Not bad.... Not bad at all! I stayed at the Flamingo in December for my birthday. First time in Vegas and I would have to say I had the best time of my life! The lines are really no different than waiting to buy movie tickets at the theater. I got there around noon time and I did not pay for early check-in. I did stand in line to try to partially check in and to let them know I was there. I was told check-in wasnt until 4:30pm. I was thinking WOW!! They told me to come back a little closer to check-in time and that I would not have to wait in tge Check-in line , I could just pick up my key. I tipped the guy for a bag check and once your room is ready they will bring it up for you. I mean thats a whole let better than walking the strip or casino with all your lugagge. The casino area is pretty nice and big. The places to eat are ok just stay clear away from Carlos and Charlies resturant , they are horrible. (You can read my review on that). The one thing that did disappoint me was the fact that when I did come back around six to check-in , my room was still not ready. So I sort of caused a small scene. They front desk staff were pretty nice and they gave me money to use for food or shopping for my inconvience. They have plenty of elevators to get to your room. Let me speak on the carpets in the hallways..... Its really not that bad like alot of folks say it is. Maybe different floors have different issues but I was on the 10th floor and the carpets were just ok. Reading other reviews before going made me nervous as heck. I thought I was going to see chalk outlining dead bodies and smell urine etc... That was not my experience at all. My room was one that was updated. I got a luxury Fab room. This room was a strip view, nice comfy bed and very spacious. The bathroom is the one thing that could have been updated but it wasnt like a motel 6 bathroom. It was still very clean and everything was working. Water pressure and water temperature was completely fine. All in all the bathroom needed some paint and newer floors. The actual room was just great. No bedbugs... I always check when I stay in hotels. (I always fold down the  fitted sheets at the corners of the mattress to check if I see any black specs). If you dont know... you should always pack dryer sheets with you to put in your actual lugagge and to put in between the sheets and mattress to keep all the bedbugs, bugs and other pest of that kind away. One big reason I landed on this hotel is because they do not charge a resort fee. I really do not understand why alot of other hotels charge these fees but hey its Vegas!!! The buffets are just ok but the best buffet is the one in Ceasars. (Sorry, I do not remember the name). House keeping does a pretty decent job but they are kind of slow and my room was cleaned kind of on the late side. Checking out was a breeze and they are very helpful with getting you back to the airport. I would stay here again.