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On July 13 2008, Tim wrote:

I stayed at Circus Circus over new years this year, I’m from Australia and this was my first time in America and Vegas was going to be the highlight of my holiday. This joint is a dump, and I was disgusted by the kids asleep outside the gaming areas while the parents were in the casino. The rooms smelt like crap and my bed was so uncomfortable that I actually slept on the floor. When I return to vegas next year I will not be going near this hell hole. Please people do yourself a favour and do not stay at circus circus.

On April 06 2008, David L wrote:

Stayed at Circus Circus a little over a year ago (2007)

My wife is cheap,and we were attending a convention that is how we wound up there…was some kind of deal $149.00 for 2 nights, stayed an extra day for a small charge. Room was in one of the white bungalow buildings next to the swimming pool. Room was basicly what we expected…no frills…for the price we paid I was not expecting much, and they delivered. Shower worked, as did TV..ice machine was close by. Ac unit was a loud roar..and it was 108 outside.

Did notice a few odd people coming and going at various times of the night, one was obviously a prostitute. I know shocking..a hooker in Vegas.

The casino it’s self was kinda crumby.. kids all over the place, seemed like the casino guests were more of the lower-income set on vacation. I certainly would not recomend taking kids to Circus Circus or Vegas in general.

First thing I remember when checking in was the smell of mothballs, which caused me to flash a look of anger at my wife for booking a discount vacation/convention (laughing).

The buffet was lower end, then again for the price. We ate there once..then ate off site the rest of the time.

Slots-o-Fun next door was kinda trailer park, but did have fun slumming.

Casino staff was friendly and as most places if you tip the drinks keep coming.

Good luck.

On February 29 2008, Mir wrote:

My first time stay was at Circus Circus and it’s a thousand wonders I ever went back to Vegas, after staying in that dump! Do yourself a favor and spend a few more dollars per night and stay in a clean place. I feared for my life just riding the out-of-date elevators. You may as well walk from McCarran International, if you stay in the Manor rooms… take some comfortable shoes.

On November 17 2007, len schoppe wrote:

stayed at circus circus on nov 17 2007.was given room in bungalows. there were BED BUGS all over the place. what a dump! i complained and they upgraded me but i still had to have all my belongings sterilized. watch out for these bugs in vegas. there is a major infestion there in many of the hotels. if you see them on your bed and you have sat on that bed you will be infested with thier eggs. they are hard to get rid of.i will probably not stop in vagas again any time soon. you should reconcider this destination.

On October 12 2007, mike_ch wrote:

I haven’t stayed here but a friend did and I got to poke around his room. He just needed a place to lay his head down, and stayed in the Manor rooms. They’re no longer pink and circusy everywhere like older reviews warn you about, but they’re certainly very low-rent accomodations. With an ocean of pavement between you and the casino, and an unstaffed elevator lobby with all sorts of people coming through at all hours, I wouldn’t be comfortable staying here.

The casino is sprawling in many ways more out of control than even Caesars, but it’s not really that bad. As far as being a vomitorium goes, I’d say this place actually is a bit less grungy than Excalibur, although that place has a far better location.

Whether the circus theme and the kids going around sends you for the door or not is up to you. Overall, I was able to spend several hours here and not be offended, but then I like arcades and theme parks and stuff where kids are often part of the package, so YMMV.

If you do stay here, at least get a tower and don’t book the manor. If you can’t afford a tower, go look up Excalibur or see if the IP is having any specials or something. I’m pretty wary of low-end Vegas resorts but I could stay in either of those with the right room and rate, but I couldn’t personally feel secure in the manor.

I’ll go ahead and give the facility on the whole a just below average rating, but if you like your hotels kid free and styled like an LA nightspot, then don’t go here.

(PS: I didn’t see Slots-o-Fun, and never have. Sorry, just too sleazy.)

On June 29 2006, RateVegas.com User wrote:

Adventuredome – Iwona (yes that is a person’s name) she works at the ticket/wristband counter in Adventuredome. I found her to be very rude to kids and doesn’t even greet you with a smile. She needs to find a job not working with the public.

On April 26 2006, RateVegas.com User wrote:

My daughter and I visited this hotel back in March of 2004 and my visit was decent by the name of the hotel YOU SHOULD KNOW that there WILL BE CHILDREN and a lot of RUNNING around so basically you get w hat you pay for my room was nice and clean and the bathroom was excellent no complaints . I am going back this time we are taking along my husband and we expect to see CHILDREN and things of that nature so I believe that it depends on what you expect and what you want go if you want more go to an upscale hotel and stop complaining you have the Wynn , Belligio, Venetian, Mirage, Luxor and the Manadalay Bay.

On February 24 2006, RateVegas.com User wrote:

My family and I just stayed at Circus Circus over President’s Day weekend, and the room was horrendous!!!! I was so disappointed with this hotel, being as this was our first trip to Vegas, ever!!! The room smelled old and musty, really bad. The bathroom was horrible, the tub took at least 2 hours to drain between each shower. The TV remote did not even work, and the channels we DID have were worthless. For God’s sake!!! We paid $327 for two nights, and they can’t give you HBO? C’mon! This is the most over-rated hotel I have ever been in!!! We tried complaining the morning we left, but guess what? There was no manager on at the time, so they said. So now I’m looking for a contact person to complain to, and surprise!!! Nothing to be found!!!! I will never stay at this hotel again, and I plan on spreading the news to all my friends and family.

On November 08 2005, RateVegas.com User wrote:

Stayed at Circus Circus in October 2005 and after reading the previous reviews was a bit worried. When we did arrive we had about a 40 min wait to check in but the staff were friendly and we got the type of room we asked for – what do you expect with nearly 4000 rooms. The rooms were big and all you needed unless you were going to stay in all the time which you do not do in Vegas.Our neighbours did have a drunken row at 4am but security were there swiftly to stop it going on. It did take approx 10 mins to get from entrance to room and that included 2 lifts. We used the buffet a couple of times and if you do go at the right time it is good – there was a good choice, it was clean and staff helpful. What a contrast to their restaurant the ‘Pink Pony’, service was awful and very slow altho when the food did arrive it was ok. The hotel is a the far end of the strip and it is a jaunt to get to the main bit and see the other sights but it is good to walk all the food off. We arrived on a day when there were torrential rain downpours and it was a bit worrying to see plastic sheets over gaming machines and buckets on the carpets collecting the water but this did not only happen at Circus. The adventure dome looked good but we ran out of time but we did catch a small circus act which was not that good – I wouldn’t wait long to see another.At the end of the day the hotel was basic and catered for our needs

On October 15 2005, TowardTheSky wrote:

Well, I’ve always loved this place since I was a kid. The first time I came here in 1996, it didn’t look anything like it does now (well, on the inside at least). It didn’t look so tacky, it was a bit more Circusy (and that’s why I’ve always loved this place.) The buffet food was better then, and it didn’t look like every other buffet in Las Vegas. Anyway, I recently took a trip here, stayed in a room in the new West Tower, which again, wasn’t there the first time I came to Circus Circus. For the price, the room was really good, a bit better than the Skyrise room we had the first visit. The buffet food, left something to be desired. The second I stepped into the buffet for breakfast, I immediately thought “What the hell happened to this place?!”. The food was okay, not spectacular by any means. Slots were pretty loose, so that’s always a plus. I’d stay here again, if they got their old decorating scheme back, and weren’t trying so hard to be “Cirque Du Soleil”.

On May 24 2005, RateVegas.com User wrote:

This place really is a dump. Be very careful when you book – they have fancy names for all the buildings on their property, but when you get there you end up in a modular type building stuck out in the middle of a parking lot. The walls are paper thin and you can hear everything (lucky for us we had two old people next door that got up and had long converstations at 5 a.m.) It was horrible. The worse thing of all is that the people who work there could care less if you are happy with your room or not. Thank God Vegas is about staying up as much as possible. At least I didn’t have to experience the room for long!

On March 30 2005, RateVegas.com User wrote:

CRAP!!!

On February 19 2005, RateVegas.com User wrote:

Do Vegas and those who come to Vegas for what it’s meant for a favor and IMPLODE THIS PLACE!! FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE PEOPLE, TAKE YOUR KIDS TO DISNEY WORLD, WE DO. Vegas is for ADULTS!! Circus is a dump, it’s restaurants and buffet are terrible and I won’t come back again, ever. For my money downtown is the way Vegas ought to be.

On February 19 2005, RateVegas.com User wrote:

Do Vegas and those who come to Vegas for what it’s meant for a favor and IMPLODE THIS PLACE!! FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE PEOPLE, TAKE YOUR KIDS TO DISNEY WORLD, WE DO. Vegas is for ADULTS!! Circus is a dump, it’s restaurants and buffet are terrible and I won’t come back again, ever. For my money downtown is the way Vegas ought to be.

On February 19 2005, RateVegas.com User wrote:

Do Vegas and those who come to Vegas for what it’s meant for a favor and IMPLODE THIS POS!! FOR GOD’S SAKE PEOPLE, TAKE YOUR KIDS TO DISNEY WORLD, WE DO. Vegas is for ADULTS!! Circus is a dump, it’s restaurants and buffet are terrible and I won’t come back again, ever. For my money downtown is the way Vegas ought to be.

On February 08 2005, RateVegas.com User wrote:

I stayed at circus circus from 2/3-2/7 and it was the worst expierence of my life.We arrived there early Thursday morning and were told that the room we had reserved 6 months in advance was not available.After about 10 minutes at the desk to check in they finally find a room with 1 king bed,smoking,and a view of the strip.So the desk clerk gives me a map of the hell hole and sends me on my way to find my room.I begin the long walk to the skyrise tower with my wife and luggage in tow.Get to my room on the 26th floor,and open the door to a room with 2 queen beds,non smoking,and a view.I call the front desk to try and get thinks straightened out,and she tells me to wait a few minutes and she will send a bellmen up with a key to the correct room.Almost 40 minutes later the bellmen arrives,and off I go to floor 22 with all my belongings.Open the door and to my supprise a room with 2 queen beds,smoking and view.So I call again and the front desk lady gives me another room number and tells me they will have someone there to let me in so I don’t have to wait another 40 minutes for a key.I now begin my journey to floor 14 where I am greeted my a security guard who finally lets me into a room with 1 king bed.smoking,and no strip view.I finally just gave up on the view because I had already wasted 1 1/2 hours walking around with my luggage and wife in tow.In my opinion you should only stay at circus circus if you like bad service,unfriendly staff and working really hard to get what you have already paid for.

On April 19 2004, Mannerj wrote:

This hotel may be one of the cheaper properties on the Las Vegas strip, but it’s still not good value for money. The hotel is poorly equipped and staffed in nearly every area. Our stay started with a 2 hour check in process! This included 15 minutes waiting for a parking space, 45 Minutes waiting in line to check in, and an hour during which we were sent to the wrong sized room, told that the hotel was full and the correct room was not available, then issued with the correct room only after complaining very, very loudly and publicly. Expect long lines for everything from the lifts, to the Deli (30 minutes plus to buy a Hot Dog). The rooms themselves are dark, dingy and poorly equipped and ours smelt strange! The public areas are tatty and actually quite dirty. The Swimming Pool is tiny (for the size of hotel) and only open 9am to 6pm, so forget an early morning or late night swim. We ate in the buffet once, and never again, after standing in line to get in you can expect to stand in line again each time you want hot food. The hotel is poorly positioned, right at the wrong end of the strip, to far to walk to the newer hotels such as the MGM, and with the Vegas traffic this journey can take over an hour in the car. The much advertised Circus acts are quite good, however, the seating area is small and don’t expect to be able to sit and watch unless you’re prepare to wait the 20 minutes between acts (they last 8-10 minutes and perform on the hour and half hour). The best thing about Circus, Circus is the Adventure Dome, at around $17 (with the $4 discount coupon that’s printed in all the local free magazines) it’s a good half days entertainment for the under 13’s – and not to busy in the mornings. My advice is to give the hotel a miss and drop in on the Adventure Dome if you have young kids that need amusing for a couple of hours.

On August 03 2003, Forcelee wrote:

DO NOT STAY HERE. I REPEAT DO NOT STAY HERE. We arrived on a Friday, there were hundreds of people wanting to check in and only TWO workers. It took us almost two hours to get checked in. No one cared. I talked to the manager and she told me to deal with it. It was incredible. AWFULL!!!!!! Horrible service, not friendly workers. A JOKE. DO NOT STAY HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On July 13 2003, adz wrote:

Rooms here are standard but a good value…bathrooms are huge..I’ve had apartments that were smaller..check in is a nightmare given the design of the property, and their employees are personality challenged..Yuppie Larve..you know them better as ’’children’’..seem to roam every inch of the casino..if you must bring them, the funbook can save some serious cash…

On June 06 2003, Sonya wrote:

We stayed here for the first and last time in 1995. It was our first trip to Vegas and we ended up in the Manor Rooms. The good news was that we were close to the car and as some stuff was left in the car, it was nice to be able to keep an eye on it. Unfortunately, that was the only good news. :)

The room was very garishly decorated with bright colors, ugly carpet and this awful wallpaper border that I still have nightmares about. The Manor rooms are a LONG walk from anything else in the casino.

I find the casino to be on the dark and dreary side, especially the path between the casino and arcade area. The Adventuredome is fun and it is a good price for a family on a budget, but I won’t be returning.

On April 01 2003, Wiggy wrote:

The room was fine. Big enough with a large TV, decent size bathroom, nice and clean with an ice machine just down the hall. A bit out from the centre but only 10 minutes in a taxi or shuttle. Plenty of shops to grab a keepsake. Not too many kids about. All in all it was exactly what you’d expect and certainly value for money.

On September 05 2002, RateVegas User wrote:

Stayed here in September 2000. Had a nice room in the West tower that had just been refurbished. Not many kids around as school was in session. For the money, this was a nice hotel but I prefer the South end of the Strip.

On August 25 2002, RateVegas User wrote:

Actually, rooms in the tower are not all that bad for the money…I stayed two nights in January ‘02..great view of the mountains…floor was quiet..bathrooms are huge and well stocked..kids all over the casino..check out and check in very slow and confusing…not enough staff and the desk and those that are there are overworked. While I would not stay here again given the location on the Strip…its not the overall horror story others have described here.

On July 21 2002, RateVegas User wrote:

You get what you pay for and this place is the cheapest place on the Strip. I have not had the “pleasure” of staying here but have been to the property and never would again. We live in London, England so a trip to Vegas is never going to be cheap, we have deals from here staying at the Circus about 50% less than say the Imperial Palace and its still a no no

On June 26 2002, RateVegas User wrote:

We made a huge mistake of booking a week in Aug01. We were staying 7 days, and they had the best rates to be found. I booked off the website, I wasn’t aware of the Manor rooms until we arrived. After walking a mile from check in, we arrived to our room. I couldn’t believe how bad it was. I tried to complain, but I was ignored. If I could of afforded to go somewhere else I would’ve. The room was decorated in the tackiest decor I’ve ever seen. Bright red and orange everywhere, the headboard was red, padded vinyl. We had a gigantic water mark on the ceiling, carpet was worn and dirty. The bathroom was tiny and everytime the toilet flushed it sounded like a space shuttle lift off. We saw large bugs that resembled cockroaches in the parking lot. Went 2 days without maid service, called to complain and had no answer, tried several more times when I got through I was disconnected. The only thing that saved us during this trip was that we had rented a car. I will never stay here again, even for free. I believe the manor rooms should be renamed “the place where we hide our circus freaks.”

On April 20 2002, RateVegas User wrote:

I recently stayed at Circus Circus in April and booked at a pretty cheap rate. I was expecting to get a manor room but without even asking, they upgraded me to a room in the west tower. Very nice hotel although off the strip a little. Would recommend staying here for a cheap place to stay. Nice rooms, meals were o.k., and check out was very fast.

On February 05 2001, RateVegas User wrote:

Absolutley the worst hotel I ever stayed in. It was a normal weekend with no conventions, no holiday, no huge draw like a Tyson fight, so in my mind no excuse for the complete lack of service. No excuse for the completely filthy room (Trash still in the trash can, beds unmaid, tub full of light brown water.) that the front desk told us was ready for us. The hotel was too crowded and too shop-worn. To top it all off, and this is NOT A JOKE, I got pubic lice from the bed sheets. That was 2 years ago. I haven’t dared venture near it since. I can sum up my Circus Circus experince in two words. Filth, Mysery.

On January 24 2001, RateVegas User wrote:

We read some reviews and were disappointed that we had opted to stay at Circus Circus. We went to the place expecting the worst and were pleasantly surprised. We stayed in the Skyrise Tower. Fortunately, we had a generously sized, nicely decorated room. The bathroom was clean and we got extra towels and soaps and shampoos without asking for them. The only problem was that the tub and sink were very slow to drain. We didn’t consider this to be traumatic so we did not tell anyone about it. Check-in was seamless, no problems and the bell desk personnel were helpful and accomodating, as were the player’s club people. There were a lot of children in the midway and arcade area, and I was dismayed to see families stacked up like cordwood, sitting and dozing on the steps leading down to the casino. Those kids were exhausted and Mom or Dad should have taken the little rascals back to the room. The litmus test for this place is obviously “Would I go back there to stay?” Emphatically Yes. Decent place, great location, good prices.

On January 19 2001, RateVegas User wrote:

Not as bad as some people want you to think. What do you expect for the price? typical room, nothing special, but no roaches, smells, outlines of murdered bodies or anything of the sort. Nice place for families (don’t start in about bringing kids to Vegas) and for those who don’t mind kids being in the same building as they are

On December 15 2000, RateVegas User wrote:

Does the word “implosion” come to mind?