We secured our 2 bedroom apartment via a time share exchange. The accommodations were clean and spacious. Although an older property, it was refrurbished a year ago and was quite comfortable. Currently 3 sides of the building have construction going on. The other side faces the Bellagio, Paris and the Las Vegas strip. The staff were all cheerful and good at their jobs. The parking is limited and at times you must park across the street at Planet Hollywood (the old Alladin) and catch a free shuttle back. There is a pool, small work out room and laundry facilities are available on several floors. Very few activities are planned, but then you are in the heart of Vegas. All in all, it was a good experience even without the "glitz" Vegas is known for.

My husband and I stayed with our 2 children at the Jockey Club for 1 week over July 4th. We exchanged our timeshare through Interval International and checked in the Wednesday before July 4th. The exchange was straightforward, no issues with our check in; the luggage was up to our room within minutes and the valet parking was quick. This hotel has 2 buildings with the pool area in between.

As others have said, this hotel is in the midst of a large amount of construction; 2 hotels are being built around the 2 Jockey Club buildings. One of the construction sites (for the Cosmopolitan hotel) has an office on the 2nd floor of back building, the Derby tower. As suggested in other reviews, we asked for a room facing the Bellagio hotel. But being in the back building, the main view from room 754 is of the Bellagio parking structure, so our views of the strip and the Bellagio fountains were only partial. The construction noise is prominent, for us we notice the noise not in the evenings, but the mornings. At 5:30 am every morning (except July 4th and Sunday), a truck came in and dropped off a construction dumpster and the noise began. We also noticed a lot of noise coming from our upstairs neighbor but not from other rooms on our floor. So if you are looking for a peaceful night’s sleep, this is not the hotel for you.

The other effect of the construction is the pool covering; a double netting anchored with 4 or 5 very large posts (think a circus big top) and a dust of construction debris litters everything, including the pool water and pool loungers. I think the staff should do a better job of keeping the pool area cleaner and left comments on our review card at check out. The pool tiles were also filthy and the pool looked like it needed to be vacuumed more often. Pool side towels were plentiful and chilled bottled water was provided daily. The pool deck also has a pool table, ping pong table, dart board and kids sized basketball game. All the equipment was available for complementary check out on the first floor on the Ascot Tower in the hospitality room. Free popcorn, coffee and water was also available throughout the day in the hospitality room, along with a wide selection of movies (we only looked at the kids movies) and games available for use.

The location of this hotel is perfectly situated on the strip and the small size made getting in and out of the hotel much easier than I would imagine guests of the mega resorts have. Valet parking is mandatory; they say due to the construction. The valets were quick and we only waited a few minutes each time to get our car. Only on July 4th when we came back to the hotel late, did we have to park across the street at the Planet Hollywood hotel parking structure (for no additional fee). A shuttle runs between the Jockey Club and the Planet Hollywood parking structure but stops at Midnight.

We came to visit Las Vegas because we were visiting family over July 4th and because we live within driving distance. There is too much sexually explicit advertising for my taste and I was uncomfortable with my children in this situation, so I would not recommend Vegas a family destination (unless you were staying off the strip and did not bring your children to the strip.)

Yes, it's in the middle of a construction site but you are in Vegas - it's one big construction site! We took the advice of some of the other reviews and requested a room facing the Bellagio. Well, not only was it quiet (we occassionally heard a backup signal from a truck - that was about it) but we had front row seats for the Fountain Show at the Bellagio (we just opened our windows a crack to hear the music - it was lovely).

We had a 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom suite. The beds were comfortable, had huge oversized pillows (which I love), fully stocked kitchen (even had those rubber things to help open stuck jars!).

The pool is small and is covered in netting. We had full sun the entire time out there but there were areas of shade to hide in when it got super hot.

The staff was fantastic. Very friendly and accommodating.

I'd go again in a heartbeat!

For the love of God don't stay here. You will be in the middle of a gigantic construction site. You would be better off staying in a cardboard box in the middle of the Las Vegas Strip. You have been warned.