when klass meets class

Here are some side by side comparison shots of Binion's and Caesar's. As if it needs to be said, Binion's is on the left. Click the image for a closer look.



The first shot is of the sleeping area, note the height of the Caesar's beds. Also note that while there are 8 pillows on those beds, there are 2 on the Binion's beds. Also note the mirrored headboards on those Caesar's beds. That's a bold choice for a room with 2 beds, if you're catching my drift.

The second shot showcases the TV/desk/dresser area with the nearby seating area. I didn't really have any use for the big square chair in the Caesar's room, but I did enjoy the rolling desk chair that reclined. Sorry, I didn't think to take a picture of it. I didn't include a lot of shots at Caesar's that showed just how much bigger the room was than the room at Binion's. Fun fact about the curtains at Caesar's: you open and close them with a button on the wall. Seems overly lazy to me.

And in the third shot, check out the ultimate sign of a classy hotel room: the toilet phone. Nothing says class like "my phone calls are so important, they can't wait for me to get off the toilet to make them." Clearly, I am not classy, since I had no use for the toilet phone. There didn't seem to be a button to call the phone in the living area of the room, otherwise, I'd have called Mike or Gabe when they were staying there with me. The toilet was in a separate room at Caesar's, they know you need privacy for toilet calls.

One area Binion's wins? A coffeemaker in the room. I'm being totally serious. Caesar's set up the room so if I wanted to eat or drink anything, I either had to bust into the minibar (haha, like that was gonna happen), or spend a bunch of money downstairs (again, yeah right). Thank you, Binion's, for allowing me to brew some hot tea before bed and in the morning!

What $32 buys you

I had planned to post this shortly after checking in at Binion's on Friday afternoon, but Mike and I had kind of a late night on Thursday and were too tired to hunt down the free WiFi needed to make the post. Get ready to be impressed! You should note that the guy at the front desk said that the "hot tip" I got online to ask for a room in the "Old Mint Tower" was a good tip. The rooms in here are allegedly bigger and nicer than the rooms in the other tower. BETTER and BIGGER. Please keep those words in mind when you look at these pictures.

The first thing I noticed was the...um...interesting color scheme.



OK, I lied, the first thing I noticed was the awesome TV.



I also went to the bathroom to see if Binion's featured a fabulous walk-in shower with two shower heads and a TV built into the mirror and a toilet phone.



Mike's room had a different TV and different bed linens, which we thought was weird.



Finally, some shots of a cigarette burn on one of the bed comforters and the motheaten curtains. How do you spell class? B-I-N-I-O-N-S!!!



OK, I spoke too soon, I'll end this post with Binh showcasing the open screenless window. We were on the 20th floor, and each night before we went out, we said, "remember the suicide pact at the end of the night!"



I'll put up some comparison shots between Caesar's and Binion's later on. I really don't think Binion's was all that bad, but it was definitely much different than Caesar's!

Binh's got fireworks on ner feet!

By now, you've gotten a little taste of the action last night. Binhligerent was out in full force with glowstick flip flops and a giant toof. My bad, Binh says, "that was just a warmup last night! I'm not at full force yet!" Look out! "Not until we go to McDonald's!"

Anyhoo, we're off to a fancy $10 champagne brunch at the Main Street Station (where we hopefully won't get sick). I'll try to post some pictures later. I owe you guys a post about our $32 room and how it compares to the room at Caesar's.

Binh and Shooter say hi!