OverviewLocated about a 13-minute drive from the Las Vegas Strip and a 3-minute drive from the nearest Interstate 15 on-ramp, the South Point Hotel Las Vegas is geared towards road travellers who prefer a full-service hotel with a casino, on-site dining and easy highway access.
Each of the hotel's air-conditioned guest rooms and suites offers free Wi-Fi, cable TV, an in-room safe, an iPod dock, a coffeemaker, a desk, a hair dryer and an iron and ironing board. Rooms with a mini-fridge, a jetted tub, a separate bedroom and a printer/fax are also available, as are smoking, non-smoking and wheelchair-accessible rooms.
Hotel amenities include an outdoor pool, a poolside bar, a hot tub, a fitness centre, a spa and wellness centre, an 80,000 square-foot casino, an equestrian arena, meeting/banquet space, a business centre, an arcade, a beauty/bar shop, a bowling alley, a movie theatre, nightly entertainment, guest laundry, a gift shop, free parking and 12 restaurants.
A free airport shuttle is also offered from 6 am to 8:45 pm daily (pleased contact the hotel for details). Pets are not permitted and a $14 resort fee per accommodation will be charged.
Caesars Palace is roughly a 12-minute drive away, while Vegas Pointe Plaza can be found 4 minutes away by car. Southern Highlands Golf Club is about a 9-minute drive away and McCarran International Airport Las Vegas (LAS) is a 13-minute drive from the hotel. (All distances and travel time estimates: Google Maps)
Verified with a front desk agent: Free Wi-Fi, free parking, no pets, wheelchair accessible. (Call Date: December 23, 2013)
The GoodThe majority of the reviews sourced for this analysis were positive, with much praise going to the hotel's rates, rooms, staff and food.
The hotel's rates were praised by many lodgers. They were described as affordable, reasonable, excellent and "a bargain".
Numerous reviewers were pleased with the hotel's accommodations. They described their rooms as clean, spacious, modern, well equipped and quiet, with large bathrooms, great water pressure and comfortable beds and pillows.
The hotel's staff were the source of several compliments by guests, who characterized them as friendly, professional and efficient. One patron remarked, "The staff was all wonderful from housekeeping to the valets. Check-in took mere minutes and the staff was wonderful. Room service was superb... I was quoted longer times than I actually had to wait. Even when they said 30 minutes, or more, it was delivered within 10 to 15 minutes".
Several travellers were impressed with the hotel's restaurants, finding them to be delicious, tasty and affordable with plenty of variety. One guest noted, "The food is wonderful and with lots of variety, from a sandwich shop and burger joint, to a suit and tie gourmet room, and everything in between. Be aware, they don't serve small food! Staying on a diet is a problem here".
The Bad
While the majority of reviews consulted for this analysis were positive, there were a few common complaints about the hotel's resort fee and location.
Some guests complained about the hotel's resort fee. They felt it should have been included in the overall price.
Although the majority of reviewers were pleased with the hotel's proximity to shopping and highway access, a few travellers found the hotel to be a bit far from The Strip. They felt the hotel was better suited for those with a vehicle.
Expedia.ca guest reviews rated the hotel 4.4 out of 5 with a 95% recommendation rate from 13,042 reviews.
TripAdvisor.com guest reviews ranked the hotel #51 of 270 Las Vegas hotels with an average rating of 4 out of 5 from 3,009 reviews.
Booking.com guest reviews rated the hotel 8.5 out of 10 from 536 reviews.
The author called the hotel on December 23, 2013 to verify some information.
