From: annie (dlvdisc@geekbabe.com)
Date: Sun Mar 16 2003 - 21:06:16 CST
> I have stayed at the Sahara for 25 years, and stayed there the last 2
> years of DLV.
I've stayed at both, but not within the past few months.
> I did not have any problems at either place. I would rate them
> about even overall. The Sahara rooms I have stayed in are better in my
> opinion.
I would agree with all of these.
www.ratevegas.com is, imao, about the most objective of any of the sites
that rate LV facilities, other than our own rating section, that is.
On ratevegas.com, both the IP and the Sahara get about the same ratings
very consistently, which are usually good, but not outstanding.
They both seem to get slammed for pool and restaurants. I personally
don't think the food is bad at either place, although I admit it is not
haute cuisine. I seldom if ever use a hotel pool in Las Vegas.
Sahara has 3 towers, and there is some variation. Tangiers (one toward
the rear) is newest and nicer than the others, but I had a large nice
room in the Tunis Tower (oldest) for DLV 2001. Somebody last year said
their Tunis room was "crummy" though. Alexandria is next to newest, and
you *DO* have to walk thru the casino to get to it.
IP has one obvious advantage. Location, location, location.
Did I mention location? Right dead-center in the action of the center
Strip.
> As for being centrally located, if one has a vehicle, it really is no
> more than 5 minutes difference to any function.
Quite true. It's probably easier in and out of the Sahara, since the
Strip-Flamingo area gets majorly congested with both vehicles and
pedestrians.
My advice is to stick with what you booked, especially if you paid less
than $100 for the weekend nights. Sahara was up to $119 over the DLV
weekend last I checked.
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