Some thoughts on the Palms:
Hey guys , after staying there last Thurs and Friday here are some thoughts.
a. Check in - Always check and double check the non-service oriented front desk clerks and bill. For example , when I checked in for a 2 nights comped offer plus $100 in free play, I was told that the computer said it was only 1 night, and I would be charged $190 plus $20 resort fee for Friday night. Well , I mentioned politely that it was a mistake and showed the clerk my offer ( note - when dealing with the Palms always have offers with you or email proofs ). She refused to call over a host to verify, but rudely asked me to "do it yourself, the office is that a way ". Much to the Palms credit, the host on duty did correct the mistake and I ended up with 0 charges for both nights.
b. Room - The remodeled premier guestrooms are nice but small. My room had a spilt glass of wine in the shower, and the drain backed up while taking a shower. So, I'm going to guess these were cosmetic changes rather than a complete overhaul.
c. Casino - A lot of open spaces , and the noise level was down. The only exception was the testing of the Rain sound system which is going to reopen soon. During the testing , it sounded like a 747 was in the room - everybody was holding their ears. This only lasted about 30 minutes with random noise blast outs. Since Rain is next to the high roller VP area, expect blast outs.
d. Restaurants - This was bad as 2 of the mid point restaurants ( little Buddha or whatever its going to be called, and Garduno's were closed ). The good news was that the fortunes and 24/7 cafe were having constant player club specials where you could have a decent lunch or dinner for way under $20. Your room key does get you free admission to Moon and Ghostbar which are fun places if $5 cokes and $10 beers are your thing. The food court is excellent. Did you know you can get a "senior coffee" at Mcdonald for only 59C which is actually better and bigger than the drink service one.
e. Buffet - Vastly improved. On the first day there a convention was at the casino and the buffet line waiting was close to 45 minutes. On Friday the wait was less than 10.
f. Gambling - ok, so there are 3 types of VP which adds to the confusion ...normal points ( NP ) , half points ( HP) and quarter points ( QP). As far as I could tell the machines are well marked.
QP - all 10/7 Db, 10/6 ddb if part of a 10/7 machine, 9/6 jacks if part of a 10/7 machine
HP - 10/6 ddb stand alone machines, Nsud, 99.0 jokers, 99.2 loose deuce. Not sure why on earth the loose deuce and jokers are HP's. they should be NP's.
NP - most jacks, bonus which include 2C 50 play machines, 5/10 play quarter machines
other NP VP:
1. Multistrike - they took out the 7/5 super aces and replaced these with Ugly Ducks as their best game. This was bizarre in the fact that they are both 98.99% rated games.
2. Ultimate X - The best game is 9/6 DDB game ( 99.86 ) which is only full pay at 10 play 50C or $50 a shot. Using my rule of 60 for this type of game , I would use a $3000 session bankroll to feel confident at beating them. In my opinion a better option for those with smaller bankrolls is the triple play 50C 7/5 bonus ( 99.3) which for the rule of 40 [ because this is a lower volatility game compared to DDB ] requires only $600. Wizard has this strategy published.
3. Three way action - this is one of the most popular games here, and its rated at 99.3. Wizard has a strategy
Conclusion: You need to keep your wits about you, but all in all I was pleased with the Palms. With the recent persecution of comps and full pay machines at former favorite Stations Casinos, Palms is now a competitor for my dollar. Also its a 2 minute walk across the street to the Gold Coast which has excellent full pay video poker.
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