TR SNIPPET RED ROCK ROOM

I was back from hiking Red Rock Canyon and checked into Red Rock Casino a bit before 3. They set me up with a very nice room. Everything was free on the MyVegas promotion, including the Resort Fee and that allowed me free wifi, which I did not use, and free access to the spa.

This is a large casino and I get lost easily.

I asked a worker about parking, and she told me that all the levels were the same and I'd have to take two elevators, but that was not correct. I scoped out the best place to park and get to the room. I parked on level 3 in the East Garage. There were signs that this was Platinum parking, but actually Platinum is just a small section and the rest is general parking and it was easy enough to find a convenient spot.

From this level I could roll my bags right in with no parking garage elevator and easily find the hotel elevator. I parked there to prepare for check out as well.

THE ROOM

There is a huge marble bathroom with a separated tub and a television over the tub. So one night I had a great soak and watched the news. They give a mineral bath additive along with the shampoo and it bubbled up just fine. The tub is very deep and comfortable. It fills very quickly.

The sink area was long and marble and doubled. Very nice. There is a phone next to the toilet.

The television that serves the room itself is a large screen with good reception and some fine choices of channels, although no Turner Classic Movies were included in the package, so commercials were mandatory.

The beds were comfortable, but the mattresses were not firm enough for my taste. Still, that was is a very minor criticism.

A floor to ceiling window offered a fine view. I took whatever view they had although the clerk asked me what I wanted. Mine faced the Vegas strip and the lighting at night was really delightful. All the casinos are tiny so the entire strip and downtown is there in miniature. It reinforces the distance and the sense of being away from all the noise and bustle.

Covering this window were two layers of curtains. One was translucent. The other really shut out the light.

Below the window was a long couch-like place to sit.

At the foot of each bed was a nice long padded table that was great for unpacking suitcases or sitting to work on putting on the the socks and the hiking boots.

The electric plugs were pretty good. Between the bed was a nice set of plugs set in easy reach above the table. There were two plugs near the spacious desk. Also there was a complicated phone with a screen that glowed too much for me. I tossed a handkerchief over it.

The closet had a light that turned on when the doors were open.

At first I did not find the Do Not Disturb option. It is not a card that might get lost or stolen. There is a small button inside that turns on a red “Do Not Disturb” sign. No one bothered me or the room.

The entrances to these rooms are all recessed, so traffic in the hallways is ten feet from the room entrance. This makes everything much more quiet. This is the quietest hotel I have ever slept in, anywhere.

Phone reception in the room seemed to falter at times, but it might have been my wife's phone at home. For some reason we lost reception, so I went downstairs for the next call and took it from the hotel lobby with no trouble and then outside.

I particularly love the lighting here.

At the door are two switches. One controls recessed lights above the beds and another recessed lights above the window. Both can be also be controlled by a switch above the bedside table.

At the desk is a switch that controls tube lights above the work area and there is a side light with its own switch. Next to each of the beds is a small goose neck light that would be great for reading in bed without bothering a sleeping partner in the other queen bed.

One bathroom switch controlled recessed lights in the shower, over the tub, and in the ceiling. A separate switch controlled lights on both sides of the long double sink. Another switch controlled one overhead light in the bathroom.

The bathroom door was a swinging door with a pane of translucent glass.

So, the bathroom could be set up to glow with a bit of light coming through the door, or the door to the toilet could be shut and just that light used in the nighttime.

I could not help comparing that to the El Cortez tower room I had just left where one of the switches at the door controlled the plugs for the bedside lamp, the clock, and my sleep apnea machine. I put a piece of electrical tape over it so that I did not have to keep resetting the clock.

For the most part the décor of the casino and the rooms is in modern abstract design. Above the beds here are matching colorful tile pieces. PHOTO

Above the desk however is a fine photo of Red Rock Canyon with snow. PHOTO.

Overall, this is the nicest room I had this trip and perhaps the nicest room I have ever had in Vegas. I am very much attracted to this casino, and certainly will go back.

At first I thought perhaps MyVegas had sent me to an upscale room, as they had at Mandalay Bay, but the clerk said most of the rooms at Red Rock were the same. She said that the prices range from $75 to $700, depending upon the day and what is going on. With the resort fee that would mean that some days might go as cheaply as $110 a night. I'm hoping next year to get time with my oldest boy Frank in Vegas. He loves Red Rock. That would make it a great destination.

Here is a good review of Calico Basin where I walked my third day.

http://www.vegasbright.com/2016/02/03/vegas-on-two-wheels/