I stayed at the Hotel for the Classic Gaming Expo where I was helping with and was very pleased with the updated room I stayed in (not everyone was lucky enough to get one, however), but displeased with everything else.\n\nThe room was brand new, so everything was nice and clean.  It had a huge LCD TV and a safe to lock up your expensive belongings.  The bathroom was also spacious and had a large shower.  The rest of the hotel was not nearly as nice.  \n\nThe food at the two restaurants I tried was mediocre.  The breakfast buffet while sub-par, wasn't even open on week days, so you had to venture somewhere else outside the hotel for that kind of thing, or pay $10 for a breakfast burrito at the South Beach Cafe.  \n\nThe casino is a joke.  If you like slot machines, you will probably find another to suit your fancy.  But if you like table games, especially craps, you will want to go somewhere else.  I went to the MGM across the bridge next-door and was very pleased with what they had to offer there.\n\nThe parking at the Tropicana also left a lot to be desired, but it was at least free.  There was no place to park anywhere near the vicinity of the rooms we were staying at, and the back door was locked past a certain hour at night.\n\nThe hotel staff and the (new) rooms were very nice, but the facilities left quite a lot to be desired.  If you can get one of the new rooms here and don't mind traveling elsewhere to spend your time, the rooms are nice and priced well.  Just expect to do your wining, dining and gambling elsewhere.