Stayed 3 nights here in late February 2008. Got a very nice rate of $115 per night using priceline. The Nascar folks were in town, so the strip was too pricey for me. Non smoking hotel with no casino, was very nice to come back to after a busy day on the strip. The beds were awesome, and the rooms smelt great. My fiance's brother had rude, loud, neighbors and the management moved him to a suite for no charge and $150 for their fantastic steakhouse. I would stay here again if lodging was a problem on the strip, but the monorail is right next door, so don't make the off strip location the problem. The pool was too small for me, but I would recommend this hotel for anyone who has been to Vegas several times, but if your a first timer, then stay on the strip.

My mother and I stayed in this hotel in March 2007 when I took her to see Barry Manilow at the adjacent Hilton Hotel. The Renaissance is a very clean and classy hotel located just off the strip and very close to the monorail. It's a non-casino hotel which is what attracted us to it in the first place. If you want the proper Las Vegas high life then I wouldn't recommend it but if you want a large, comfortable room with great facilities to wind down in at the end of a long, hot day then this is the place. It's not cheap and neither are the bar and restaurant but it is a very good hotel and the staff provided excellent service throughout our stay. There is a small outdoor pool but in the centre of the hotel and completely surrounded by buildings so if you want the sun your are limited to a couple of hours before it's in shadow. The Envy Bar and Grill and the bar both provided good food and drink but far more expensive than many places in the hotels along the strip. We found ourselves just having a nightcap in the hotel bar and spending most of the days out and about.

To summarise, the location is great, just walk across the carpark to the monorail station and you can be on the strip in 10 minutes. You can also walk to the strip but it's a deceptively long walk. If you're doing Vegas on a budget thengo for another hotel but if you don't mind paying for the off strip peacefulness and service then this is a good hotel with good facilities.

Because it's Las Vegas, this Renaissance was a Marriott category 5 and cost me 46,000 points! Ouch. If you book the hotel with points, I'm pretty sure the confirmation page states that you get access to the Conceirge Level, so make sure you print that page out! (The email confirmation does not mention Conceirge Level).

The room was very modern and clean. The flat screen tv was smallish, but sufficient. The bathroom was big, the tub small, but we loved the clear glass shower. I'm attaching photos.

We rented a car and there was free self parking at the hotel. Getting around (driving) is not that convenient, coz you can only turn left out of the hotel (concrete barriers). We had to take back roads to get back onto the strip.

I have stayed at this property many times. Previously I have rated it either a 4 or 5. Something happened between my last stay in December and my January stay or so it would seem.

When I left the hotel in December I was told that Marriott was taking over the computer/business service room and there would be no need to bring my laptop in January, as the rates would be very low. When I arrive in January I found the computer rate in the business room to be $5.95 log on fee, $1 a minute, and a $ per printed page of paper. The computers were VERY slow.Then the commode in the room stopped up for no reason each day. Then I went to breakfast at the concierge room on the 15th floor---out of most everything. Two workers were in the kitchen talking. I waited 20 minutes for someone to service and replinish the food area, but finally gave up. The kitchen helps conversation never stopped. Decided my wife and I would go down to the bar for a glass of wine. Cheapest Cab Sav was $15 a glass. Now I am not cheap, I am used to Manhattan prices; however, this seemed to be a bit much for their cheapest Cab Sav.
When I was leaving I was sent to the "free boarding pass" computer in the concierge room. Well, it kept timing me out with a notice that I need to swipe my credit card as I own a fee for logging on to the computer. I finally had to go to the reservation desk and have then get my boarding pass for me as the concierge was already busy with others. By this time I was at the tail end of the B group for boarding. I usually get my pass in the first of the A section so I don't have a luggage storage problem.

In short, this didn't seem to be the same hotel that I had left in December, or that I had stayed at over the years. Best I can do is rate it average, and that would be giving the hotel the benefit of the doubt.

Maybe I just hit the perfect storm; otherwise, the wheels are off the track at this property.

Sad but true.