Went for a 2 1/2 day business meeting. Great service. Nice people (the doorman even got me change for a hundred so that I could pay the cab). The room, was clean, comfortable and serviceable. Off the strip (which I liked) but just a few minutes walk to the convention centre monorail station. Well-equipped fitness centre.

My wife and I booked the Renaissance for $90 on Priceline, which seemed like a great deal but was an overall fair price for this property. It was conveniently located, the rooms were ordinary business-hotel rooms, and the staff was pleasant.

I did not, however, appreciate that the hotel lacked a shuttle to/from the airport, which meant we had to hire a cab for $15 + tip, and the hotel charged $12.99 for Internet access in the rooms and lobby. These factors quickly diminished the value of our quick and inexpensive trip to Vegas, as did the over-hyped but mediocre pool area. It's an average hotel pool (not resort style), although the hotel's website would make you think it's a major focal point.

I gave the property 3 stars. We experienced no problems at all, but the hotel was a little less than we anticipated. It's probably much more appropriate a hotel for conventioneers than tourists. But we did appreciate the freedom of walking to the monorail and traveling on $11 daily passes. This was much better than relying on taxis to get to the strip.

RENIASSANCE LAS VEGAS BY MARRIOTT
Date: JULY 2008
Reviewer: A TripAdvisor Member CHICAGO IL

. The hotel is VERY NICE. It's beautifully decorated throughout the entire hotel. Upon arriving at the hotel we were greeted by the doorman with a huge smile welcome us to the Reniassance Hotel and he said I know you will enjoy staying with us. The front desk staff was very pleasant, we didn't have any problems checking in. The rooms are very nice and CLEAN. The bathroom is very spacious. There is a seperate tub and shower with plenty of towels. The bathroom is CLEAN. The bed is VERY COMFORTABLE. The hotel is less than 5 minutes from the monorail that will take you to the strip. Its a straight shot. This hotel does not have any Casinos which is great, because after being on the strip you want to wind down and this is the hotel to do it. If you want to gamble in the middle of the night, you can walk to the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel which is pretty much next door. Its just a 6 minute walk . Its just on the other side of the monorail. You can purcase a all day pass or a daily pass for the monorail. The prices varies. I found the monorail have specials and you can actually purchase the pass in advance if you go to the Las Vegas Monorail website.. Things have changed a lot in Vegas. IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO EAT IN LAS VEGAS...NO MORE 3.99 BUFFETS...even McDondald's is expensive. You might want to do a few time shares to get free tickets to the shows and coupons to eat. DO NOT listen the lady at the concierge desk downstairs at the hotel. She does not know what she is talking about when it comes to the time shares. She will tell you its 3 hours long. ABSOUTELY NOT TRUE. The time shares are only 90 minutes if that. Just stop in one of the booth on the strip AND SIGN UP...dont go to a time share without signing up because you will leave with nothing after the 90 minutes presentation. I know there is one at the Flamingo..just stop at a booth on the strip. Upon check out at the Reniassance Hotel was just as nice as when we checked in. We experienced such incredible service. It was so lovely that it was hard to leave this hotel. The next time we come to Las Vegas we will DEFINITELY stay here again.

We are in our fifth day here at the Renaissance--a nice looking hotel with good-sized well appointed rooms. Two drawbacks need to be mentioned.

First, since there is no-smoking indoors, the courtyard with the pool and hot tub are CONTINUOUSLY packed with smokers, including a CIGAR smoker and at least a handful of cigarette smokers who have been out there every day we have been here and every time we go out. Others complain at the pool about the smoking but the employees simply shrug and say this is the designated smoking area.

Because of the architecture, a canyon of smoke results from the large and continuous traffic of smokers and it turns the otherwise scenic and pleasant pool area into a smoking lounge--open to the sky but surrounded by four walls of hotel with VERY limited ventilation.

Secondly, as you walk into the bedroom, the bathroom is on the right with a pocket door that not only has no lock, but no latch or closing mechanism. It rolls open between one and two inches automatically preventing bathroom privacy. There is simply no way to close the sliding door without it sliding back open. This is not a problem for me as I am traveling with my spouse of 30 years but it could be a concern for others.

Room is nice, hotel is quiet, view of mountains if fine and food is good.