Circus Circus Hotel

My son was married in Las Vegas last year and we all decided to go. It was a surprise and we had to take what the holiday company had available. We stayed at Circus Circus. I looked up people's comments on the internet to see how this hotel was reported to be. There were not many good reports. How ever if you go to Las Vegas the only thing you do in your hotel is sleep.
We found that this hotel had clean rooms and was very friendly to the disabled, in Nevada disabled people do not queue for anything this was really good. We ate one meal a day in Circus Circus and this was breakfast, where there was a large selection of food well cooked. Only once did we eat dinner in the hotel and it was a bit disappointing. There were other places which had better food.
There were 3 pools but we preferred the smallest one where there were not too many children, having said that Circus Circus was a great hotel for families. Children were having a ball helping themselves to ice cream from the dispensers.
Circus Circus, lived up to its name, there is a circus above the casino with clowns, trapeze acts etc; a great feature for kids. Circus also boasts the biggest indoor fun park in the world where kids could stay all day. Many families took advantage of The Adventure Dome. Despite all its bad reviews we found that Circus Circus very comfortable; with 2 queen size beds in the room or 1 king size bed. It was clean and and friendly.
Maybe the gambler with a family could strike a happy medium by staying at Circus. We enjoyed ourselves so much when we stayed there for one week; that we booked 3 weeks in September this year. Maybe we will be able to see all the sights. Each themed hotel is a wonderful source of free entertainment, Ceasers Palace (Roman), Paris, New York New York, Excalibur, Mandalay Bay with Man made beach and surf size waves, Treasure Island, The Venetian (complete with canals and gondolas), The MGM Grand (with lion habitat) etc. In the Downtown area there is the Fremont Street experience a great light show, all the original hotels and casinos are downtown. There is a beautiful fountain show set to music at the Belagio, this is quite moving.
The shopping is great; there are designer stores in hotels Louis Vuiton, Prada, Vesace etc. There are also Malls with cut price designer outlets. There is also an antique mall and the biggest gift shop in the world; selling Native American goods. All in all Vegas is a great place to holiday; it has something for everyone even if you don't gamble.

Two of us went on this particular holiday; myself and my fiancé. We flew in from Fresno, California, with America West, which was a nice start to the break.
We stayed at Circus Circus, which is a very basic hotel, although great for the price, because of the location on the strip. We paid $39.95/night, which we felt was about right. We stayed in the Mannor Lodge at the back, which are quite basic rooms, but neat and tidy and definitely a steal if all you need the room for is a bit of sleep between exploring!
Our favourite casino was the Riviera casino, especially Penny Land, because the slots were loose and drinks frequent. There is also a section at the back in which to purchase food for $1. The food was anything from prawn cocktails, to sandwiches, chips and hotdogs. Great for a quick snack.
We also visited Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay ($15.95 per person). Although the exhibit was quite small, and maybe a but expensive, we really enjoyed it-especially the huge shark tank.

The Circus Circus is OK, but has a tendency to be a bit on the grubby side. Is a bit dated nowadays compared to some of the newer resorts. However is still one of the biggest and is quite cheap.
Watch out for massive queues at the reception when checking in. At weekends it can take hours to get your room key.
Some of the restaurants are very nice, well worth a try for a cheap meal.

Nice hotel, quite far up the strip but that didn't matter. Little dated but only as expected.
Rooms:
Very nice, good TV with great channels, nice bathroom, excellent maid service, room cleaned everyday. Maids never bother you.
Food:
Good selection of restaurants. Pizzeria really nice - DONT GO NEAR THE TEXMEX RESTURANT possibly the worst excuse for food I’ve ever eaten! There McDonalds,
Kids: Great for kids, kids adventure park, fair side shows circus acts for all the family! Overall really nice stay!!

The hotel itself is looking a bit dated these days, staff were very helpful and it was a relaxed atmosphere (except on Friday/ Saturday when lots of people come in from LA).
Lots of building work going on as you would expect with new hotels & condo's springing up everywhere. The hotels really have to be seen to be believed, from the diagonal elevator ride in the Luxor to the Eiffel tower outside the Paris, its one amazing spectacle after another.
If hotels & casinos don’t do it for you then fear not as a short drive from Las Vegas are spectacles I would find difficult to believe are matched anywhere. Hoover dam is truly breath taking, even though i had seen it (like everyone I guess) on television it doesn’t prepare you for the sheer size of this dam.
Also a short drive from Las Vegas is a place I’d never heard of but one of the locals told us to visit called, Red Rock Canyon. You can drive and walk through this canyon and it as stunning scenery, definitely a place to add to your itinerary.
Overall Las Vegas was a fantastic holiday & I will definitely be returning. Only thing I could say I didn’t enjoy was the long haul flights but then I guess few do.

There is no other word but FANTASTIC! Definitely an adult holiday, though some hotels catered for children outside of them there was less to do, apart from shopping and some amusement rides in some of the other hotels. Take comfy walking shoes, if you're planning to walk the whole length of "the strip", I recommend you do this at least once so that you can take it all in. On your return though you could hitch a ride from one of the bicycle rickshaws, prices start from $1.50 depending on how far you want to go.
There are also trolleys, which are a cross between a bus and a tram, there was a trolley every hour but we couldn't wait that long to see the sights! You must see a show while you're here, some of the more famous ones (Blue man group, Celine Dion, Wayne Newton) are quite expensive, but we went to see a Neil Diamond impersonator for $12 and he was just like the real thing! Of course being in Vegas you get to see Elvis impersonators in various bars, look out for the offers of bottled beers for $1,these are good cheap nights out if you're saving your cash for the casinos. If you haven’t lost all your money on the bandits grab yourself a helicopter ride over the Strip, it's well worth it.
Personally I love America and will be going back again next year, the people are friendly and so helpful, one waitress took my steak back 3 times because I'd never tried it before and wasn't sure how I would like it, so we started off with rare and ended up well done, she didn't give up until I was happy.
If you go anywhere again, go to Las Vegas, you won't be disappointed.

Circus Circus is the ideal hotel in Las Vegas if you are travelling with children. Based on the strip it is within easy access of the other Strip hotels via either a short walk, or a cheap bus or trolley ride.
The main benefit of this hotel is that it caters extremely well for the younger person with regular circus acts, games for children to play and win prizes, and an Adventure Dome with other fairground attractions. We visited many of the other hotels on the Strip but without a doubt Circus Circus was best suited to children.
In addition the hotel provides excellent facilities for adults with plenty of opportunities to gamble away your well earned and saved nest egg, or to have a few relaxing drinks in the evening and have a decent and cheap bite to eat.
We have visited Circus Circus twice now and cannot wait to return again.
The hotel chapel is also very nice if you have a wedding in mind.