Golden Nugget Las Vegas Review

I love the Golden Nugget!! The Rush Tower has been remodeled beautifully. The pool or "The Tank" is relaxing & fun. The many different restaurants were great!! We did not have a bad meal in any of them!! The Grotto, our last night was delicious & I don't normally care for Italian food. The staff was friendly. The only issue was the front desk. They gave my sister coupons for different things & the other lady promised them to us but never gave them. No biggie, it just needs to be consistent.

Played here many of times machines are tight! Rooms though are decent, validated parking available and it's a pretty cool location. Right off of the old school Vegas strip/ Freemont street experience. Very busy and happening place! Fun spot and lots of great affordable food choices with in the Nugget and surrounding.

Nice room! Lack of a minifridge was disappointing but everything else was great, including the 24/7 room service from the on-site Claim Jumper. Good omelette and candied bacon.

Did not stay at this hotel, just visited the Casino floor, to get to the Fremont Experience.

Overall great place, friendly staff and great accommodations. Their casino is lacking in comparison to some others on Fremont but still great. The pool area is great with an awesome water slide through a shark tank. Would for sure come back here if i didn't want to try other places on Fremont.

Love the Golden Nuggett. Great poker and food is really good too.

Nice and clean room on top floor of Carson tower. Hotel restaurants and amenities are excellent. Easy access to Freemont St Experience.

The Golden Nuggett used to be legendary with higher levels of service and friendly staff. Now it is just the opposite. I will be looking for another place to stay and play. The Claim Jumper is always good. The only shiny part of the faded old Nug.

The Grille made a delicious chili cheese dog and fries seasoned with salt and pepper!

They said they had a small refrigerator and a coffee maker but neither room have one

Worst hotel experience I have ever had! Waited an hour just to get checked in.

It was great visiting the real Vegas. The casino has a real buzz and great atmosphere. I found the tables cheaper too as apposed to the casinos on the Vegas Boulevard.

Great place in the Fremont area of Las Vegas. It's a lot different from the glitz and glamour of the strip, but has an old, yet timeless class to it. Pretty much a landmark in the area and a must check out.

$5 minimum bet and nice prices on beer and liquor...not very crowded and very well located on freemont street. Free parking is very good

I called to make reservations and was quoted a price. I was told I could call back and get the same price in less than 5 minutes. I called back to confirm my reservations and was told they would not honor the price. The agents are not trained to give correct pricing with misleading information. I also talked to a manager and was told he could not help me. This was frustrating!

Beautiful hotel right in the heart of Fremont street good food very friendly staff members

No parking on site but the casino itself is pretty glorious I must say.

Great hotel love the way they have done the I side of the hotel real classy next time will stay there

An iconic Casino that seems to be outdated compared to anything on the strip. Still a cool place to check out. Cheaper tables games

The rooms are really run down. 2nd time I've stayed there in the past year and we've stayed here in the past. Our shower didn't drain both visits, and rooms are dingy. Beds are very uncomfortable. Many of the dealers barely smile, dissapointed to see this hotel going down hill.

Free postcard kiosks to take pictures to send to friends. The pool surrounds a sharktank you can slide through. Exterior furnishings and table games by the pool.
You can watch your favorite sporting event in the Jacuzzi and have cocktails served to you.
Adult sunbathing and cabanas a level up.

My husband and I entered the casino on Jan. 5th around noon. We sat at the bar and ordered a drink we were told we could not have a free drink unless the green light lit on the machine we were playing, we said no problem and each put in a $20 in the bar's poker machine. I played about $4 and was told I could now order a drink, my husband lost $20 in his machine and he was told he could not have a drink because no green light came on. The bartender was very rude and angrily said that was the policy. I took out my money and we left vowing to never return. We walked across to Binions casino and spent a lot of money there. The bean counters of GN should just replace the bartenders with robots at least they would refuse you with a fake smile. I predict Golden Nugget you are on the way to closing because of the loss of customers.

Great hotel for a decent price. Right off freemont street.

The drinks were great. The bartender was friendly and service oriented. I will definitely visit again.

Very satisfying Casino. Rooms very clean. Will be back

Clean accomodations. Convention area was also very nice. Gym at spa was adequate with basic equipment. Room service food was AMAZING. I'd stay again.

Golden Nugget is a fabulous hotel...the midweek prices are amazing. Once I checked in, I had a refreshing adult beverage at the Ice Bar which is just outside of the pool.BTW, the pool has a shark tank in it with a water slide....freaking cool.

Fair place, cheap prices, will see how rest of stay goes

It's probably the most well known downtown casino. They have a fun casino floor, great restaurants, and lounges, too. The pool is really neat with a slide that flows through a shark tank

Good old school casino. Can still use quarters in some slots.

Clean casino floor. Fun slot machines. Troy Bar has upstairs view of Fremont. This is a great spot for locals and non-locals.

Many of the areas were nice. Rooms were clean and comfortable. The location is located near the Vegas Strip which can be good or bad. The lower floors like the casino stinked of cigarettes.

Very nice property. Great location on Freemont Street. Room lighting in the room is poor. We couldn't get the room internet to work. Slots a bit tight.

Old Vegas hotel, its a different vibe a little more calm than todays strip. But I loved it. Gave me that old Vegas feel!

Great atmosphere. Great place for a couple drinks and some table games

First time actually hanging out at the Golden Nugget ... for what my 30 minute visit was worth ... this was a great casino ... I only played a little blackjack, but didn't really get to experience anything else. The dealer was awesome and I won a little money.

Room was up high with a beautiful view of the city, food was great and the decorations for Christmas were just fabulous. Swimming pool was gorgeous with all the fish to look at. Would tell everyone visit forsure!

Great location. Good restaurants. Our room rocked. The pool... Meh. But instead go enjoy the sights and sounds and food in the area.

My experience here were to gamble, can't say anything else, didn't stay at the hotel but if I had any ideal about it might have changed hotel, people is no very friendly, no waitresses were moving around didn't get a drink.

Location is good for Fremont Street the poker room is to dark you have to play a certain amount at the bar to get a drink so don't really like how the bartenders act

Nice looking place. My parents frequented this place when I was young. Always heard good things. Now I know first hand. Classy looking place. Nice and friendly staff.

Love to walk around this casino and especially see the shark tank. The bar is really cool too. Usually they have a group singing really good music you dan dance to.

Really enjoyed this hotel. Good places to eat. Nice pool, though gets busy. Didn't like the smoke when you're close to gaming zones.

We had a great stay here during our visit to Vegas. Our room was in the Carson Tower part of the hotel, which we were told was recently renovated. It didn t seem especially nice or new but it was just fine for what we paid. Room service was quick and fairly reasonably priced for what it was, but note that they are not very accommodating with substitutions. I requested and small side salad instead of fries with my sandwich (would have been happy to pay more), but they said they don t do that. Not a huge deal. The casino was very fun, the buffet was good. The pool was okay - it s pretty cramped and there s no shade. The lounge chairs are really packed in with no room in between. However, the pool bar service was prompt and friendly. I would definitely stay here again.

It's pretty old hotel but always a part of the experience.

Always a classic place to visit. The pool has a waterslide and card tables poolside! Delicious food and fun games.

I have never been here before. Only walked through to a restaurant but wow was I surprised how nice it was inside! They did a great job remodeling and keeping up with the times. I know this casino has been there for a very long time, but when you step in you would know!

Great price, amazing atmosphere. I wouldn't stay anywhere else in Vegas. And yes, I visited the strip. Freemont is much more our pace.

Loved the nostalgia, but the old casinos smell so bad of smoke, it's pretty hard to spend any amount of time there. Beautiful though.

We love the Nugget! Have been visiting Vegas since 2005 at least once a year and have tried many different hotels and have always found our way to the Golden Nugget. Best Hotel in ALL of Las Vegas!

Booked a room several months in advance. Got there and was told they were sold out. They upgraded our room but that was of no help since we needed 2 beds and the upgraded room only had one. The lady told us that was our only option. Otherwise we would have to go somewhere else. Spoke to the manager who could have cared less. Seems like they could have notified us in advance of the issue. I just don t see how you can book & pay for a room in advance and then get there and be told oh sorry we sold that room to someone else.

Love the Golden Nugget always park my car there when I go downtown very safe place

This place is so awesome. I can't say enough about this wonderful place. I will be coming back soon. A1 food and service. The best

Great location for visiting Fremont Street. Several good food options inside of hotel. One of the best options downtown Vegas has to offer

Great all around!! Casino is dated in my opinion but the service is impeccable.

Great hotel. Great casino. Loose slots. Good eats!!

What a FUN Casino! Going off of the strip and being able to play some tables where the minimum was $5 (as opposed to $25) was a ton of fun. I really enjoyed my time here.

I can tell you it's wonderful in the golden Nugget direct on the down town Las Vegas. Perfect

Buffet is a must!! Bloody mary bar is to die for! Steak was great as well as the other offerings. Plenty of desserts and hand scooped ice cream!

Ok so here is our review for day 1. Long slow line for check in at non-prime hour. We get to the front of the line only to be told that our reserved king bed room is on a first come first serve basis and thus had to take a double for the first night and they will call us tomorrow to switch us to what we reserved. We wanted to come here for the waterside through the shark tank. We get here and notice that the slide is closed. Front desk says it is noted on theit website. (It is...one line toward the bottom of the page, after a full paragraph above it, describing how wonderful their slide is) We asked if they could offer us anything since we are paying for the slide and not getting to use it. They answered "we do not comp for the waterside." They didn't even offer a breakfast coupon or anything.

My girlfriend and I came to have a great time on Fremont. They say first impressions are everything and we won't be coming back to the Golden Nugget. We also won't be recommending this hotel to anyone. Pretty bummed because we had awesome expectations. I'm giving it one star so that I can feel like my money went to something.

Such an amazing hotel! From the location downtown Vegas right on Fremont street, to the shark aquarium in the pool, and the variety of places to eat, gamble, and nightlife, this has been my favourite resort to stay in Vegas. The only thing I would hope to see in the future is that they get bar fridges in every room. The value for such a great resort makes the Golden Nugget my favourite destination in Vegas!

The old standard. Pleasant and crowded, but we wouldn't go out of our way to get there. Mostly just walked thru to see the place.

Rooms are ok. Nothing fancy. You are better off staying elsewhere cheaper. The resort fee of $30 a day is basically a total rip off. You get 2 free bottles of water,free phone calls (like who needs their phone) free printing of boarding pass (Big deal) exercise equipment (who is going to exercise in Las Vegas) basically $30 to use the pool. This rip off fee is standard an ruins Las Vegas . Just add it into the price and stop fooling everyone that the rooms are cheap.

Nicely remodeled. One of the nicer casinos downtown. However, could not park because the parking structure was full. Had to park at a different casino. The suite at the spa tower was beautiful with a grand staircase, but the room itself was small.

I do not know where to start.
Dirty rooms.
Unresponsive management.
The free wifi is a joke. The speed of free wifi is 1 MG and if you want more you have to pay. And the free wifi disconnects all the time.

Non smoking rooms smell very bad.

Do not waste a dime on this hotel

Love playing roulette. I have never been to this area before and I loved it!!

Might be a great hotel. Not sure; they were my first choice because of their location but they don't allow any guests to hang out in your suite. Had to take my wedding party elsewhere. Weird - no other hotel had a problem with this.

This place is so fun. The buffet was excellent and the Gambeling was better.

In the bar inside the hotel have live music and the bartender was really nice and super funny.

Horrible place for the money. Paid $300 for this for two nights. Put us literally the farthest away from the casino. Supposed to be the "best" in downtown and it is the worst. Plaza or Grand is much better for much less. The drinks and food suck and you feel like all they are trying to do is take the most money from you and give you the least of EVERYTHING! Stay somewhere else.

Very clean for a Downtown Vegas hotel which tends to be older. It does still have old cigarette smell, but the fish tanks more than make up for it. Golden Nugget is definitely worth visiting. I will be back to try the tube slide through their shark tank. Swimsuits required and there is a small fee. I think $5. Small but beautiful pool area with views of the shark tank and waterfalls off the roof. Friendly staff.

The hotel has a convenient location for the Fremont experience! It is one of the nicest hotels on Fremont and has a really cool pool area. It is still a little bit older, which is why it didn't get five stars. Mostly middle aged people staying here, but it was still a lot of fun.

No fridge in room for meds. Full beds not queens. Clean, spacious, quiet comfy.

Best downtown hotel-casino. Great gaming, poker tourneys, table games and live entertainment. Step outdoors to Fremont Street experience, good times!

If anyone is looking for a cheap price they can book on Expedia, do make sure though that you confirm all your details and that everything is paid up for before travelling as they is a Las Vegas fee of around $30 a night that most people don't advise you off. The hotel is very good for what it offers and is right in the centre of Freemont Street where the original and old part of Vegas is.

Outstanding! Very beautifully updated, a must stay. Great service.

Busy hot spot in the Fremont district. Much less pretentious than the strip of the newer huge casinos/hotels. Great restaurants, I love the sushi bar. Pool has a water slide through a shark tank. I've always had fun there.

Decent hotel, conveniently situated. I'm deducting a star for the "resort fee" - I know this is a pretty universal practice, but being stung for an extra $36 per night leaves a bit of a nasty taste in the mouth. Be honest and roll it into the room rates.

If this were my first experience in Vegas, I would never come again. I was here a couple years ago in December. A couple years later and different season. WOW!! Absolutely horrendous. Definitely not kid friendly. The service was terrible, the room was dingy (and we had a suite), the pool was closed when we checked in because someone threw up in it! We checked out the following morning and went to Mandalay Bay. Night and day! I will forever stay at the Mandalay Bay and will NEVER go back to the Nugget. Incredibly disappointing.