Tropicana Las Vegas - A DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel

I stayed in the club tower. I was fortunate that my view was of the strip. Great view. Wifi was great. Location on the strip is great. Parking is Free! The room was not very clean. Comparing the carpet outside the bathroom door and inside the closet you can see how filthy the carpet is. There were hairs in the tub. There was black mold in the shower tile and hand hold. The only towel rack was just above the toilet tank so a wet towel will drape over the tank (eww). There were two towel knobs on one wall so if you don't mind scrunching up a wet towel you can jam it on those. I booked a king non smoking room. When I arrived they said they didn't have a king non-smoking room available so they booked me in a double queen. The room smelled strongly of cigarette smoke. The good news is the windows can be opened to help clear out the smoke smell. If you take a room upgrade at the check in desk you will lose your HHonors points. Beware! The rooms are quiet and I didn't hear any neighbors above, below, or side to side. The rooms don't have a refrigerator. The light bulbs are dim. One bulb had an annoying flicker. The HVAC was better than average and very quiet. The room was 366 sqft (14' x 26'2"). This is a larger than average room. The hair dryer did a great job of preheating the bathroom. Expect a line during check-in. At 5:00 am the lines are short.

As a Diamond Hilton member, you would think you would get better treatment at check in. First I’m told I’m only a “blue” Honors member. Then I’m told I can have a 1st floor room or a smoking room. When I ask what they will do I’m told nothing. Call Hilton. Yep, as a 150+ night a year hotel stayed, Thant made me happy. Finally a room on a higher floor popped up. Didn’t even get offered a cookie. Scratch off the Tropicana as my business hotel in Vegas.