After spending three nights in this hole, it is clear why they were offering such a great deal.
No soap or shampoo in my room when I checked in nor was there the usual info on the hotel so I could figure out where everything was such as restaurants, "spa" (lmao), etc. Dirty ashtray with butts on the counter by the TV and the trashcan beneath the desk had not been emptied. I immediately began to wonder about the sheets.
Called downstairs to alert management about these "oversights" and was connected with housekeeping who said they would bring up some soap and shampoo. When I had not seen anyone in an hour, I called to make sure they would indeed be bringing some up and was told, "of course". I asked that they also unlock the mini-bar when they eventually came up and was told that there was nothing in it. I have never stayed at a casino that did not want to rape it's guests for $9.00 shots of liquor but I figured, what the hell.
Downstairs, I encountered one of the largest collection of misfits ever assembled had been left to the responsibility of beverage service at this fine establishment. All of the chicks had stuffed their fat asses into skimpy outfits designed for Nicole Ritchie and I will not go into the details regarding my constant attempts to avoid any kind of contact with this legion of trolls. Off to the Hard Rock for me where I had a great time.
When I came back to my room, I found that the items I had requested had indeed been dropped off. In the middle of my bed were two plastic bags containing five shower caps, six body lotion containers, six bars of facial soap, four bars of bath soap and eight containers of shampoo. Ashtray and garbage can were as I had originally found them.
I immediately called and asked for the hotel manager on duty upon whom I delivered one of my best drunken tirades in years. The manager, who's extremely thick Asian accent I could barely understand, seemed to be genuinely horrified and mentioned something along the lines regarding appropriate torture for the head of housekeeping.
Needless to say, I have not spent much time here the past three days and am getting ready to check out and head over to The Venetian for four nights where I hope that things are a bit nicer.
Despite the fact that the Hilton is a hole, I am surprisingly having a wonderful time. The next four days will be mostly filled with conference stuff but I am looking forward to Thursday night when I can enjoy myself. The last two nights in town (Friday & Saturday), I will be staying at the Hard Rock which should finish off a very long week nicely.
