Comments on: Neon Diarrhea

By: james

james — Wed, 19 May 2010 17:30:58 +0000

The P-HO’s exterior looks like in belong in Idiocracy. I see it and get depressed because I think my vacation could have been spent somewhere more rewarding, like a national park or a museum.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 18 May 2010 14:06:17 +0000

City Center = Massive Failure

The best days of LV are behind us.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 17 May 2010 22:29:55 +0000

Agreed. I really miss hotels with themes and bright colorful lights outside. City Center is sad, it reminds me of an office park near my work filled with several BigLaw firm offices combined with a mall. It is a nice complex, but nothing special.

I think the hotels with locations as themes started this bland boring trend. While cartoon versions of Paris and NYNY were ok, the Bellagio and Venetian tried too hard to be real and have “class”. Vegas is not a classy place, and if I wanted to go on a nice vacation I go somewhere real. I go to vegas to drink heavily, gamble with decent odds, look at bright lights, and laugh at the human condition (douche-bags and women with terrible boob jobs).

By: Trey

Trey — Mon, 17 May 2010 21:00:44 +0000

I always thought the purple & pink lighting on the Stardust’ tower was what stood out the most when looking down the strip from the south end. I just hope that if anything is ever built on that lot that they do not screw it up as much as CC.

By: par88

par88 — Sun, 16 May 2010 22:56:29 +0000

Some of your photos are really nice Rex. If you’re ever inclined to write about it, I’d be interested to know what kind of photo equipment you’re using.

By: james h

james h — Sun, 16 May 2010 22:23:20 +0000

it is sad to see the lack of neon on the newer properties…the neon has always been part of the magic of vegas. look out any hotel room during the day, the strip is not all that attractive. look out at night, the magic is there, disney land for adults, feel the excitement, the call of the night….its all in the lights, when the neon is all gone the strip will not be the same….neon is friendly, it sets the mood, creates excitement, i bet if you put neon on the bums, porn slappers, and hookers they wouldnt seem so bad. neon taxis, neon public transportation,,,vegas can never have too much neon!

By: Dennis

Dennis — Sun, 16 May 2010 21:07:31 +0000

Just got back from my yearly visit to Las Vegas this week. I visited City Center for the first time and visited Crystals in the middle of the afternoon and at noon. The place is beautiful but nobody was around. The restaurants were empty. Aria was very nice but the casino was dark and not many people around. I agreed with Tom it just doesn’t fit in with the strip. I think City Center is going to fail and MGM is going to need to sell couple of their other hotels to pay for it. City Center looks like a bunch of office buildings. It was a big disappointment.

By: Whiskydrinker

Whiskydrinker — Sun, 16 May 2010 20:25:39 +0000

I have to say that seeing the neon of the Stardust in 1992 on my first trip to Vegas was simply the point where I couldn’t get any better.

By: huddler

huddler — Sun, 16 May 2010 17:34:58 +0000

I have stayed at P-Ho several times and I stayed at Aria in February for the 1st time. There is no comparison in terms of style, ambiance, service, etc. I’ll take the P-HO every single time over Aria in every category. Aria simply doesnt work.

By: ColinFromLasVegas

ColinFromLasVegas — Sun, 16 May 2010 14:43:55 +0000

Sorry, Rex, this has nothing to do with this article, but I just saw your photo of the guy wearing the t-shirt with possibly the next Las Vegas Convention Visitors Authority (LVCVA) slogan.

Again, you made me spit coffee this morning laughing. Damn you.

To add to your photo, if that indeed is the case this is a new campaign by LVCVA, I bet Mr. Fucking Randy Fucking Snow thought that up and it’s his brainchild.