Summer Bay Resort Las Vegas

We stayed there for 4 nights and had a wonderful time. Had a two bedroom and it was clean, new leather chesterfield , large tv in each bedroom, plus in living room,and well supplied kitchen. Resort hostesses were very pleasant and helpful. Good shuttle service to various casinos and there were many resort activities. Excellent location. Certain areas are under renovations. Summer Bay also has direct access to the Las Vegas Monorail.

By no means should this place be called a resort. Without question the worst "motel" ever. My room (it appears to be a converted housing project) was passable until one morning I lifted the toilet seat cover and found carpenter ants dancing in the bowl. The check-in desk is extremely slow and discourteous. Most units are pretty far from the main building and walking outside is a must. Also, do not leave anything of value in your room unless you place it in the safe. Possessions "walk" here. I attempted to contact the "resort manager", and he did not return any of my calls. Overall, if I had to describe this place it would be as follows, "a perfect place to film an episode of COPS". Unless you have no where else to stay, avoid this motel. One more thing. Upon checking out I purchased a USA Today. After walking away I realized that the gift shop was selling yesterday's paper. When I attempted to get my money back for a day old paper I was informed that all sales were final. NO REFUNDS! Par for the course I guess.

My family and I stayed at Summer Bay to save money and did not expect the great service we got! From the time we arrived, we had people helping us with our vaction plans and assuring us that our stay would be special. We loved the location. It made it very easy to see"the sites" and I felt comfortable and secure walking to and from this hotel. We would stay here again!

If you are in your room the place is decent enough. We had a room about one block from the main building. Surrounded on both sides by low income housing projects. It did not feel very safe at night but it is a short walk from the monorail station to the main building and they will take you to your door in a golf cart. We had a renovated room but like another review said the floors are uneven and the carpeting was old. But both bathrooms and the kitchen seemed new. We had a two bedroom two bath suite and it has a full size fridge and stove and dishes and pans etc. There is a grocery store a black away. THe door did not have a deadbolt and in that neighborhood it needs them. When we told the cab driver what place we were at (he has been in vegas 40 years and was a cop) he said that place is a DUMP. Used to be a Ramada Inn. The pictures on their website are not of Las Vegas they are of Florida. If they posted pictures of our building and the surrounding area it would look like a dump. All the buildings are painted this pinky orange color so that you can tell their buildings from the housing projects. We had to call THREE times to get pillows and towels and did not find the staff very friendly. You get what you pay for. If the website they have had showed REAL PHOTOS of the Las Vegas property I would not have stayed there. I will try and post some later. There is no water park and the pools are tiny. The biggest one was empty. There are gates to keep the winos out (we saw one peeing on a brick wall) but the gates are not that tall. We were very close to a boarded up falling down old motel called the Flamingo Arms.

I was worried about staying at this place because of all the negative reviews, but I am glad I did stay here. I have stayed at a lot of places in Las Vegas and usually a 3 star hotel in Vegas is like a 1 star hotel anywhere else. The rooms were clean and roomy. It was like a 1 bedroom apartment. It even had 2 LEATHER couches, 2 TVs, a fridge, microwave and a stove in the room. I would recommend this place to anyone. It is only one block from the heart of the strip. It is right behind the Flamingo Casino. I only paid $120 a night and I got a bargain for Vegas. Make sure you ask for a renovated room when you book. Won't be disappointed as long as you are not expecting the Bellagio...

We swapped a 2 bed gold crown resort in Spain to stay here as part of a package that include hotel stays in Frisco and LA to celebrate my big 50,we were with friends who had no experience of timeshare,they thought the place was good and the location was great,staff were friendly and helpful even managed to get us a booking for 8 at the Stratosphere,organised taxi's for us. Yes the place isnt brand new and even our 'refurbished unit' had mis matched furniture, it was good enough for the time we spent in the unit.We had some of our party staying down the road at the Fairfield which is almost brand new but the units were smaller and they felt it was too big and impersonal. I had read some of the negative reviews before we went and was a little worried but was happy enough with what we got.

My Family and I just stayed at this hotel from March 27 to April 4, 2005. We had a wonderful time, the suite we stayed in was a 2 bedroom, 2 bath suite, we had plenty of hot water you have your own hot water tank so people saying no hot water is hard to believe. We were a family of six and had plenty of room. Had 2 twin beds in one room and a queen in the other with a queen sleeper sofa that was an L-shaped sofa so the kids could sleep there also. Had dishwasher, stove, fridge, microwave and a coffee pot. They brought plenty of towels everyday and I myself was never bothered about investing in a timeshare. We had a pool not heated but at main building just across Ida street was a heated pool and jaccuzi. We thought it was a nice place to stay without all the hussle and bussle of all the people to get back to your room. Nice attendants too, they were very friendly. Have activities in main building for kids and family. I would definately stay here again so dont believe all the negative stuff you read it is probably written by people from other hotels or something because i was not scared or disappointed and the walk to the strip is not far at all, you can also cut through the other buildings on winnick and go up that street and it will take you right to the corner of margaritaville and you dont have to go through the parking lot. Any ways great place to stay!!! Will be back

I stayed 2 nights in room #458 in building #17. When we checked in I made sure to ask for a renovated room like prior reviews had suggested. The clerk was very helpful explaining the shuttle process and gave us a map of the strip and explained where we were. She said our room was a renovated one so I felt better about our chances of not being disappointed. The buildings did look like melrose place but whats wrong with that. Inside the 2 bedroom/2 bathroom apartment like room we were welcomed by a small kitchen furnished with many ammenities such as a blender, microwave, fridge and dishwasher. The cupboards were full of dishes, pots, and pans. The livingroom had a pleather sleeper couch, matching lounger, and a glass table and comfy chairs. SO FAR SO GOOD! The bedrooms each had tv's and comfortable beds. The closets had plenty of space and included a safe. One of the bathrooms had only shower. But the other had a full tub. If your on a budget and would rather play at a variety of casinos instead of just your own hotel than stay here cause there is no casino. Will stay here again next time in Las Vegas. B+ rating for price and quality

Yes, the exterior looks like "70s Southwest apartment complex" or "Melrose Place" and the interior decor and furnishings of our condo was "recently renovated Motel 6", but for the price, this place was just fine for our group of four adults and a toddler. We had a two-bedroom, two-bathroom condo in Building 5, about halfway down Ida Street (running away from the Strip) from the main building. With the exception of one lightbulb, everything worked fine in the condo, and although the pool in the courtyard of our building was unheated, the big heated pool in the main building was only a couple of minutes' walk away. The staff was friendly and helpful, and there was nothing even remotely scary or seedy about the location or the (few) people on the streets. We could hear very little noise while inside our unit, even though there were a number of large families/groups in our building and, for a while at least, takeoffs from McCarran were going right over the complex. We didn't take advantage of the complimentary shuttle service, but liked having fast pedestrian access to the Strip and the monorail via the Imperial Palace and Harrah's. Those staying on Audrie Street (parallel to the Strip) have just as fast access to the Flamingo and Bally's. The little convenience store and children's activity room in the main building were nice touches, too. We were questioned by staffers several times about our interest in purchasing a timeshare, but when we politely said, "No thanks," the subject was promptly dropped, with no decline in the friendliness or level of service. I'm guessing that a lot of the negative reviews of this place were written by owners of much nicer timeshare condos, who exchanged their time elsewhere for a week here. But for those of us with low budgets and correspondingly low expectations, the price, location and amenities of this place are just fine. If we return to Vegas in a large group or with children, we would definitely stay here again.

I spent 2 nights with a few of my friends, I had no real complaints with what we got. But to be perfectly honest...I didn't spend that much time in the room. If you are a traveler on a budget then this is the place to stay. If you are expecting to be treated like royalty then go somewhere else.