Overall, the cabana room worked out very well for us and was much more quite than the original 46 rooms.

I stayed in the Cabana Suites, which is actually across Ogden Ave from the main building.

If you want a room with a cool redux of 70s chic, stay in the cabana suites.

I was so happy to have found the Cabana Suites at the El Cortez.

I had previously stayed there and really liked the Cabana Suites and the Casino.

Have stayed here prior and wanted to try the Cabana Suites.

There were several areas one could stay, the Vintage area (which are only accessible by stairs), Pavilion area, Cabana area (which is across the street off the main property) and the area I stayed at, the tower.

But my own experience with the Cabana was good overall, and some other friends who traveled said they liked the (remodeled) Tower.

There is a beautiful hotel annex across the street called the Cabanas and we stayed there.

Cabana suites are a nice new addition to this place.

We chose a cabana suite which was located in a separate building across the road.

Would recommend for couples or families as they have all kinds of rooms and cabanas across the street.

I used the fitness center located across the street where the Cabana Suites are located and it was adequate.

We got an amazing rate online the same day and when we arrived we were upgraded to the Cabana suites across the street.

The newest  accomodations are the Cabana Suites across Ogden, deliciously quiet, and delightfully decorated in art deco lime green, and black and white.

Years ago when I discovered El Cortez's Cabana suites I felt like I had a great value downtown.

The tower rooms offer a nice writing desk (the one in cabana is too high for a usable desk) and central air/heat (cabana uses an in-wall unit).

Overall definitely worth staying at El Cortez cabana suites.

We enjoy the cabana suites that are across the street very retro.

Our stay at The El Cortez was clean , secure & the staff were friendly & attentive.

It was very nice - clean, remodeled/modernized, and spacious.

Clean rooms with new bathrooms, really nice and helpful staff.

The housekeeping staff are lovely and keep the rooms neat and clean.

Housekeeping was great and our room was super clean.

There was a good layer of dust over everything.

The room was clean and who spends time in their rooms in Vegas?

and it too has always been clean and comfortable.

but the rooms and Casino were clean and well maintained.

Very clean room with comfy beds, great 5th floor views!

but the room was clean and well maintained.

Was clean about, the slots were much looser than on the strip.

Hallways are clean and DO NOT reek of skunk weed like at the Mirage and MGM Grand.

The front desk supervisor clearly lied to us when we indicated that there were no rooms available, and then had the audacity to try and charge me for the larger suite price for the remaining 3 nights in a petite room.

My biggest complaint is the players card was easily defective, I went through 4 cards.

but perhaps they could invest in card readers instead.

I would have given them 5/5 if wasn't for the washrooms in the premium tower room for having to wear a wristband and for charging a resort fee when they really are not offering anything.

Through a bevvy of charges, I am left several days later with my debit card charged the full amount and my credit card authorized for $520.

After a 7 day stretch they charged us a daily $25 fee for staying past 7 days.


*****HOTEL GUESTS BEWARE***** returned from Las Vegas 13 hours ago & had a $150 charge on my credit card for "room damage" from El Cortez.

My charge card was billed an additional 97 bucks with no invoice or explanation of charges to back it up.

Those two charges El Cortez never apologized for their mistake.

though I had the worst experience last stay with the front desk that don't know how to work systems, the older man for overcharging me almost 3 times on my card and being treated very rudely from woman in office, 2 people not knowing how to print up boarding passes.

Concerning the food comps, there is an additional carry out charge that is not comped.

That’s the only negative so far, I’m just waiting to see why they charged me $44 and then $70 for the room.

I promptly threw the players card on his desk and will never set foot in the Cortez again.

You show your room card (or proof of reservation) when entering the parking garage, and scan it when selecting your floor on the elevator.

but the view was into the parking garage
           Water pressure and hot water barely ok
           The slots seemed a bit tired (they also took my money and did not provide me 
           additional $ for my retirement fund despite saying how loose they are!)

They also provided two small bottles of water daily without charge.

but the bartended said no drink was avaailable on our card.

I spent considerable time in just about every other casino downtown, and nothing came close to the stench that greeted you upon entering the casino at the El cortez.

It’s close to everything on Fremont Street, easy to get anywhere Downtown, while being a quiet place to stay.

Loved the casino, restaurant was ok. 10 seconds from downtown Vegas which was the highlight for us.

So I like going downtown to visit the El, and occasionally to visit the MSS.

Liked that I could walk quickly to anywhere downtown.

The view of downtown was beautiful at sunset.

She really ruined our trip, it was our first day in Vegas and we were so excited to stay downtown.

Overall, a decent value for the price in Downtown Vegas.

We have stayed at many different Downtown Vegas properties over the years and we both agree this is our favorite by far and we would 100% stay here again.

I have to say that it is one of the most pleasant places to stay downtown.

I highly recommend El Cortez specifically and downtown in general for your next Vegas experience.

but they’re the best value of anything downtown.

Final thoughts: IF we liked Downtown, (we now prefer the Strip or the off-Strip property Orleans), I'd stay there again,

The location of the hotel is good; downtown

really good downtown hotel, very nice rooms with great machines and options to get comps and deals.

Longtime Vegas visitor who has always stayed on the strip and then ventured downtown to play.

I was really excited to stay 2 nights at the "newly remodeled" El Cortez in Downtown Las Vegas.

Another stay at this downtown gem rooms great and staff friendly great place  to stay downtown easy parking with the valet rooms have been upgraded so good value for money and a great base to explore Las Vegas if you don’t drive there are buses for the strip at the end of the street

I like the fact that theses open straight out into fresh air which is a bonus in as the hotels downtown can be quite smokey.

but it is generally clean, quiet and well located to the part of Vegas most of us are interested in, downtown.

We picked this hotel to be near Fremont street action with easy access and to be away from the 3 stages late noises on Fremont.

Great proximity to Fremont Street Experience and live music daily!

It's extremely close to the Fremont Street Experience and the art district so perfect for nightlife with the crowds and traffic on the strip.

The proximity to Fremont Street is great

We had an issue with our room safe.

I also enjoyed my vacation time as the El Cortez has a great variety of games to play and is close to the Fremont Street Experience downtown.

Very close to Fremont Street the old Las Vegas, easy bus links to visit the New Las Vegas Strip area 7 miles approx away.

We stayed because of the closeness to Fremont Street, and of course the price.

Very close to Fremont Street, was clean, smelt nice and had all the amenities.

Nice proximity to Fremont Street which recommend seeing while in Vegas.

Free Valet parking and walking distance to Fremont street.

But overall, it's really close to fremont street so there was plenty of activities to be had.

It's walking distance from Fremont street and there are amazing places to eat across the street and down from the hotel.

Proximity to Fremont street experience was a plus.

The hotel is located very near fremont street (pedestrian area).

I enjoy the fact that the Fremont Street experience is close to this place and I have always felt safe walking back and forth.

The hotel is close to Fremont street, so we didn't have to drive, everything is near.

Other then that we loved the hotel, it was close to Fremont street.

It was comfortable and within handy walking distance to the Fremont Street Experience.

However, we were pleased with our view of the canyons north of Vegas, the LiB festival, and proximity to Fremont Street Experience.

Table games staff were friendly and efficient.

The majority of the dealers are friendly and enjoy a chat while you play.

She’s sweet and friendly and remembers me every time, which means a lot.

Friendly professional staff from top to bottom.

Fortunately, once I found the right location the lady there was absolutely lovely, friendly, and sympathetic.

Gambling rules are fair, service is friendly and attentive, clientele is a fun and earthy mix of tourists, locals, and biz folks.

Most staff are very friendly

Love the casino and will play there again.

Staff all friendly including dealers, restaurant staff and shuttle driver.

Many of the players are locals because the odds are good and people are friendly.

Very friendly people at the check in desk, and we liked the wristband policy.

The casino is one of the most welcoming in Vegas with player friendly games and odds.

Staff were very friendly and accommodating ,especially Tony the bell hop.

Melia at the front desk helped us out with our late check out upgrade request and the team members we encountered in our 5 night stay were always friendly and helpful.

Personnel wise, everyone I encountered was friendly and helpful.

I’m used to playing in Pennsylvania and Atlantic City, so to have friendly dealers with player-friendly rules was a nice change.

El Cortez staff was friendly and polite and updated tower suite rooms are nice and comfortable.

The prime rib special was delicious particularly for the price.

Loved the hotel and casino, and the restaurants served good food.

You have 1 restaurant, and still, you could not ensure you have sufficient wait staff.??

lol There are several restaurants that are linked to the El Cortez where you can use your comps which is nice.

Air conditioning worked really well, housekeeping staff was easily available during working hours, food at siegals was good - we eat there both breakfast and dinner.

The rooms have all been totally refurbished to a high standard and the food in the cafe ( segals 41) is superb, I recommend the prime roast rib.

The food at Siegel’s was good & reasonably priced.

It's also close to interesting eats like Evel Pie, and the container park which features interesting art installations, unique boutiques, and restaurants.

Had the Roast beef dinner special in the restaurant and it was great.

I also met my favorite cocktail waitress in all of Las Vegas there—Lupe, who has worked there for 40+ years.

Right on top of Fremont Ave so there’s loads of eating, gambling, and entertainment options there.

Again the meal was fantastic the service was excellent and the dessert was super.

The (relatively) new owner (Kenny Epstein) has invested TENS of MILLIONS into this property over the last few years, renovating rooms, the casino, and restaurants.

There are many restaurants within walking distance, as well as the bus which will take you to The Strip (FYI it can get very crowded).

We loved the hotel lounge and restaurant  .

Everything is walkable, excellent tacos 24 hours a day, easy to park, and the only place where we won a little.

Stayed in Original 47 rooms, good price and easy on wallet compared to many other strip and fremont st area hotels.

As mentioned by others, the Tower Rooms are very nice and spacious.

but the hotel staff were very welcoming, we were allocated our room and given a wristband which was our room key.

This stay started wonderfully with the Executive Housekeeper decorating our room beautifully for my wife’s birthday.

Bed was comfortable, and this was our favourite room so far (801), spacious and close to the elevator.

Pros: room was spacious, remodel with a modern look.

The EC is has a great old-school casino and the newly renovated rooms are a delight.

Had a large room with a great king bed, very comfortable.

First of all, the rooms are very reasonably priced for Las Vegas, much less expensive than some of the other big named hotel/casino properties on the strip.

We stayed in one of the Original 47 rooms dating to 1941, it was spacious and quiet, and recently remodelled with an amazing vintage charm.

They were very accomidateing in moving me to the Tower room.

First time at this casino and hotel the room was ok

I would honestly stay here again if I was in a room away from that club.

The smell was so bad, I could not stand to gamble there.

Aside from the bad smells (the elevator smells of urine) and the lumpiest mattress of my lifetime, the worst part was being awakened by aggressive banging on my room door by a shabbily dressed security officer (wrinkled shirt and ratty uniform) who insisted he had to take me down to the front desk - that I had not paid.

I Asked for an extra pillow & was told they had only one & it was “nasty” (per housekeeping).

The bad:  the whole hotel smells like smoke, including the non smoking rooms.

Terrible smell of cleaner throughout the hall and rooms, No hot water in shower any time we showered.

The kicker- rolled up tissue balls with poop on them left from people wiping in the bathroom.

The entire building smells like smoke anyway.

only six tables in the smaller area, smoky and grungy, and a few 10 splitters due to low stakes.

They should be happy anyone still comes in the smoky smelly old casino!!!

The Casino was musty from cigarette smell and the area of the strip is definitely the old part of town,

The light shined urine all around the toilet walls- just gross.

No more dingy carpets and smoke stained walls.

Also, you can play blackjack and not worry that some gross smelling homeless guy is gonna sit down next to you.

This hotel is old, out of date, smells funky, and nothing works!

No smoking room reaked if marijuana because of people on patios and then coming through bathroom vent.

I walked in the doors of the El Cortez and I was immediately amazed when I wasn't smacked in the face with the stench of cigarette smoke.

I didnt complain about the tub or smoking room as I only stayed one night.

The heater/AC was full of dust, the carpets were full of dust balls, the bathroom floor was filthy.

but emitted a very strong odor of an air freshener that barely masked the smell of smoke.

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The bathroom was almost too small for one person.

There was no plug in the sink which had clearly been adapted to save water.

Bathroom sink was literally a 12” x 12” square with no counter top space at all and shower was barely large enough to fit a very small adult.

The bathroom was small and dirty, hair all over the bathtub.

but I was only in the room to sleep and shower.

Our room was dirty, the bathroom smelled of urine  the shower walls have mold the curtain rod  is coming off the wall.

primarily the shower head in room 1236 is a piddle and then the drain doesn't work so you are standing ankle deep in gray water.

was the toilet plugging and sitting in our room om Friday night for an hour while they fixed the toilet.. We got yelled at by security several times for pulling our masks down to have a drink or a puff, We will not be back

It was obvious the bathroom floor had not been cleaned.

There was black stuff stuck or cigarette burned on the bottom of the top, there was mold on the outer edgest of the handle in the tub and the bathroom mirror had dirty fingerprints all over it.

but I'm pissed that they charge a resort fee for such terrible amenities.

bathroom sink was clogged up and to top it off they had roaches.

The air duct in the bathroom was packed full of dust, dirt, and debris.

- The room is on the small side, and the bathroom is VERY small.

Lack of bathroom shelf space is always our biggest complaint.

There was black mold starting to grow on the shower ceiling.

It's Vegas after all :) If you go to bed early though, this could be a problem
2) The bathroom is S M A L L. I mean small - possibly the smallest I've seen in my life.

Although smaller, the two double bed rooms are new and nice and clean.

The Fremont Hotel Room was very clean and comfortable.

I got to the room to do a walk around it was clean expected for the usual hotel scene.

Rooms and hallway were clean and everyone from desk to cleaning to servers were super friendly and helpful.

Positives:  
Cheap drinks, clean place (hotel part, casino area), good customer service, and easy Valet service.

All staff very friendly and room was clean.

Older hotel with very clean comfortable rooms.

Overall clean and check in was efficient. 2.

Clean and comfortable rooms where everything works.

My room was clean, maid service was awesome.

The good:

Main room was clean and quiet
A/C worked well when it was well over 100 degrees 
Bed was comfortable - slept well
Several steps from elevator with no waiting

The bad:

The BATHROOM!

Our room was always clean and comfortabe.

The bed was COMFORTABLE, sheets and blanket were also comfy.

The linen was clean and the bed comfortable.

The bed was comfy, the linens smelled fresh and everything worked properly.

On a positive note the beds were comfortable we did go to Walgreens to buy air freshener for the room.

Our room was very nice with recent bedding and very comfortable beds.

The bed was the most comfortable we slept in our whole trip!

but room was nice, bed was comfortable and the restaurant had a great Prime Rib Special.

The bed was comfortable, the shower was decent, the room was clean, and it was quiet.

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