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Reviews of El Cortez Hotel and Casino - 21 and Over

3 out of 5
El Cortez Hotel and Casino - 21 and Over
600 Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 2009 out of 4507 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 1182 out of 4507 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 560 out of 4507 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 340 out of 4507 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 416 out of 4507 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Melanie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the room and the
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bruce

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I love being in Vegas and being at such a friendly casino and hotel! So much better than being on the strip!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Rachel

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Worst hotel experience ever. Rude staff, dirty, just horrible. We came to gamble but didn’t even do that because this hotel is so bad.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Daniel

Some days it's great, others not so much. I've stayed here several times and it's hit or miss
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Easy check-in, clean room, and an awesome view of the container park!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joshua

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyed our stay here. Food and service was great and rooms were clean. We had a valet employee bring us to the airport and we had extra time so he gave us a tour of the strip!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Sergio

Travelled with group
Disliked: Amenities
Pavilion room are outdated and small.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Donald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great spot
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Mitch

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Leigh Ann, Midlothian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I have been coming to this casino for 30 years and this was my first time to stay there and it wont be my last.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Brent

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Service terrible, not enough servers in restaurant. Entire hotel is dated and old. Sorry to say. Beds are bad too.

10/10 Excellent

Iiesha

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nicely kept casino. Lots of nice finishing touches in the hallways and bedrooms vs just plain boring white decor. Ty for a great stay
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly, Washington

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely spot for a quick visit.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Michael, Huntington Beach

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Have stayed here 30 times. I know what I'm getting. Love the updated (a few years ago) rooms but the mattresses could be replaced more frequently. Sportsbook cashiers were awesome! John and Nerissa? Were fantastic and friendly. Prices on everything have definitely increased, but not ridiculous. Understandable. One of two tower elevators was broken. That was inconvenient at times.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tim

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A nice clean hotel. Great room, great rates. Solid.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

James

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a great value for the stay! George at the front desk is amazing and deserves a raise. There was only one elevator for the tower rooms which made anytime you had to use it a looong wait.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Yolanda

Liked: Staff & service
It made a comfy place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joshua

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Minus the mini fridge it was exactly what I expected and great value
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joshua

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great customer service. From the bartenders to the staff checking me in and out. Judy from the front desk was amazing!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gregory

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Louise

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Jessie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Hotel was in a great location, easy check in and out process, restaurant in hotel was okay … we stayed in the cabana suites we could not ever find house keeping for new clean towels we stayed 4 days there was no one at our front desk for the first 3 days, our room flooded our second night from water coming in from the hallway being that no one was down stairs to assist us we had to go across the street to main hotel to get assistance it took a long time for them to get us into a new room we were not asked if any of our belongings were damaged the customer service was just awful mind you we were woken up at 7am to this .. we also had issues with using our free play the ladies were very dry and did not issue the cards properly so when we tried to use them we received error messages , when we went back so they could fix the issue the young lady was very irritated by our problem..no one apologized for any of the inconveniences . We spoke with a pit boss who was extremely nice and advised us to speak with a supervisor. The young lady who worked at the restaurant was as well very sweet to us. Overall we were disappointed with our stay . The cabanas are very outdated ..
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Abigail

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

James

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Aristakes

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Good but old
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Tracey

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
My husband and I stayed at the Cabana Suites for 2 nights because we wanted to experience old school Vegas. We had heard great things about the El Cortez itself but the cabana suites left a little to be desired. It is across the street from the main casino hotel in a completely separate building. Our room was on the first floor facing the street so we heard traffic and also people yelling into the early hours of the night. The area is not necessarily unsafe but a little run down. The room itself was clean and very basic. If you are looking for amenities this isn’t it. The price was reasonable for during the week. Overall I probably wouldn’t stay here again, although I would probably stay in the main hotel connected to the casino. El Cortez is a great property if you like vintage Vegas.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Demetria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Angela D

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was clean, staff was friendly. Only downside was the elevator, one was out of commission the whole time. Made things a little slower. But other than that, it was great, went with a group of 12, everyone enjoyed their stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ismael

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Evrityn its excellent
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Jessica

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The hotel is keeping true to the vintage Vegas feel. We stayed in a Pavillion room. The room looked like a very basic motel room. The room over looked Fremont street. The noise was so loud we felt like we were in the night club next door. If we stay here again we will be sure to book the North Tower, mountain view room.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alexis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I always enjoy my stays at the el Cortez casino
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Scott, Grapeview

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Angela

😊
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Valjeanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The people were friendly and helpful. Not a huge property so getting around and to my room was easy, without large crowds. Music from outside was loud and ended in the wee hours of the night. May be difficult for light sleepers, but I was fine. Though the property is a bit dated, I enjoyed staying there more than the larger properties like Mandalay Bay or Bellagio. Smaller and easier to navigate.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Diana

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel was super cute and would highly recommend. Within walking distance of Fremont
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Casey, Camp Verde

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My favorite thing was the rooms. Spacious, comfy beds. Only thing was the shower had no door to keep water from splashing outside the shower.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cassandra

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Grest location
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Aeisha

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
N/A
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
El Cortez is a great downtown location close to Fremont St and all downtown has to offer. Clean, updated roms, furnishings, it really feels like your stepping back in time to old las vegas. Had a wonderful stay.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

lee, Tacoma

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location and perfect parking garage !
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice old style casino
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gerick

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay, we greatly enjoyed our time at El Cortez and will definitely stay here the next time we visit.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Eric, Lithonia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is my first time in Vegas first time at this location my toilet was broken but it was fixed I called and I walked to the reception desk to put my name on the list to be taken to the shuttle the morning of my check out they say my name is not going to list overall it was okay experience
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Michael

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Matthew, Ilford

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Overall we were happy with our stay, the room itself was fantastic and the location is great to be walkable for everything at Fremont. We stayed in the "Tower" rooms, which were modern and kept very well, unfortunately one of the two elevators was out of service (early March 2024) and there was a decent wait for the elevator serving the 15 floors. Also the smoke smell in the casino was very intense and made it unpleasant to traverse the casino area getting to the room. Better casino ventilation would significantly improve the property (though rooms in the tower are smoke free and no smell gets there).
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Daniel

Liked: Staff & service
My room was not prepared prior to having been checked in to it. Instead of the convenient 1st floor room I was originally offered, I was sent to a 4th floor room with a defective television that I'm tolerating in case the 3rd option continues to get worse
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Jacob

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
It’s kind of the draw for this place, old Vegas. It was cool, rooms were nice, aura of old Vegas was there but the common areas and elevators are showing their age. Really the only drawback was the tower rooms only had one elevator functioning. That made for long waits.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024