Gold Spike Hotel And Casino

Just returned from Vegas and have no complaints about 'The Spike', room was clean, good size and maid service every day. Casino certainly had a few characters but never felt threatened-then again i live and drink in Jarrow ! Paid £10.00 a night, money i saved help pay for trip to Grand Canyon (a must do). Cheap shopping to be had at Premium Outlets-shutlle bus from nearby bus station only a $1.00. For an excellent meal try Harrahs steak restaurant in Harrahs casino on strip, not cheap at $100 including drinks but excellent food and out waiter Rick should have been on stage.One thing about the Spike is you will certainly have an opinion-i loved it but spent most my time outside it. If you get bus get 302 up and down strip 24 hour ticket only $5.00,hop on and off as you like,personally i walked but its a good hour and a half from downtown to Ceasars etc.

We went here on our first trip to Vegas (anniversary) last week. I never went barefoot in the place, but we did have our room cleaned daily. When I got home I had to wash EVERYTHING, including our bags. It all stunk! I guess you get what you pay for. The biggest drawback to this location is that when my husband wanted to nap, I had nowhere to go. He didn't feel safe enough for me to go out alone, even in the daytime. I should have brought more to read. The next time we go, we will stay closer to the actual strip. This was no where near walking distance to the main action.

I stayed at the Gold Spike in April 2005. If you plan to spend your trip outside of your hotel room and just need a clean place to sleep for a good price, you can't beat the Gold Spike. Access is super convenient from the freeways: you can walk 2 minutes to the Freemont Street Experience if you like to gamble downtown (which I do); you can also hop on the freeway and get to the Strip in 5 minutes. Our room was clean and even though we had a smoking room, we were able to open our window on the 6th floor and keep the room well ventilated. The shower water pressure was great. The gentleman at the front desk was pleasant and friendly; we were able to get extra towels when requested, and we had a great time. It's not the Ritz: the carpet could use replacing and the casino was smoky and contained some less-than-savory characters, but why pay $$$$ for a beautiful clean room if you are going to spend your vacation seeing the sights? Save your money and buy a Cirque ticket instead.

Just got back from the Gold Spike over Easter weekend. Always trusted Tripadvisor reviews so I knew this was not the Ritz. We are seasoned Vegas travelers, so we opted for something a little out of the ordinary this time. That, the Gold Spike is. My best description is : An innercity Greyhound station with rooms attached! Everyone is correct with the smoke/smell comments that come from this place. The room was big enough, and clean somewhat. Very used and abused furnishings, but sheets that were pristine white. A bare-bones bathroom that had poreclin missing in the sink and caulk coming apart around it, but, it was clean. The shower and curtain were also clean. The carpet, well I would not walk barefoot on it. You get no ammenities in this place, bring your own everything..soap, shampoo, etc...We did get housekeeping daily with fresh towels. Our view was lovely, overlooked the roof and every rooftop airconditioning unit. One of the few hotels in Vegas where the actual windows still open though. Staff, while not polished, poised or even clean at times was very friendly and helpful. The diner we would not eat at, but did provide on of the BEST cups of coffee ever had in Vegas....Loved the stuff. Casino, well, your not going to become a millionaire here, but your money seems to go a long way. You are a very short walk from Freemont street and across the street from the El Cortez. I was worried about the neighborhood reading previous reviews, but found everything to be safe and fine. There certainly was security seen around this place and the area. We literally slept 3-4 hours every night in Vegas, so for us, these accomodations were fine. We paid $33.00 per night for a Fri-Sun/ Holiday weekend stay. You can't beat that. Would we stay here again? NO! Would we recommend it to others? Only if you really want a place to shower and lay your head for a bit from exhaustion. If you are going to Vegas for the first time, this is not the place for you. If you like Vegas and want to try downtown, try Fitzgerals or the Plaza. If you and your buddies are getting away for the weekend to get drunk and whoop it up, by all means this place will suit you fine!

We stayed at this casino/hotel on March 5 & 6. I must admit that based on the ratings I read I was questioning my decision to stay here despite the excellent price ($50 for Sat. and $25 for Sun.) right up until the day before we left. Because I couldn't find prices anywhere near this (for a weekend) and I knew we'd only be sleeping here spending most of our time on the main strip, I decided to go with it. Upon check-in what was in the reviews I read was true dark, rundown, very smokey and again I question my decision before finally making my way to the check-in counter (located at the back). We were greeted by a very nice guy named Jeff. It was 3:10 (check-in is at 3:00) and our room wasn't ready yet. He said about 15 min. so we decided to try the restaurant and their $1.50 jumbo hotdog and soda. The restaurant was a bit scary (rundown and had some locals seated in it) and we questioned the bargain we were about to consume. As it turned out it was a great bargain and while we were seated there were four workers from the casino that walked by, looked down at us, smiled and said hi. This made us feel welcomed and put us at ease a bit. After eating we went to check-in again and our room still wasn’t ready we had to wait another 25 minutes. During this time Jeff (the desk attendant) took the time to tell us all about Vegas and some of the hot-spots to go. He was very pleasant to talk to he also gave us a coupon for a free breakfast for having to wait so long. Once we were able to go up to our room (on the third, non-smoking floor) we were pleasantly surprised. It was more than we expected, very clean and nice. Nothing like what we had read about on this site. In our opinion (and we have traveled the world staying in hostels and in very expensive places) for the price you cannot beat this place (quiet, clean and comfortable). Again we used this only for sleeping, spending all of our time on the main strip. Also upon check-in Jeff gave us a slip of paper to put into the car so that the security guards outside would know that we were staying there. I think if you let your mind play games with you and relate this casino and location to what you see in the movies you may be somewhat afraid to stay/go here. However, we did not find this to be the case. It is our opinion to give it a try!

March 6 through 9, I had foolishly planned to stay at the very cheap GOLD SPIKE $19.00 per night but the reviews here and in the Las Vegas Advisor were just too scary. I am glad I changed hotels. I did visit the GOLD SPIKE and it was as bad as the reviews said. I am told that the rooms are nice but I found the casino dark, smoky and noisy, the carpet was filthy and the crowd was a step above the street. From my room at the Lady Luck I observed that the police are at the GOLD SPIKE all the time. Drugs and prostitutes are common. Apparently tourists will meet a regular seeming girl there only to be confronted by her pimp outside the place demanding payment. Bad news.

We stayed in a room at the Gold Spike while my boyfriend attended NAB last year., April 2004. I was initially intending to come when it was over but I actually got a cheaper ticket from Canada coming at the same time as him. We had a shuttle from the airport and there was only a few of us going to downtown. When we got to the hotel entrance I thought it looked pretty depressing and when we went to the checkout desk we were greeted by a clerk missing some front teeth. During the check-in, which took some time, the smoke was so thick you could cut it with a knife. When we got up to the room and opened the door it initially didn't look bad but the carpet was so dirty I couldn't believe it, it was a dark carpet and it had big dark stains all over it. We had to get help from the front desk to air our no-smoking room out because the smell of smoke....either from the other rooms or previous smokers was strong. Every night we put a wet towel under the front door to block out any smoke coming in and I never let my bare feet touch the floor. The beds and linen appeared to be clean and the beds were comfortable. The tv worked, the parking was free, the bathroom was clean and the maid was nice and gave us clean towels every day. Would I stay here again.....NO ! My boyfriend on the other hand really probably wasn't that bothered and that's why I booked him there initially. After that we left and went to the Grand Canyon and that was spectacular!

I walked thru the Gold Spike once and that was enough. It is perhaps the dankest, darkest, nastiest dive I have ever seen. The people I saw in the casino were low-lifes, trailer-trash, and hockey-hair (mullet) meth dealer types. It was right out of a movie where the undercover cop has to walk into a tough joint. I lasted less than 5 minutes. If you stay here, you are making a big mistake. Not cool.

I've been to the Gold Spike casino before so I had pretty low expectations about the hotel. I expected the room to be old and theadbare, and that would have been fine. However, I did not expect the filth. The air in the room was so smoky that it was almost unbreathable. The carpet had not been vaccuumed and was covered with stains. I tried to avoid stepping on it with my bare feet. The toilet seat was literally smeared with feces. It was vile. I'm not some prissy girl, but I was pretty grossed out by the cleanliness of the room.

couldnt get enough of the place ended up at there bar every night the drinks were the cheapest in town the people in there were very friendly no matter how strange they seemed the table games were cheap and very fun to play with the variety of characters i will stay at the gold spike every trip i make to vegas............