From: Annie (dlvdisc@geekbabe.com)
Date: Thu Apr 30 2009 - 06:41:50 CDT
>I could swear that once I read that the Tropicana was
>your main hotel and some events were held there.
>Am I mistaken?
Yes, very mistaken.
In fact, the Tropicana is one of those we are specifically
NOT recommending for DLV 2009 attendees. If you look on our
Big List:
http://www.geekbabe.com/dlv/vendors/
.. You will see that is has the yellow light. (Translated:
Caution, you probably don't wanna stay there.)
Why?
For the past year or so, the Tropicana has been in a vicious
downward spiral of long-overdue deferred maintenance, declining
occupancy, layoffs, cutbacks, employee morale issues, leading
to declining occupancy, rinse, repeat.
The proverbial last straw was the recent closure of "Folies
Bergere", which was at the time the longest-running production
show in Las Vegas.
Las Vegas aficionados are following the Tropicana situation
closely, as the Tropicana is one of the remaining legacy Las
Vegas casino-hotels. It's an interesting but sad story. Google
a bit if you're interested.
But anyway, if you want something in more or less the same
price range as the Tropicana, we're suggesting the Imperial
Palace. IP is not the Waldorf by any means, but it's clean,
comfortable, and more stable than the Trop.
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