Linq Hotel Finally Ups Its Elevator Game

Linq Hotel Finally Ups Its Elevator GameFrom Vital Vegas 

When the Linq was the IP, the elevators really stanq.

When it was the IP the whole place Kinda Stanq  (cept' for the Auto Collection)

When it was the IP the whole place Kinda Stanq  (cept' for the Auto Collection)

I really liked the IP.  It was so full of characters you thought you were downtown.  Also, loved the ladies in the Hawaiian shirts that made change and paid out the hadn pays.  Lost a lot of character when Harrah's bought it.

Ditto, 10-4 and all that thebeachbum said.  Never stayed at the IP but loved the atmosphere, the 'ambiance'.  And they served the best Reuben Sandwich ever, in the Tea Room...'something Tea Room.'  Great little cafe type restaurant that had everything.  Never missed a visit to the classic car display.  I didn't really notice a stink, or stench, or whatever.  Fun place, good memories, closest thing on the Strip to 'old Vegas'. 

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The IP was evidently designed by someone high on drugs. The interior and exterior layout were very confusing; in particular, it was possible to get lost in the parking garage and be unable to escape. I haven't been back there since it got eaten by CET and then changed hands again. To be franq, I no longer visit Strip properties. I'm sure I'd need to take out a banq loan to stay there now. It used to be a bargain destination, especially given its prime location.

I do remember that the old IP always put up a huge, bizarre list of Super Bowl prop bets, and I would drop by if i was in town just to see what they were. I also recall that they had a very good Japanese (?) restaurant, which back then, was a rarity on the Strip. Oh yeah, and the cocktail waitresses wore these gorgeous deep blue uniforms.

I have a couple of particular memories that stand out. One was the gin rummy machine (really!). I figured out how to beat it (maximum bet $2.50, and it took over a minute to play a hand), made about $40 a session, and then one day, I popped back in and there was a hole where the machine used to be. Not another machine, just a hole.

The other memory I have is walking to the Strip from my room and on a whim, veering off to put down a $2 blackjack bet (yes, this was some time ago!). After I plunked down my bet in center field, I noticed that there were two gentlemen, one at first base, and one at third base, each betting $500. Before I could withdraw my bet, the dealer whipped out the cards. Hard 16 for the guy on my right. Blackjack for me. Hard 16 for the guy on my left. Face card for the dealer. I took my $3 winnings and scurried away, before one or both of them tried to kill me.

The old IP had character, and its replacement, like all Strip properties, lacks that quality. Or at least, that's what I thinq.

The IP was the first place I stayed in Vegas. Second worst buffett in Vegas at the time to the old Boardwalk hotel.  But the rooms were cheap the location great and it introduced me to the city (I only ate the buffett once because well I had to see why everyone said it was so bad. I was younger)  As for the Elevators there were so bad. Glad they are getting better.  Who knows maybe one day I will stay there again . 

My first trip years ago was at the IP. Good news is that my room was second floor with a balcony overlooking the pool. Nice. Bad news was that in the time the elevator took getting to the second floor, you could have hit the 30th floor anyplace else in town!

Ric