Hooters Casino Hotel: Delightfully Tacky in Las Vegas

Hooters Casino Hotel is probably what you'd expect. The first floor is fully stocked with attractive young women in the traditional day-glo orange short-shorts, and tied off Hooters t-shirts, serving drinks and hot wings to gamblers. And the decor is the same light-colored pine from the restaurants combined with eye-scorching orange. Combine this with the effects of the slot machines and neon lights directing visitors to the bars, restrooms, and shops, and you've got a kaleidoscope of light and sound that says "welcome to Las Vegas" in the Hooters way.

Upstairs in the rooms, the decor is more subdued. The same light-colored pine is used in all the furniture here. Our room was an Ocean View room (which, near as I could tell, meant that you could see the pool from the room) and came with two full beds, a bar-height table, two barstools (topped with orange cushions), a television armoir with television and attached gaming controller, a desk and chair, a wall-mounted nightstand between the two beds and a vanity. All rooms feature a safe, free of charge. The bathroom had a large mirror over a large counter with a sink and space for toiletries. A toilet and shower complete the standard bathroom. Also included is a hair-dryer.

Don't expect heavy-bottomed glasses or insulated ice buckets: Hooters offers neither. Instead, you'll use a Budweiser beer bucket and plastic cups. Furthermore, the rooms don't offer in-room coffee makers, so if visitors want coffee, they'll have to order from room service or bring their own coffee pot.

The rooms each have their own air conditioning, and if you're a smoker, there are smoking rooms available on the 18th floor and up. The hotel also features bungalows which are all non-smoking. Rates are reasonable for Las Vegas ranging from $69 for bungalow rooms and $99 for tower rooms to $289 for tower rooms and $329 for tower rooms.