyone you know have a gambling problem, please call (213) 386-8789 to reach the Gamblers Anonymous head quarters.
Haven't stayed here but the gambling is great and their roller coaster is incredibly fun!
They have ESPN Zone which is the ish but it is almost ALWAYS crowded while games are on. What can you expect though? It's ESPN Zone for Gawd's sake!!!
Definitely a must-see place in Vegas. Even if you just stroll on through the casino. The buildings are very realistic looking.
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This is one of the many MGM-Mirage properties on the strip. The casino and hotel staff are all welcoming and friendly. The casino floor and selection of shops and eateries is decent and complete.
The casino floor and shops are all looking very nice with the New York theme design and layout (Obviously very well maintained). The hotel rooms, however, are starting to look a little dated and might be due for updating (My room had a tube TV, which seems like a ancient relic now in 2009 - especially for a large, reputable, mid-strip property).
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Obviously one of the better hotels at Vegas everything is koo i think they and Paris have the best "inside" to the hotels i love the steam stuff comming out of the wells with the pizza and pasta resturaunts alike. The one bummer man $20 to sit on that dumb rollercoster isnt all that cool. But you have to do it atleast once, so spit out that $20!
TFR
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Just came back from Vegas and went to NYNY to see if Tai Son still remembers me.
He did, but at the cost of $20 playing at his blackjack table. Most expensive greeting ever.
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The Big Apple.
Meh. As far as hotels on the strip go, you've seen one you've seen them all. Literally and figuratively...at least for the most part. I mean, you have outliers like The Wynn but places like that are exceptions to the mediocre rule. I'm not sure what we paid for the room, but there were 4 guys sharing it. So, in the end it came out relatively cheap. And since we were in Vegas for a friend's bachelor party weekend extravaganza, lounging in the room would be kept to a minimum. You know how it goes.
So, it was supposed to be a a non-smoking room, but when we walked in, it smelled like a wet ashtray. But, I guess that's to be expected. The room was a double and had two good sized queen beds with pretty comfortable mattresses. Decor was run-of-the-mill Las Vegas blah and the bathroom was good sized and clean. Nothing too spectacular, but it served it's purpose well: to sleep 4 inebriated and semi-coherent men comfortably.
The casino itself was like the room. Again, nothing too spectacular. And like every other casino, it served it's purpose well: To get you drunk while you gamble away your money and make the worst decisions possible.
And while we didn't see any of the hotel shows, word on the street is, Zumanity is Cirque du Soleil with tits. So, if you're into that, then check it out. If not, then you can ride the roller coaster or throw more money away at the diner called America....more on that shit hole later.
All in all, NYNY is, well, a hotel, on the Las Vegas strip. Nothing more, nothing less.
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Yeah New York-New York is cheesy as hell but it ended up being one of the better hotels on my trip. At least for entertainment purposes, they have some HOT shows going on right now!! Zumanity (think Cirque du Soleil meets sex) and Rok your ass off (a hot new club) will really entertain you. There is plenty of things to do at NY-NY, ride the roller coaster (personally I think $14 is a scam), play in the arcade, or just gamble like everyone else.
Hungry?? Grab a pretzel from NY Pretzel stand (personally I've had better pretzels in NY) or maybe get a sandwich at Greenberg's Deli. There are all kinds of places to grab a quick bite here.
Thirsty?? Check out Nine Fine Irishmen a perfectly good Irish pub or Bar Times Square. The service is excellent at both.
It has all the standards, pool, golf, shopping, and a spa like most of the strip hotels do. I don't know what makes this one any different but it did seem a lot busier then the others. I'd go back but not stay here, it's just too many people.
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**I haven't stayed at this hotel yet either.
I visited this hotel a little over a year after having left my beloved NY and it brought back great memories! Of course it's scaled down a bit, but if you're a fan of NYC you'll be a fan of the casino interior. I was a few months shy of 21 when I came here, and while I couldn't even gamble, it was great, great fun!
Next time I wanna do the rollercoaster! I forgot why I didn't. Was it closed that day? Or just no time, maybe. Next time for sure! The Youtube vids are cool.
We did not stay at this hotel but definitely spend a lot of time there.
The gambling was fun, the clubs (Coyote Ugly and Rok) were great.
The New York Pretzel shop was delicious and open late-so we could grab something there even late into the night.
Over all the hotel was great and very pleasant.
Next time we visit Vegas I will definitely stay at New York New York!!!
I went here 2 times with my friend to ride the roller coaster. Both times, FAIL due to rain. They shut down the ride when the weather isn't so cooperative. Whatever.
Went down to get a drink.
Me: Hey man, let me get 2 waters, and 2 long islands, and a patron shot.
Bartender: Say please. (And no he wasn't joking, nor it was funny).
Me: I love the minimum wage attitude but how about our drinks.
And that was all I could stand from NY NY. Screw this place. Wouldn't EVER stay here just based on my 2 BAD experience. Wont be a 3rd. Especially when Vegas has options coming out the hizza!
You're probably pondering... why 2 stars then Mr. John Tucker?! Well, I'll tell you why... I met some really GREAT people here. And I loves my people.
Oh and you gotta pay $0.50 for a small locker. Rides are $15.00/person. *subject to change* Ha!
Hope you have a better luck than I did.
love the hotel rooms.
hate the casion.
no free drinks while your gambling (unless a waiterss happens to be doing her job and not doing coke with the barback or whatever).
the casino was black listed by me (i prefer tropicana: great coctail ladies there) but the food in the village is okay. love the pizza.
usually stay here... going to next month for the empire suite, but for 2010 we'll be finding other arrangements.
Each time I book a trip to Las Vegas, I always stay somewhere I've never stayed before! I had never stayed at NYNY, though I had stumbled inside in May last year during a Bachelorette party and we ended up dancing on the bar at Coyote Ugly...lots of fun!
I booked NYNY for a two-night stay during a promotional deal - discounted Zumanity tickets, a bunch of 2 for 1 coupons combined with Monte Carlo (think drinks, buffet, Lance Burton). Overall, the promotional items were awesome, and had it not been for those, I would have totally regretted my stay at NYNY.
Out room was the size of a shoe-box. Our "view" was of a brick wall. Not even kidding. You couldn't even see the sky, we were right against another building. It almost felt like we were in hiding! Our room also must have been right above the roller coaster because every 7 minutes (long into the night...) we'd hear this crazy rumbling above us, even making our lamps shake! Even though we were stumbling into our show-box room at like 2AM, I was still unable to fall asleep due to the noise. Already planning on being hungover, I was NOT happy that sleeping in and mid-day naps were out of the question due to such noise (ROLLER COASTER!) Every other place I've stayed at in Vegas allows me to get my mid-day rest in, so I'm alive the next night and able to hit the strip feeling refreshed!
Our bathroom was pretty gross also, sure from a quick glance it looked clean, but the floors and bathtub were pretty filthy.
I called the front desk on our second and last night to request a late checkout. I was asked to call back at 8AM the next morning to request it. When my alarm rang at 7:59 AM and I called the front desk, they told me they were unable to accommodate me...
When we checked out, the front desk asked me if I had a comfortable stay. When I told her "not exactly", and went into detail about the noise and cleanliness, she just replied by saying "OK", handed me my receipt and that was that. When I was emailed the customer service satisfaction survey, I checked the box that I would like to be contacted via phone regarding my complaints. That was over 2.5 weeks ago and I haven't heard anything.
I definitely won't stay here again - there are WAY better options than NYNY. Think TI or Mirage...
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Good place for the price! Make sure you get on their email list for good deals.
Ive stayed at alot of the different hotels on the strip and I got to say this place has been added to my list. I was kind of worried since I read different mixed reviews on this place, but they proved all the negativity wrong.
One thing though...
DO NOT UPGRADE TO BROADWAY!!!
We got a Broadway room the first night because the guy at the front desk had UPGRADED us....totally disappointed with the room. the decor was bland and the room looked very old. don't be fooled just because it says its bigger. I was facing the back part of the hotel which is the parking lot.
I called the following morning to change rooms....Very easy process.
I DOWNGRADED to a PARK AVENUE room. Now this room was nice. very clean. Nicely decorated and a better view of the strip. I was on the 24th floor.
Beds are comfortable and so are the pillows. The bathroom is like a normal bathroom nothing special...but I honestly don't care...I just need it to do my business and take a shower..
Sound proof walls... I didn't hear any noise when we were in our room.
The staff was very friendly.
The location is good. if you don't feel like walking then you can catch the monorail at MGM which is right across the way.
The roller coaster was cool said the hubby. Check out the schedule you have in your room because there is a 2 for 1 special during a certain time of the day.
A suggestion though is to bring a cooler of some sort and buy some drinks and water to keep in the room..so you don't have to keep on going downstairs to get something to drink.
The reason I give it a four star is for the LONGGGGGGGG WALK to my room. I mean seriously...I had to pack water and food just for the walk to the room.lol.
All in all....its a nice hotel for the price...remember your not in vegas to be in your room.....unless your on your honeymoon...in that case stay at the Bellagio, Venetian, or the Wynn...
I definitely will be staying here again in the future....
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This hotel confused me a bit... I chose this place over others because I love the casino. The decor and overall scene is great, the place has been kept up relatively well.
First off, we pulled up to the valet and there was no one working, I stopped my car got out and walked around looking for someone to take my car. I looked around and couldn't find anyone so I figured screw it, I'll self park, it's not far. As we drove out of the valet area there was at least 40 people waiting for their cars.
We park and walk to registration. There wasn't a large line by any means, maybe 6 people in front of us and 4 employees working the counter. It took almost 30 minutes to make our way to the counter, once there the room reserved was no longer available so the guy upgraded us. We originally reserved a Park Ave room which is just above the standard room, the clerk told us he put us in the Broadway room which was a level up from that. All was fine and dandy until we got to our 'room?'. Ever been on an Indian reservation? Well me either until I got to my room. The indian theme was pretty tacky but the purple pleather chair with tiger stipe seat cushion really pushed made it incredible awful. The room was big enough for an after party but I mean even Motel 6's have coffee makers in the rooms...
I can say for a room that runs $400 for a Friday and Saturday it's definitely, DEFINITELY not worth it. We got a good rate, that's the only thing I can say I came away with from this stay.
Everything was great, we just had some problems walking up the Strip in the early September heat. Played at three tables; the first one was not nice at all, even after I tipped her more than normal (it was my first time gambling at a table!), but the other two were perfect.
Our room was a good five minutes' walk from the elevators, which was annoying; if that's what "strip view" means, then it's not worth it.
I stayed here in late August for a joint bachelor/bachelorette party and was very pleasantly surprised by the hotel itself as well as the casino and amenities within it.
There were 14 of us total so we ended up getting 4 rooms (all at the double occupancy rate which was $60 on Thurs. and $129 Fri and Sat) and passing out wherever we ended up. The rooms were surprisingly clean and nice and as far as we could tell, they pretty much all have a view of some sorts -- ours looked out at the roller coaster.
I called the day before we left to see if we could reserve rooms that were right next to eachother and was told that rooms are never assigned in advance, but when we showed up they were able to give us two larger adjoining rooms, one other two floors below, and one a little bit separated. Not perfect, but it still worked out totally fine.
Like I said, the rooms were a pleasant surprise -- big windows, comfy beds and pillows, a nice tv and a big dresser, and a pretty clean, newer bathroom with lots of counter space. The only MAJOR bummer was that the rooms didn't have fridges, so keeping drinks/mixers/snacks cold required buying cheap styrofoam coolers at the CVS down the block.
The pool at the hotel is nothing special but it served the purpose. It's fairly small and the chairs and lounges filled up really fast. There is a bar and food served, though, as well as a volleyball net in the middle of the pool and a hot tub (we saw some people using it, though I can't see how they could stand it in the heat). Don't even think about diving our swimming around though. The deepest point is only 4 or 4.5 feet deep with a bench that goes the whole way around, so it's really only ideal for standing and sitting.
Locationally, NY NY is pretty convenient. It's at what I think is the southern end of the strip, next door to the Monte Carlo and across/diagonal from the MGM Grand, Tropicana, and Excalibur. We never used it during our stay, but I noticed that the entrance to the Strip Tram station is literally RIGHT across the street at the MGM Grand and you can get there from a skyway bridge thing on the second floor of NY NY.
Overall I had a great stay and was really happy with the hotel and the convenience of it and I would definitely stay there again if I found a good deal.
Not on my top 10 Hotels its a nice experience to be inside and outside but I wouldnt stay here again. Not a good experience here.
The food sucked at the main Buffett.
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From reading the reviews on NYNY I've come to the conclusion that people just expect too much from mediocre hotels on the Vegas strip.
With that being said, I thoroughly enjoyed my stay here. I had the pleasure of being in the Park Avenue room and it was perfect sized, it was actually bigger than I thought it was going to be. The beds were super comfortable, the IPOD docking station definitely came in handy and we even used the two chairs set up near the window. Our view wasn't the greatest, we got to stare at the starting tracks of the roller coaster but whatever no big deal. It was too hot to stand close to the window anyways. The bathroom was good sized, toilet worked great, shower had enough water pressure and the mirror in the hall outside the bathroom helped when girls were getting dressed in the bathroom and you needed to do makeup.
As far as the rest of the property goes I was happy with everything. The amount of restaurants and eateries was more than sufficient, the casino tables were awesome, especially our guys at the craps tables! You know you're home when the craps dealers know your name or face by the second day. The pool is meh but I also didn't expect much from it because I looked at pictures before going. I do like that they allow you to drink while in the pool. Most places will not let you do that so that's a plus in my book.
The front desk clerk who checked us in was a little on the beyotchy side. She felt it necessary to point out that check-in wasn't until later in a not so nice tone. Yeah we know, hence us asking "We wanted to see if it was possible to check-in early" But we got our room early and it all worked out.
Tip: The room keys suck! They get demagnatized very easily so try to keep it away from your cell phone. I tried to keep mine in my wallet and that worked for the most part. During our stay we had to get the key replaced twice which can be a little frustrating, especially when it's 3am and you're drunk and just want to eat food and go to bed.
I would for sure stay here, the price is too good pass up.
Looks dated but roller coaster does indeed scare the ever-loving-bejesus out of you. LA-LA might have been better.
New Yorkers like myself are terrified at the gradual Disney-fication of our city. Every time a Broadway show closes, it seems like Disney swoops in with a Little Mermaid or Mary Poppins show. But if you want a fully realized look at what a fully Disney-fied New York would look like, you need to check out the New York, New York Hotel and Casino in Vegas. The interiors and exteriors of this place look like something straight out of Epcot Center. From the Statue of Liberty and Brooklyn Bridge on the outside to the food court inside that looks like the west village meets the Magic Kingdom, this place is really brimming with kitsch. Throw in a roller coster to complete the Disney vibe, and an Irish Pub to keep desperately grabbing for that NY street cred, and you're left with a place you have to see to believe.
But visitors beware: the food you find inside is a poor representation of New York's fine low brow dining.
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Nice place, good overall customer service, especially with the Front Desk and Bell staff.
We showed up around noon hoping for an early check in. We were offered one of their "Park Avenue" room upgrades for $15 extra per night, available immediately.
Sold.
Great little room on the 28th floor, king size bed, view of the strip. Nice.
Avoid the room service menu, the food comes from the America restaurant (see my other review). You're better off walking (staggering) to the Il Fornaio cafe or something like that.
Great mix of folks here, too. Seemed like a healthy mix of couples, families, sluts and douchebags... you know, normal folks.
If you're a monorail rider, keep in mind that you have to walk across the overpass and through the MGM. Not a big deal, but just something to keep in mind if you want easy access to the station. A 1-day, or even a 3-day pass will save you money on frequent cab rides.
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I really enjoyed my stay at the NYNY. Now, I don't think it is fair to compare this hotel to places like the Venetian and the Bellagio which are 4 times the price. Compared to other hotels in their caliber, like the Luxor, NYNY is a great hotel. We payed $55on Wed/Thur for their summer escape package. We only had the baseline skyline room (who stays in their room?). It was very clean and nicely decorated. My BF, who has a bad back, loved the beds since they were on the firmer side. I also thought they were comfy. We were up on the 10th floor, so there was a semi view of the strip. We were close to the rollercoaster, but it shut down late at night and you hear stuff all night long in Vegas anyway. The staff was very nice and friendly and the casino is nice. I loved the location - you are right across from the MGM and can easily walk to the Luxor and Mandalay Bay.
The downside is that the food is pretty blah - the Il Fornaio is worse than other locations I have tried. The chin-chin cafe was sort of blah and the America restaurant is like any Denny's in America. The pluses in the food category were Nathan's and the Hagendaz stand.
The casino is also very small so we really didn't gamble there. Also there are more children than in other locations - but that is better than the trashy elements in hotels like the Excalibur.
Overall, I am giving 4 stars relative to the price. The customer service was good and rooms were nice and very clean in a great location.
NYNY was....OK....just ok. I understand that everyone smokes at the casino's. I get it. But to sleep in a room where is seems that there is someone smoking in the room when there isn't was annoying. I think they need to check the ventilation of this place. After a few nights, the smoke that seems to be dubbed into the room was too much for me.
I will give them credit for moving us into another room when we had a group of partiers next to us all night. I sound like an old lady but I am not. When you figure in the time change of 3 hours and go to be at 3a.m., I was up for almost 24 hours. The walls were so thin, it was as if the people in the room next to me were in my face yelling. I had to sleep a few hours!!
So the last complaint I have is, and it may sound petty but I was served a bill at check out, for the "phone". You are charged $4 a day, every day for the phone in your room even if you don't use it. Why? They just took my cabfare home.
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150 yards. We'll come back to that.
I liked NYNY better than I thought I would. Having been to NYC a bunch I wasn't sure how I would receive this simulacrum.
As a hotel/casino it is a pretty good base. There is no shortage of food, gambling and people watching. I got a double upgrade from the room I reserved for some reason. It could be because I "chat people up". It's a good skill. Could also be because they had low occupancy and want to woo me back. No, sure it was purely as a result of my charm and wit.
So the room was nicely appointed. Tasteful and modern decor. I got a corner room with a ridiculous amount of windows all along two walls. Nice view of the strip to the south, mountains to the west and a roller coaster zooming by.
NYNY has some odd layouts, probably as a result of the effort to resemble the Manhattan skyline. I think this leads to unusual things like this: my room had two large pillars, one near the doorway, the other toward the outside corner. These pillars created dead space that could easily hide several people. Hmm. I am not a paranoid traveler but I am an aware traveler. So I had to peer behind these pillars whenever I returned to the room to mentally check off - yes, I did make sure no one was back there.
The bed was comfy and firm but the sheets felt slightly plasticized. They felt a little funny and crinkled oddly when I moved. What exactly were they expecting to happen in this bed anyway?
150 yards. Remember the odd layout? From the elevator to my door was 150 yards. 150 paces and my pace is just over 3 feet. And there were rooms farther than mine. I expected there must be another elevator at the other end but no. And the hallway takes many turns. The first time I left the room and headed for the elevator I thought I must have passed it already.
Overall, I would stay here again for sure. Hopefully I can "chat them up" for an upgrade or two again!
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Ahh, the infamous New York New York. I have to say, as we slowly entered into the hotel, I did not expect to see what I was about to see. I did not know there is a mini New York INSIDE the New York-inspired buildings themselves. The whole entire food court is based off of the infamous streets of New York. You can see mini ny apartments, along with the iconic ny food served there in mini restaurants. I started r frolicking around like a little kid in the candy store. NyNy's food court is so cleverly designed that we rarely ate elsewhere.
Now, to the room. As we reached our room number, we heard muffled music. Weird. After a few tries with the card, we got into the room. Lo and behold, the blaring music came from the radio in the room. The room keeper must have knew we were coming to party our asses off as that is the only explanation I can come up with that explains why she left the radio on (with volume allll the way up). Needless to say, our little dance parties took off right away.
The room was very spacious and nicely decorated. I have nothing to complain about except for one thing: there was no vent in the bathroom. So with no windows and no vent, one may wonder how to do their daily deeds (deeds that don't smell too great) without everyone else knowing AND smelling it. Yea, it was definitely tough......
Anyway, all in all, I loved NYNY!
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My first time in Vegas, stayed here with a bunch of my buddies for my bachelor party. We got three rooms total, all three were double queen beds. We also asked for roll-away cots in each room too and they gave them to us with no problem.... so we had a pretty comfortable stay.
We did most of our gambling at other casinos just because the table minimums were a little higher than we wanted to spend. The inside of the casino though is unique compared to some of the others, which I liked.
Food wise-we ate at the Italian place one evening, had some late-night pizza one other night, and ate at the American place for some late night pancakes another night. All was pretty good.
The location is pretty centralized which was good, allowed us to go to either end of the strip easily. I think though that we spent most of our time across the street at the MGM though, and while gambling at some of the hotels at the ends of the strip.
All in all, if I were considering for only the hotel rooms and sleeping arrangements I would rate a 4 (maybe even a 5). But, I think given the sort of higher table prices and comparing some of the other amenities to the other nearby hotels I will give it a little bit of a cut (and round down).
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This place was nice, casino had a bunch of cool lookie-loo's in it. Crappy part was, they had a cover on the ESPN zone. WTF!?
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this is one of my favorite casinos on the strip. its so cute and they have fun stuff inside, good restaurants fun bars and like i said, its cute!
This weekend, the front desk manager tried to charge us $150 to stay another 6 hours on a saturday afternoon and then told us the hotel was sold out. Really, NYNY? In this economy, in mid-July and 115 degree heat, you're sold out? I think not. Clearly they don't want our business, and they're never getting it again.
Apart from that., our stay was very nice. Room service was fantastic, and Nine Fine Irishmen, the Piano Bar and Il Fornaio are Vegas favorites. This summer NYNY guests get access to the Monte Carlo pool, which is where we spent our time b/c of their lazy river - which is not nearly as nice as the MGM river but what can you do.
Anyway I knocked off two whole stars because of the ridiculousness of the front desk manager, and will never come here again. Too bad, NYNY. Hello, MGM!
Loved the hotel. Loved the staff. Loved the room. Loved our view. Loved the late night American restaurant. Loved the location.
Hated the smoking in the casino as I walked through. Hated the soliciting in front of the hotel by the time share people. Hated the prices of using the services of the business center.
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NY NY's pretty decent. The registration process was smooth, the staff was friendly, and my room was upgraded for free. Score.
There's a lot to see and do, restaurant and bar/club-wise, and between Nine Fine Irishmen, Rok Vegas, the ESPN Zone, and the Bar at Times Square, there's a wide variety of places to throw away your hard-earned cash. None of those places are especially good (minus Rok Vegas; didn't make it there), but there's still variety. And there's a roller coaster. Woot.
On the downside: 1) The layout makes it really easy to get lost; 2) Its end-of-the-strip location sucks; and 3) the water in my room smelled like sewage.
I'd definitely stay at NY NY again, especially because the rates are so low these days, but there are definitely several other hotels I'd want to try first.
Oh how you rape me of $14 for that freakin coaster ride. But your pizza is so tasty. Thank you!
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My friends and I stayed here for the first two nights out of a three night stay in Vegas. Two of my friends got a complimentary room each when they last stayed here. One room per night for eight people. The rooms are not that nice. I have definitely slept on better floors. You can tell the bathrooms are rusty just by looking at the edges of the tiles and shower.
I didn't like their casino floor. They jacked up the limits when people when it wasn't even busy. Their blackjack dealers don't seem like they want to earn their tips. They only had two pai gow poker tables going. The sports betting area is very small so you're better off going to MGM or Caesars if that's your thing.
They did have a lot of cheap food offerings in the food plaza. I bought some pizza to experience real NY pizza. It wasn't that good. I was seated with a real New Yorker and he laughed at it being real NY pizza once he took one bite in.
The roller coaster was a good thrill ride. The only thing I really liked at NYNY.
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