My request for extra towels to my room was fulfilled in just 12 and a half minutes. This is a rarity at large, moderately priced Vegas hotels, where getting through to the front desk typically requires a tedious series of switchboards and holding. Once in my room, I could pick up the phone, call the front desk, and find a real person on the line. I had my room key within a few minutes of entering the building. However, unlike the South Point, the hotel doesn't keep guests waiting at check-in. The hotel lacks some of the features like regular poolside drink service that you typically find at Vegas hotels, but service is also easier to get.Īs at the South Point, another midpriced hotel-casino off the Strip, the Gold Coast has no bellhops to help with bags. For those on a budget looking for clean, quiet accommodations just off-the-Strip, this is a solid pick. The Gold Coast isn't fancy, and guest rooms are quite simple, but it's not without its charms. In a town where much of the cuisine is a cheap American facsimile of ethnic food or a fancy fusion version of it, the affordable, authentic dim sum at Ping Pang Pong is a little dumpling cart of fresh air. Just a half-mile from Las Vegas's Chinatown, the hotel has not one but two genuine Asian restaurants. It's not isolated in the way that far-off-the-Strip hotels like the South Point are. The Rio is right next door, and the party-hard Palms is across the street. Located a mile off the Strip (a five-minute, $8 cab ride), the hotel doesn't feel too far from it all. Unlike at many Strip hotels, you'll find no scene or pretension here - just a few kids splashing in the pool, a few adults soaking in the spa. Outside, the hotel's pool isn't huge, but it's nicely landscaped with large palms and small flowers and more pleasant than you'd expect at such a low-priced hotel. With free parking and a lively 70-lane bowling alley with league programs, the crowd skews local and more mature than the twentysomethings on bachelor(ette) binges on the Strip. The 48 gaming tables draw a steady crowd, especially for a hotel this small. A cocktail waitress offered me a drink when I was merely talking to someone at a slot machine, not gambling myself - a rare thing in Vegas. The 86,000-square-foot casino feels cozy, and, unlike the similarly sized mazelike casino floor at Harrah's, it's easily navigated.

Inside, Gold Coast guests will find a mellow scene, but not a dead one.

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