Tropicana Las Vegas - A Doubletree By Hilton Hotel

“Our favourite Vegas casino”

We didn't stay in the hotel, we only visited the casino, but it was my favourite in Vegas. We played in many different casinos in Vegas but the Tropicana casino was the cleanest and the least smoky. They have $5 blackjack tables and the dealers are friendly and fun. We will definitely go back ... more

We didn't stay in the hotel, we only visited the casino, but it was my favourite in Vegas. We played in many different casinos in Vegas but the Tropicana casino was the cleanest and the least smoky. They have $5 blackjack tables and the dealers are friendly and fun. We will definitely go back and maybe stay in the hotel next time. It's pretty far down the strip but you can get there easily on the monorail and it's definitely worth it.

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“Had to go one last time!”

When I was 17 years old, I took Greyhound bus from Detroit to Las Vegas. The trip took me three days. I turned eighteen, as we pulled into the terminal, in downtown Las Vegas. Unable to afford the bus fare, a hotel room (at Tropicana), and a weeks worth of tickets, for 9 performances, by The Osmo... more

When I was 17 years old, I took Greyhound bus from Detroit to Las Vegas. The trip took me three days. I turned eighteen, as we pulled into the terminal, in downtown Las Vegas. Unable to afford the bus fare, a hotel room (at Tropicana), and a weeks worth of tickets, for 9 performances, by The Osmonds, I stayed at the old Holiday Inn, near the old Dunes Hotel (both have been torn down). And so, when I learned that fifty years later, the Tropicana Hotel was also closing, I had to travel to Las Vegas and finally stay there! Of course, once there, everything had changed. I couldn’t figure out where The Osmonds had performed. The cafe, near the casino floor, where all the fans hung out, was gone. The tennis courts where we watched Donny and Jay hit around a few balls was long gone. I tried to sleep in that area, one night. The Osmonds were doing a Meet and Greet, the following day, and I was out film for my camera. I asked the Holiday Inn if I could get a refund, for my final night, and told them why I needed the money. They were more than happy to hand over the $13.75! After being kicked out of the tennis courts, I sat up, all night, on a bus bench. I went back to the Tropicana, the following morning, with my little suitcase. Girls ran towards me and wanted to know where I had been? Mr. Osmond had been told about me. He asked the hotel to find me and comp me a room. My bus back to Detroit was leaving later than evening. So, I purchased the film, went to the Meet and Greet, then headed back to Detroit.

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