VegasChatter

The nearest we’ve seen to the garden here is the grass around the pool area at the Tropicana, but that’s more decorative with its pretty flowers – you get the impression that this is for lying on.

The rooms are set around the grass – bright white, two storey buildings, all with balconies. And there are rows of cacti planted outside the ground floor rooms. V cute.

From what we saw yesterday, we have only two issues. Firstly, the pool area – nice as those beds looked - felt a little small for the 150 rooms, and it’s also a bit exposed – we’re used to Vegas pools that come enclosed by big buildings so even if it’s roasting you can tell yourself that you’re getting a little shelter. Here, though, it’s in the open air with only a few palms to protect you.

Second, yesterday the Rumor seemed to be under the flight path for the private jet part of McCarran. We weren’t disturbed at all by any big planes, but a couple of little jets flew in over the resort. They didn’t make a lot of noise, but you knew they were there. But then again, that probably tells you something about how quiet the whole place is – because you sure as hell wouldn’t notice that across the street at the Hard Rock.

All in all, we’re impressed. Roll on the room tour!