Why I Won't be Staying at the Flamingo in Las Vegas Again
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- In this video we stay and review The Flamingo Hotel and Casino. This property is rich in history and conveniently located in the center of the Las Vegas Strip. This is cheap travel option for anyone looking to save money for the slots but unfortunately you're going to have to give up on comfortless, at least from my point of view! I don't think I'll be staying here again.
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Different opinions are what makes the world great guys! As I always say, to each their own. My friends and I stayed at the Flamingos in July, and we all loved it! People have different perspectives, or different experiences within the hospitality industry
Agreed 💯 we always have a great time there
Thank you for this reply. I am staying there in Oct! This comment really helps!
I was just there last week, i enjoyed the place.
That used to be one of the best hotels in the nineties. Not anymore. They don't have the buffet. They don't even have that cafe. It's very sad.
My friends and I normally stay at the Flamingo when we go to Vegas. The staff at the casino are really awesome and very friendly... always great time to be had there.
"IF that old lady smoked cigarettes and weed." Super funny my boy Jorge. Great job.
That granny likes to party
My wife has worked there as a cocktail waitress for over 25 years 🥳 (still working)
Cheers to the lady!
Everyone at Flamingo was very nice. I just don't care for the prices and constant nickel and dime.
I’ve stayed at the Flamingo like three different times dating back to 2009.
I actually like it. It’s sentimental for me.
So she was working there doing The good old nineties.
@1990758 Vegas used to be insanely fun for the average person. I really miss old Vegas.
It’s not graffiti on the bed. It’s how they sort the laundry
Looks awful?
Are you from royalty? They sometimes offer these rooms for 20 bucks...
Dude, you would pick In and Out over Bugsy and Meyer's??? You are crazy! Yeah the price is steep, but it's the strip for crying out loud. My steak was probably the best steak I've ever had at a steakhouse and I would recommend restaurant to everybody. As for the property? I don't think you can beat the price, considering the location and the history. My only gripe is the checking in process, other than that, no complaints.
I am a little crazy
Flamingo 🦩 is definitely a classic , a lot of history for being here in Vegas since 1946. I’m hoping that it will still be here in 2026 to celebrate the 80th anniversary. The LINQ promenade been here for almost 10 years, I still remember seeing the high roller Ferris wheel 🎡 get built from the ground up which is insane. The pool 🏊♂️ is amazing and I like your sunglasses 😎. You and your girlfriend are a really cute couple, and I saw Wayne Newton outside the property last month when I was at the Strip. As a Vegas native, views like the one from your room is so beautiful 😍. The Bugsy & Meyers steakhouse looks amazing , and prices like $25 bucks for a cocktail 🍸 is expected considering you’re on the famous Strip. Asparagus is one of my favorite veggies , and thanks for sharing your content with us and especially for those who love to come visit us here in Las Vegas ❤️
I stayed at the Flamingo two months ago. Everything was immaculate and classy in my room. I had booked a renovated regular room online. They gave me a suite!!!
I love the "ugly" sofa and the "tacky" lamp!
We can still be friends
"So my hands are gonna be dirty and moisturized." 😂
Im still mad Yard House discontinued the happy hour at the Linq Promenade. Was always a stop for me to fill up on beer and finger foods.
Hell yeah it was my fav deal on the strip
I ALWAYS look forward to your "blunt/comedic" narrations. Great video brotha!
Thanks brotha
I just stayed at Flamingo for the first time, and overall it was a great experience from beginning to end. I didn't notice any bad smells at all. The location is perfect. You can walk to everything, including the promenade (nicer than the strip with plenty of places to eat and the High Roller wheel), the monorail, and the Strip. The pool was great, although you have to get there 15-20 minutes before 9 am to get a chair. The room was clean and spacious, and includes a real fridge. The room could have been updated a bit more, but it wasn't a deal breaker. I didn't want housekeeping, but when I saw them in the hallway they were great about giving me anything I needed. I had plenty of soap and shampoo in the bathroom. I like the wildlife area, too. I liked that I could check out on my phone. My only dislike: when you check in, you can't talk to a real person. They shuffle you to a kiosk. Fortunately, it worked. Also, the food court is awful. They need to upgrade it. There were many other restaurants on property and nearby, however,
We've been going to Vegas for over 30 years...the last 20 we've stayed at the Flamingo and love it. Old lady smell??? Nope. Food court zippo??? Have you walked the linq promenade??? We don't care about who plays there. It is our perfect base. We go from there. BTW...I'm 77...a young 77. 😊😊😊
I love Flamingo! Fun place.
It is fun
I think you being a bit nit picky. I will agree It is odd when you have high end shows and restaurants that don’t match the hotel and it’s customers. And the smell of weed is pretty common now and something the Flamingo can address but no review of the bed or room in general?
Well it's standard. You sleep and wake up. Not as comfortable to me but I didn't want to keep bashing the place
@@Vegas-Must-Try if a hotel can’t get the basics of providing a clean comfortable room that doesn’t smell like weed…. No reason to stay. I know everyone says.. you don’t go for the room.. that’s BS.. you gonna need to sleep.. Excalibur is a shithole and the furniture is from the 90s but it’s usually always clean… fresh. AC works great and is in the middle of it all and it’s quiet(usually). If the Flamingo is at least that, I’d stay… but I also choose the Excalibur cause it does have good cheap food options unlike the Flamingo but at least you’ve the Linq promenade there.
@@Vegas-Must-Try
The Hilton"s rebuilt The Flamingo
It doesn't involve Siegel in the least
@@Vegas-Must-Try
The rooms were remodeled in 2018.
The ideas, of retro- chic, are moving away from Las Vegas
Nestelgia, is almost gone .
Not unlike The Rio there are these ideas that these past casinos are just being neglected.
The Flamingo, was in fact a Caesars Entertainment, property saved from bankruptcy.
Research of these matters are appreciated
Stayed there once a the cleaning lady was smoking in the room and it was a non smoking room.. also she didn't clean the bathroom. Place has zero standards
I just stayed there like four days ago. It was great.
Glad it was great bro
Oh cool, I just stayed at The Flamingo last weekend too!
I mostly like it for the location and the renovated, relatively cheap rooms!
FLV-K stands for "Flamingo Las Vegas King".
I'm assuming you stayed in a king room. So that's probably permanently written on the sheets so the housekeeping service can easily determine which set goes to which rooms. So they don't take a set of Queen sheets into a king room.
Why not a "k"? I'm sure housekeeping knows they work at the Flamingo that's located in Las Vegas LOL
@@Vegas-Must-Tryit’s likely that they don’t wash it in house at the hotel and it gets sent out to a laundry company. They label it Flamingo so the laundry company knows what hotel it belongs to when they sort and send it back to the hotels.
@@nicoleo1473 and this niggas talmbout it’s “graffiti”. Bro what????? Hahahaha.
@@Vegas-Must-Trynah bro just let it slide it’s not that big of a deal!!
@@nicoleo1473 excellent point!! Teach these kids lol
Great video and very helpful! The food and the smells would definitely be an issue 😬. Looking to head to Vegas pretty soon.😊
Let's meet up bro!
@@Vegas-Must-Try Sounds great! Modelo time? 😉
Had a great stay there in April. I don't think any food options on there are good. Didn't matter with the promenade so close. Casino staff were on point. Great dealers and excellent drink service. Had a flamingo room and it was clean, serviceable, and we had soap
I'll be there later this month. My only expectation is a bed, a shower and the location. Wasn't expecting much for the price. Never expected to eat there as you've reviewed so many other great restaurants in LV. Thanks for the review for me to have a more updated expectation of the place.
Stayed there for the location...the views from the rooms facing the strip are good. Usually don't spend much time there though. Thanks for the review !
Thanks bro
Just stayed at this hotel as of last week.
I had two complaints that I made at the checkout process.
1- I hadn’t had housekeeping for 3 days, even thought I called and formally requested it after being informed that they only did housekeeping on request (discovered that after the 1st night when returning to an untidy bedroom).
2- the resort fee of 42 dollars a night includes internet access for 2 devices, mine worked fine… wife’s did not.
3- the pool has no control access so, in my view, not that secure.
Other than that, it was a great stay at a very good location at the Strip and with a convenient monorail station at the property
With a $42 resort fee a day the least they can do is clean the room each day
It was the hotel to go to in the nineties. I stay there six times in the nineties.
We particularly like a few restaurants at the Linq Promenade so that’s one of the reason why we usually stay at the Flamingo
Why not the Linq
@@Vegas-Must-Try Because the rooms are smaller and when we walk by the checkin area, it always seems more chaotic than the Flamingo
Jeez. Why so much neg vibes on Flamingo?! Place is great! Not the best, but far better then excalibur or luxor. The pool is awesome!
Flamingo is awesome, just enough everything. Just gritty enough, just clean enough, location makes up for most of its shortcomings but one of m favorite casinos on the strip and so historic. I also miss O'Seas casino on the strip.
great video as always!
thanks for giving a honest review.
14:47 Reminds me of the Harry Potter SNL skit with Lindsay Lohan!
I stayed at Flamingo once, back in the day. I remember the hotel hallway being dark, or dim, as if they didn't want you to see that it needed to be renovated. I didn't think it was that much better than the Imperial Palace, not a big upgrade. Back in those days, the highest "resort fee" was like $14.99, and they only had them at MGM and Harrah's. Flamingo puts that scent in their air circulation system, that's why the casino smells like that. You don't need to say "water turtle." Almost all turtles live in the water; the ones on land are almost all tortoises.
😅
I agree the pools looked so crowded. It seems wrong that a guest at the hotel has to pay a resort fee but the pool is free to anyone over 21.🤨
Flamingo has a pool that kids can get in. He just didn’t show it.
at 8:17 there is a short shot of the lower level family pool where there is a water side. There is also an upper level pool that's not shown. ( back in "the day" that upper pool used to be top optional! 😜)
That's a great point! Never thought of that
What if you're not a guess. Because about six years ago. If you were not a guest they charge you fifteen dollars. To get into the pool area.
I stayed at the Flamingo before. The food options are weak but since you're in the middle of the strip, next to the LINQ Promenade, it's not a big deal. The casino was fun. I didn't go to the pool. I think it's a decent bargain option and would stay there again.
Yeah location is great
Great informative review, thank you! Question: is this the type of affordable casino hotel in Vegas that has those terrible adjoining rooms where you can literally hear the goings-on in the room next to you? We are trying to avoid that lol, cheers.
I’m SO tired of the “weed” smell and saturation in the Caesar’s properties, especially, the hallways of ALL Caesars properties.
Paris you don't have that issue especially the hallways
Hi George! Thoughtful review but “FLV-K” I am not a cryptologist but dude, Flamingo Las Vegas-King. 🤣🤣🤣 Looks like they use an outside laundry or maybe they have stupid people? They could have been more discreet with coding but it was also pink ink so props for theming. I also really enjoyed the shot of the candy in that store. 🧐😎
I ate in the steakhouse before the name change ions ago. It was fair back then but one of the waitstaff we had was obviously fighting a cold. Yup caught it from him. Still enjoyed your review.
I think a "k" would be enough. Am I really gonna think it's a plant hollywood queen bed?
@@Vegas-Must-Try it's possible that Caesar's has a laundry facility that washes sheets from all of its properties. Probably don't want to put Flamingo sheets on a bed at one of its higher end properties like CP. Again, seems like a minor detail and not graffiti.
@@Vegas-Must-Try if the laundry was centralized maybe all the properties use a similar coding system? Time to rip up the sheets from Caesars properties when you review them. It’s a mystery that must be solved! ❤️🤣
Thanks for the Good, the Bad and the Ugly lol. Great review. Thanks and take care.
Good vlog..loved how u said "smells like an old lady that smoked weed and cigarettes lol😁
Great video! Too bad about the smells and the restaurants. I always like going there at night to see the pink lights over that green area. I wanna check out Piff. I’ve heard good things.
Yeah the pink lights are sooo vegas
My partner and I are going to Las Vegas in a few weeks and actually were almost going to stay at The Flamingo. I am now happy with our choice of New York New York.
NYNY after the renovation is really nice.
I stayed at the Flamingo in September 2022, was on a budget. I walked over to Ellis Island and ate at the bbq place instead. Yeah it does smell outside where the flamingos are at lol.
Your reviews are always honest and thorough, good work. Keep it up!
Thanks, will do!
Great video, reaffirms my reasons why I don't stay at Cesars properties.
All their properties seem to be low quality, over priced and underwhelming.
Unfortunate you didn't like Flamingo. It's my go-to place cause of location and price. Good thing I have sinus issues cause the smell never bothered me. And really I love in and out but bugsy and Meyers prime rib eye was one of the best I ever had
Why didn’t you ask for an extra glass and mix your margaritas 1/2 and 1/2 so neither one was too sweet?
Since the sink did not have soap, you go to the bathtub/shower and get shampoo into your hands and use the shampoo as liquid soap! Works great--I have done it many times. You can also use the shampoo for body wash as well.
There's body wash in the shower
Next time!
Jorge you seemed a bit grumpy in this one my guy 😂 haha always love your content 👍
I was dude. Got cranky with all the smells haha
The FLV-K graphiti is to help the hotel identify which floor it came from in the event they find it on the roof.
LOL
50% additional costs in fees/taxes?
stayed there the first time i went to vegas in 1990 . the whole place , including our room reeked of smoke. can't imagine how it is now with all the weed on the strip. Never stayed at the flamigo after that experience
I've never stayed at The Flamingo and i don't see myself staying there anytime soon. Not my type of place. But my lady and I had some drinks at that outdoor bar last summer and we had a good time there.
Another Great Video George. You gave a fair review and anyone who has stayed there can relate. Didn't know about the 777 deal now I do, Thanks.
just so you guys know even without status at Caesars just being a guest to any of their properties means you can use the pool at any of their properties. so no matter where I'm staying I usually go to the flamingo pool
I wil be there in 2 weeks!!! Ready for the Go Pool and the 2 for 1 margaritas!! Thanks Bro!! And bringing my own hand soap 😂😂😂
One time a very long time ago in Vegas me and a friend were sitting on the steps of Margaritaville out front I guess we looked down and out, not sure if I was, but he gave us $100 bill each and walked off
You weren't kidding about the smell of old lady perfume and weed! 😂
But I'm loving it!
johnny rockets is ass and way too expensive.. just go to In N Out if you're staying at the Flamingo
Yup
While many rave about Flamingo, it’s refreshing to hear a different viewpoint. Your honesty is appreciated! But now I’m curious, where do you plan to stay instead on your future Vegas trips? Any hidden gems you’re excited to share with us?
There's a walk I do once in a while where I'm going basically from MGM poker room to Wynn poker room I basically don't go outside just a couple times where you can basically skirt across through all the Caesars properties you barely have to get off the strip inside the whole way cause it's too hot to be out literally go all the way to the Wynn poker room inside
part of the point of that is that you go through Margaritaville
I appreciate your information. Keep the videos coming. I will be celebrating my 50th bday at resort world Conrad hotel. I changed hotels from Mandalay Bay because it is an older casino.
I stayed in the Flamingo about 1.5 years ago and it didn't have those pumps for the shampoo. My friend stayed there too and his room did.
Always solid videos brotha 💯
Appreciate that
Great video Jorge. I went to Flamingo last year in August. The standard double queen room was underwhelming and the furniture needed updating. I did like the pool scene but the fact you cannot bring outside drinks is a turn-off. I would only stay here for the location on the strip and the price.
Great video! What would you think about staying here for something like March Madness, where room prices will be super high BUT something like this would be a great central locale you can dive all over the strip (and even go to Fremont) from? Worth it or keep looking?
Travelling on budget from Mexico I would stay there again indeed. Just to sleep 6hrs and spend time & $ at Bellagio, Caesars, Wynn & Venetian🎉
I stay at Flamingo or Linq for their room rates. BUT....I avoid weekends & the whole summer. By going off peak season & during the week, I get favorable rates. As far as the casino, I spend very little time inside. Instead, I enjoy the room rates & spend my savings outside on the strip, in the Linq Promenade or on Fremont Street.
the renovated rooms are a definite value plus the location, and a lot of eating options close to mcdonalds and chipotle, in and burger, etc.
George! I was looking for you when I was in Vegas and if you filmed this recently, I may have just missed you. We were at the Flamingo Sun the 6th-Wed the 9th. I enjoyed it for the most part.
Was there for my birthday and asked for an upgrade and they basically said whatever the computer offers on the check in kiosk is it. We got a Go room on the 22nd floor and had the same view you did, just on the other side of the building (the wing to the right of you when you’re facing the window).
The smell wasn’t anything too bad that I noticed and I have a strong sense of smell. Didn’t see any transients in the casino.
Loved the Promenade and ate at Yardhouse one night, the food was excellent.
ETA: we had individual shampoo/conditioner/bars of soap in the Go rooms.
Sounds you like had a total different experience lol
The Flamingo is probably the best budget hotel for a first-time visitor to the strip. You can't beat the location. Make sure you get a non-smoking room with a high roller view. The strip view rooms are very noisy. The smell of pot is the worst part of the stay. Just make sure you are on a non-smoking floor.
I would have to say the excalibur. The excalibur is cheap on new year's eve.
FLV K. flamingo king bed. In a 4k room hotel it’s hard to sort linen. You have king bed and queen beds sheets all mixed in. Fasted way to sort is to look at the marking. It’s tacky, but helpful for the associates.
Love the reviews. Thank you. Helena
You are so welcome!
Thanks for reviewing the hotel! Def will steer clear lol. Would love to see you review the Sahara.
The FLVK is probably just an internal label that most likely stands for Flamingo Las Vegas King. Maybe when the warehouse is designating mattresses for properties. Makes for easier sorting
The pool at the Flamingo is warm too! Sucks when it’s 111* outside & you can’t even cool off in the Pool. I’m never staying there again! Also, I had to switch rooms, cuz they put me in an older one, which had gnats in the bathroom. It was disgusting!
Alll that adult pee haha
What exactly does an old ladies bathroom where they smoke cigarettes and weed smell like? I never went in one.
You should when you get a chance
Cracked me up, that’s not graffiti, it’s an identification marker.
It stands for Flamingo Las Vegas, King Bed, and it’s intentional! Lol😂
Write it on a tag or somnn
Id go Wayne's show. He's a Vegas legend.
Piff is an amazing show. The showroom he is in is SUPER dated and cramped, but his show is always great and entertaining.
Gotta watch it next time
Good content but you ReaLLy need a camera stabilizer. Very jarring to watch
Sorry slammy
Brah... You killing me!! I just booked Flamingo for end of the month LoL
Switch it to the Linq? It's not that bad maybe i was picky
The Linq pool pales in comparison to flamingos pool
My favorite place to stay since my first stay here in 2017. Central to everything. My mother was in the next room while I watched this, she was born in 1943, does that count?
Couldn't stop laughing, welcome to the old lady cantina 😂
The two for one margaritas 🍹 hit different 👌
Does any part of the original structure remain?
LETS GO!!! I will say it’s in a prime location. But yeah. I’ve never stayed there nor will I.
Prime location forsure
Many of these vloggers are paid or given comps to give positive reviews. Easy to see when the vlogger had to pay…reviews are *nearly* always negative. If you want to stay at the Flamingo, do so. It’s full of cool history, has character and is a nice place. It’s not The Wynn; you want bougie…go there. You want a fun time at a reasonable price? Flamingo 😊
Never been paid for any of my video reviews, if all you care is about price then yup Flamingo all the way bb
Good video. In your opinion, which steak house would be your favourite at a decent price...mid range.
Bavettes at Park!
It's about time they remodeled the elevators and rooms.. There used to be more restaurants in the food court. RuPauls drag race show is great.
The room he was in was the renovated Flamingo Room and then the second best is the Go Room, they remodelled in like the early 2010s and the the Fab Rooms, which are the worst and they haven’t been touched in like 20 years.
Damn i got lucky then
I've been "fortunate" (or should I say unfortunate) to stay in the other types of rooms and suites other than the most recent room you mentioned. Ok showing my age, 30 years ago they did the first major reno. They opened the buffet and all of the rooms were newly reno'ed. The elevators were all redone with smoked colored glass. Up until this recent they were in horrible condition. Nice to see Caesars' finally put some $ into the place.
Good job. Please do a review of the cheapest room at the Cromwell.
Thanks Jorge, the hotel looks alright. In regards to the shows, one of my favourite shows is Ru Paul’s drag race.
Great video
Piff The Magic Dragon is a must brotha, you would love it compq 🤘😎🍻
Next time
Stayed at the Flamingo last June pretty much in the same sort of room you did. You're not wrong about most of the negative stuff you mentioned, but it didn't affect us to the same extent I guess. Skipped eating at the hotel excerpt one night at Margaritaville, as the Linq Promenade was literally right out the door and that great Chinese place is right across the street at Caesar's (Beijing Noodle No. 9). I was happy with our stay, but would probably stay at Caesar's again in the future. Same great center Strip location but a nicer hotel you can still get decent deals at...
I agree with his pros, but not the cons. I have stayed often and never noticed bad smells anywhere, but then my sense of smell isn't the best. Lack of dining in the hotel is irrelevant given how much there is close by; I've eaten at Bugsy's but not otherwise and not missed it. The upcoming Cuban restaurant may be worthwhile. And not liking the casino is again not much of a con given that there are dozens a short walk away. I don't like the soap dispensers in the shower either, but I take bar soap with me when traveling. I'm not sure what the marking on the mattress means, but it didn't seem nefarious. As for wifi, I haven't had any issues with speed, but I'm not streaming either.
Another good video my guy. I'll be there in Vegas September 30th for the canelo fight let's link up brother
This is a fantastic hotel, my girl and I stayed here and had a blast. Don't listen to this dude hes just running out of video ideas is all.
Glad you had a great time there!
No flamingo slander will be tolerated lmao 😂
Your reviews are always the best and honest! Yeah I don't think I will like the smells...similar to old Hooters! Ha! I saw a video on soap bar recycling in vegas and I get why they have dispensers now! Drinks look great but too expensive! Gotta have the Modelo Chilladas! Love the view from the room, but the price is a bit high weekdays with the extra fees! OMG parking too?!!! Love the fridge! I think you will like the Signature suites better!!!
Thanks for sharing!! I actually think i should check those out
I heard Ru Paul's show draws about 10 people a show 😂😂 on a good day
Damn missed it
The In-N-Out Burger is the same price as it normally is to not a strip price
i would stay there for the room, location, and the fact that's connected to 3 other resorts
I walked through there to see RuPaul's Drag Race... the hotel was disgusting. Filthy, filthy, filthy. The Bugsy & Meyer's Steakhouse was really good: clean, great drinks, great food, great staff. The rest of the place was garbage. Would never go there for any reason.
They called it The Linq when The Linq (casino) was called The Quad and it was meant to link it to the Flamingo. That didn't last long as it was quickly rebranded to The Linq; something to do with The Quad being associated with the number four which is unlucky in some Asian cultures so they were losing gamblers. That's the story I heard anyway.
i like the flamingo renovated rooms
nice, harry potter treats. great video!