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We stayed at the Sahara hotel for 5 nights in April and thought it was a great hotel. We arrived at 1:00 in the morning and checked in right away. We had originally booked in the Blanca Tower, but they moved us to the Marra tower. Our room was clean and modern. Only issue we had was we were on the third floor so our view was of the concrete building next to us, but on the plus side short elevator rides! I’ve read of other hotels with casinos having a smoke smell in the room, but our room had no smoke smell, and the rooms were well sound proofed with no noise heard on any of the nights we were there. For anyone renting a car, they offer free parking. The parking garage is confusing, but at least it’s free. For anyone not renting a car, the monorail stops right at the hotel and stops at 7 locations on the strip, ending at the MGM. Tip: if you get off the monorail at the MGM and looking to get to Las Vegas Blvd: follow the signs to ‘New York New York’. The MGM is huge and there aren’t many signs to get out to LVB, but following the signs to NYNY will lead you out there in 10-15 minutes (depending on how fast you walk) The only down point could be the location, depending on what you’re looking for. Sahara is on the North end of the strip so you are away from the hustle and bustle and it is about a 5k walk to the MGM at the other end (or as mentioned before you can jump on the monorail). All in all the Sahara was a great option for us in a quieter part of the strip. We felt safe the whole time we were there and walking around the area as well. We would stay here again!

They advertise as no resort fee . They do charges resort fees . Very disappointing in that aspect. Otherwise nice hotel.

The hotel looks very upscale from outside. The rooms are small and stylish but very basic. The TV had Youtube where you could watch your language stuff.it also had the Monorail attached to the hotel. We got a day pass for 15 $ with unlimited trips for a day. No Kettle ( basic facility even in smalker hotels ) or tea coffee in the rooms. No drawers to keep stuff. The only way to get some hot water to make some coffee on your own is to go all the way downstairs to the lobby which had a cafe called Prendia where you could get hot water .There is no breakfast buffet for such a big hotel and the breakfast vouchers we got served limited options in a very small crowded restaurant called Zoefflers. But the food was good and the staff were helpful.No newspaper in the lobby. But the staff at reception were very courteous.

Check in desk, struggling for staff. Extremely slow and 50 people in the queue. Have been waiting 40mins and still 30 people in front of us. I have never came across this in any of my world wide travels. Won't be back in this hotel, and would definitely not recommend it

On the positive side, the price was good (we got a package through Expedia), the staff friendly, room very clean and comfortable, common areas very nice. On the negative side, the decor was really ugly and nonsensical, a resort fee of nearly $60 per night added in (for something we would never use), and a nightly housekeeping gratuity is also baked in. I don't even know how much that is yet, since we haven't checked out. The gratuity wouldn't bother me so much if I were at all confident that it would get to the people doing the work.