A seriously luxurious hotel with the absolute best...
A seriously luxurious hotel with the absolute best service on the strip! All of the staff were attentive and kind and our room had a panoramic view of the entire south strip with floor to ceiling windows starting at the bed and ending at the other end of the bathroom.
Everything about the hotel was meticulously maintained from the second you stepped foot in the door and we more than appreciated the great amenities. This is the only hotel on the strip that didn't have a casino and was smoke free which we appreciated immensely. It was truly a place where we could just totally relax and be catered to at any hour. We most enjoyed lounging at the pool while having tasty mixed drinks (highly recommend the frozen mule).
The were a few reasons I detracted a star, the main reason is because upon check in and shortly after we entered our room and started preparing to hit the strip, a window cleaner cruised by the window nearest our bed. We were pretty shocked to say the least and after spending the remainder of the day out and returning we found a message from the hotel saying that window cleaning had been scheduled for the weekend. It would have been better to have that note beforehand or if we were even told by the staff during the check in process (not to take away from the guy who facilitated our check in, Jeremy, as he was excellent). There was also a time where there was a bit of miscommunication with the cleaning staff and we almost didn't have our room cleaned twice in one day. Also, the hotel is still in the process of renovating after buying the Mandarin Oriental so a lot of the old decor (some of it is pretty hit or miss) and some features are still around even if they are nonfunctional -- it wasn't very clear that our bathroom tv was not functional and we spent a lot of time trying to figure out how to turn it on before we asked the staff and were told that it no longer worked because it was likely going to go anyway. And lastly there was a day at the pool where we recieved pretty subpar service from our attending pool server -- it took him nearly twenty minutes to bring my drink and about half an hour to get us the single appetizer we ordered after assuring us that it would be out in less than ten minutes (by the time we left about an hour later we hadn't even seen him again).
Despite these issues, I still highly recommend that people book with the Waldorf Astoria when visiting Las Vegas. If you're considering a city view to save an extra few bucks, do yourself a favor and upgrade to a strip view room as most of the rooms are pretty affordable (with the exception of some of the larger suites). You will feel well cared for by nearly every staff member and fall in love with all of the luxurious amenities!