las vegas ballys hotel experiences at a great value hotel on strip in Las Vegas - by Jason

Ballys Hotel Las Vegas

Ballys Las Vegas is one of the better values on the strip. If you walk to the south from Bally's, you can easily get to "Planet Hollywood" (formerly the Aladdin) and New York-New York. Caesar's is North, as is the Mirage and Treasure Island. The monorail will take you from Bally's all the way up to Sahara. Out front they still use a 250 foot people mover and huge neon columns and spirals are worth a picture.

The staff at check-in is helpful and friendly and fast which is good since some casino hotel staff at other large joints tend to be a little up in the air. Bally's is not as expensive as the other hotels nearby due to its age. It is one of the better strip values since you don't have to pay for much "name value".

Ballys Hotel and Casino picture taken at night while walking down the famous Las Vegas Strip.

I recommend staying in the North Tower at Bally's in Las Vegas. Even a standard room at Bally's seems larger than a standard room at Treasure Island or even Planet Hollywood. Bathrooms are marble and granite. Complimentary toiletries by Gilchrist and Soames. Trays of food are not left out in the hallway for hours. Maid service is thorough and fast and the room was very clean and smelled good.

Jubilee! is one of the longest-running Vegas shows at 25+ years. It is a huge topless revue known for its big show size and sweet traditional showgirls. Ballys has the usual amenities of a large strip hotel complex with spas, salon/gym and pools like most decent strip hotels the pools have private cabanas for rent. The championship tennis courts found here are rare at any hotel in Vegas.

Bally's Hotel Las Vegas has a nice little drinking place called Indigo Lounge where you dance with the cool R&B bands and soul too. In the hallway between Bally's and Paris you'll find Le Burger Brasserie which has big portion size with great first class burgers and you can sit at the bar and watch the sports if you like.

Overview: Exciting shows in-house, great strip location for the price, very high return on your travel dollars.
Location: Central Las Vegas Strip, beside Paris
Restaurants: We liked Le Burger Brasserie, also Asia, al Dente, Bally's Steakhouse, plus many eateries and food court options.
Nightclubs, Lounges: Indigo Lounge
Casino: 70,000+ square feet, including Blackjack, Caribbean Stud Poker, Craps, Keno, Let It Ride, Baccarat, Pai Gow Poker, Roulette, more than 2,600 slot machines, and poker room, race & sports book has seating for 310 people with 200+ TV's and 10 big screens for viewing major events. Live poker room is small and not used by locals much which can be good for tourists.
Entertainment: Super big show Jubilee! running for 26+ years
Extras: Best thing about Ballys is great affordable central location on strip
Pools: 1 huge heated pool and a smaller outdoor hot tub for guest only.
Health Club or Spa: yes and adequate but nothing fancy.
Shopping: small shops only, see this list for serious nearby shopping.
Wedding chapel: not offered when I was there
Childcare facilities: None
Pets allowed: No
Parking garage: free indoor parking garage plus limited outdoor parking for oversized rv's and buses, 7 story shared with Paris
Shuttle service to the airport: back and forth to the airport by a private company, take a cab unless short on cash.
Shuttle service to Strip: Ballys is ON the strip, no shuttle needed. Las Vegas Monorail stops at: MGM, Bally's, Paris, Flamingo, Harrah's, Imperial Palace, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas Hilton and Sahara.
Standard room amenities: Air conditioning, alarm clock, remote-controlled cable TV, desk, hair dryer, electronic door locks, in-room safe, iron and ironing board, on-command movies, pay-per-view movies, radio, telephone, voice mail.
Hotel amenities: Typical, plus valet parking, salon, laundry, luggage handling, electronic check-out, business center, tennis courts
Check-in time: 3 pm
Check-out time: 11 am
Minimum age to reserve a room: 21 years.
Policies: maximum number of guests per room is four.
Incidental charges: credit card required for incidentals

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