Reviews of Treasure Island????

Anyone stayed here? Got an e-mail from them, the price is comparable to the other hotels we are looking at, and are now wondering if we should stay there. Can anyone give us details on the rooms at T.I.????? ie. Size, bed comfort, bathrooms. Is the pool area good there?

Reviews of Treasure Island????

It%26#39;s a nice hotel with good sized rooms that are nice, decent bathrooms, can%26#39;t remember the beds so must have been ok or I would have noticed. Pool area is small compared to those of other casinos though. The location is good as well.

Reviews of Treasure Island????

Just stayed there two weeks ago. Rooms were very nice. Beds comfy. The pool is too small for a hotel with 3000 but it is an attractive pool. Casino at night is filled with many 20 somethings on their way to Tangerine. You feel very old..very fast. LOL

The regular rooms are ok. The Petite and Tower suites are nicer. Both have 2 bathrooms, and the jacuzzi is also nice. They have a claustraphobic feel though as there is only 1 window in the room.

Stayed at TI last June (one year ago this week) and it was a very nice, clean hotel. Great location too....Mirage is a 2 minute walk and Venetian is across the street.

Can%26#39;t go wrong with TI, especially if you get a good room rate.

In an ealier post you mentioned you were considering Mirage or Wynn. if you%26#39;re comparing TI to either of those options TI is at the back of the pack. In another post you mentioned the Flamingo %26amp; the Palms- I%26#39;d pick TI over those two, but I%26#39;m not into the pool scene so that aspect of the properties might make the Flamingo a better choice than it would be for me.

I guess what I%26#39;m saying is that you%26#39;ll get the most useful information if you give us more details. What are the other hotels you%26#39;re considering? What is important to you in a hotel?

Good luck with your trip planning!

Frommer%26#39;s sez:

Very Highly Recommended

Huh? What happened to Treasure Island? What happened to the pirates? Why, Vegas grew up, that%26#39;s what. Or, rather, it wants the kids it once actively tried to court to grow up, or at least, not come around until they are able to drink and gamble properly.

Originally the most modern family-friendly hotel, the former Treasure Island was a blown-up version of Disneyland%26#39;s Pirates of the Caribbean. But that%26#39;s all behind them now, and the name change is there to make sure you understand this is a grown-up, sophisticated resort. There might still be the odd pirate element here and there, but only because someone absent-mindedly missed it in a recent ruthless purging of the last remnants. The latest victim is the pirate stunt show out front; it%26#39;s been revamped so that the pirates, and you have no idea how much we wish we were making this up, now ';battle'; scantily clad ';strippers'; -- er, ';sirens.';

To be fair, none of this matters a whit, unless, like us, you got a kick out of the skulls and crossbones, and treasure chests bursting with jewels and gold, that originally decorated the place. What remains, after they stripped the pirate gilt, is such a nice place to stay that in some ways, it even outranks its older sister, The Mirage. The well-sized rooms pretty much follow the pattern of The Mirage%26#39;s last phase of room decor -- modified French Regency with a mélange of patterns, but the monochromatic color (many shades of gold) tones it down, and overall, while not distinctive, per se, they are much nicer than most in their price range. Good bathrooms feature a large soaking tub -- a bather%26#39;s delight. Best of all, Strip-side rooms have a view of the pirate battle -- views are best from the sixth floor on up. You know, so you can see right down the sirens%26#39; dresses.

The hotel offers a premier restaurant, the Buccaneer Bay Club, a hotel buffet, and the new branch of Los Angeles%26#39;s Canter%26#39;s deli that just opened. The Battle Bar, in the casino near the race and sports book, is being redone as we write this, but does provide patio seating overlooking Buccaneer Bay; for the best possible view of what%26#39;s now going to be called ';The Sirens of TI,'; arrive at least 45 minutes before the show and snag a table by the railing. Treasure Island is home to Cirque du Soleil%26#39;s Mystère , one of the best shows in town.

A free tram travels between Treasure Island and The Mirage almost around the clock. For a good photo op, sit in the front of the first car: As you leave the loading dock, note how The Mirage, palm trees, and a bit of the New York-New York skyline are framed in an attractive, and surreal, manner.

There%26#39;s a full-service spa and health club with a complement of machines, plus sauna, steam, whirlpool, massage, on-site trainers, TVs and stereos with headsets, and anything else you might need (including a full line of Sebastian grooming products in the women%26#39;s locker room). There%26#39;s a $20-per-day fee to use the facilities.

The pool is not that memorable, with none of the massive foliage and other details that make the one at The Mirage stand out (so blah is it that the staff didn%26#39;t even bother to check room keys when last we swam here). It%26#39;s a large, free-form swimming pool with a 230-foot loop slide and a nicely landscaped sun-deck area. It%26#39;s often crawling with kids, so if that%26#39;s a turn-off, go elsewhere.

Facilities: Casino; showrooms; 11 restaurants; outdoor pool; fitness center and spa; concierge; tour desk; car-rental desk; business center; shopping arcade; 24-hr. room service; laundry service; dry cleaning; nonsmoking rooms; executive-level rooms.

While you%26#39;re there check out Tangerine and Kahunaville (at night).

They are fun places.

What%26#39;s up with the Fodor%26#39;s description of the pool? I was there last summer and I don%26#39;t remember any loop slide and they did check keys. The advantage to no lazy river or wave pool is that there are fewer kids around, so not as much splashing and less crowding in the pool itself. When I was there, except for Saturday we had no trouble getting lounge chairs. Most people wanted to lay out in the sun or sit on the edge of the pool.

Like Writergirl, I have to question the Fodor%26#39;s review. I mean, ';a premier restaurant, the Buccaneer Bay Club';? I%26#39;ve never heard anyone rave about the restaurant and it ranks #387 out of 702 restaurants here on TA.

TI is a good hotel in a great location. As others mentioned, pass on it if you are a pool fan; WAY too small for the property. Most of the chairs are all side by side an a sidewalk like patio away from the pool. Other than than that, great hotel if you get a nice rate. We have stayed in both the petite and tower suites and liked them both.