I think it's time for a reality check here: the Palms sucks, and the Real World season everyone references when they're talking about the hotel aired about 5 years ago.\n\nWhy should you avoid the Palms?  Here are some reasons:\n\n1.) The crowd - Um, it's not where \"beautiful people\" congregate in Las Vegas.  That distinction goes either to the Hard Rock or the Bellagio.  In fact, the majority of the gambling dollars at the Palms come from Las Vegas locals, and I don't mean the kind of LV locals who dance at Spearmint Rhino.  No, I'm talking about 70 year old retirees who have taken up second careers as slot jockeys.  At any given point before midnight, half the people in the Palms have grandchildren.  And the other half of the people aren't that great.\n\n2.) The food - I've seen some other people here point to the fact that the Palms has a food court as evidence of it's culinary accomplishments.  Um, it's freakin' Las Vegas.  You can do slightly better for a meal than McDonalds.  All the high end restaurants in the Palms are overpriced and overhyped.  N9ne?  Yeah, it's okay, but Fix in the Bellagio has better food and better looking people.  Guaradino's is a poor man's version (in food quality, not prices) of Diego in MGM Grand.  And Nove?  If you really want Italian, try Wynn - they have some much better places there.\n\n3.) The nightlife - I'm sure Rain and Ghostbar were great when Trishelle and the rest of the Real World crew hung out there.  Unfortunately, time rarely stands still, which goes double in clubland and triple in Vegas.  In past five or so years, places like Tao, Pure and Jet have opened.  So who goes to Rain and Ghostbar today?  21 year old guys who wear sleeveless t-shirts.  And lots of them.  I know this because I once had a job reviewing nightclubs in Las Vegas, and I remember walking into Rain and thinking I'd accidentally ended up on the Jersey Shore.  Um, not that there's anything wrong with that.  Sadly, the new places in tower 2 (Moon, The Playboy Club) aren't special.\n\n4.) The hotel - Not to sound like a design snob, but the Palms just feels cheap compared to all the Strip places.  The wooden flooring was an idea that seemed great on a designer's computer, but in real life just gets destroyed from all the foot traffic.  The casino chips feel cheap compared to what's used elsewhere in the city.  And the music is much better at the Hard Rock.\n\nIn short, skip the Palms and head for the Hard Rock or the Bellagio.