If I could give this place a ZERO STAR, I would!!!! Â From the moment we walked into the casino a wannabe-police security rudely told us that we could not roll our luggage on the casino floor, but had to follow the non-carpet path towards the hotel. Â What casino has a no-luggage policy on the casino floor???? Â
One of our friends forget his wallet in his room after check-out. Â His wallet was found in lost-and-found, but his $200 cash was gone!!! Â
Front desk people had no customer service what-so-ever. Â All the workers need to sign up for customer-service 101 in Las Vegas, NV, where hotel guest services are impeccable. Â
Even though the hotel was modern, customer-service is what makes guests' experiences positive and guests wanting to come back.
wild horse pass hotel and casino was our destination this past weekend to celebrate our four year wedding anniversary.
we're really glad we chose this place. it's a new facility and it has beautiful rooms and views.
at check in, brett was a great help. our reservations were separated into two and he made sure that we were going to be able to stay in the same room for both nights. we were given a room on the 10th floor (which is the highest floor) and had a great view of the pool and surrounding desert.
the room was very clean and well put together. the air conditioning gets very cold which is great for the triple digit weather we got over the weekend there.
my husband likes to gamble so it was also convenient that right down stairs was a very large casino with so many slot machines and card table to choose from. you really don't even need to leave their property because they seem to have it all. from entertainment to food, etc. they even have a beautiful new premium outlet mall that boasts 90 shops with in walking distance from the casino.
we enjoyed every aspect of our stay and would love to visit again soon! thanks for making out fourth anniversary a memorable one.
Outstanding! I booked a room here on a trip to a sporting event to Phoenix not knowing what to expect, mostly booked it because I got a great rate and wouldn't mind a little gaming during my trip, but WHP was not my main destination. Â Needless to say, I was very pleasantly surprised when I arrived!
The hotel accommodations are top-notch: wall-mounted flat-screen TV, personalized phone console, complimentary bottled water, excellent handicapped restroom facilities, and an absolutely heavenly bed!
The most striking thing about the casino is how extremely well ventilated it is. Â Like most casinos, smokers are everywhere, but the best ones are the ones where you notice it the least. Â There were more tables than I was expecting, I was pleasantly surprised to be able to find good $10 blackjack seats on a holiday weekend. Â Excellent dealers!
I loved, Loved, LOVED how many TVs are throughout the casino! Â A television is ALWAYS in sight, which is great for playing while the NBA playoffs are on!
Food at the 24/7 café is okay, very fairly priced, especially for late nights when not many options are available.  There's also a Fatburger on-site, so, umm, FATBURGER!
I had a terrific stay here, I think you will too!
Great casion nice and clean!! The hotel and pool are also both very nice. I didnt stay in the hotel or swim this paticular visit but I have in the past. The staff is usually attentive and nice. I have yet to be disapointed with this casion. Great location now that they outlets are completed.
Review Source:This casino is pretty fun! It's on the newer side so everything is still kind of new and fancy! I love how open the casino is laid out with a variety of slot machines, tables and having the bar in the center of the casino floor. There is always a lot going on here. They have a nice fancy restaurant upstairs which is called Shula's, they also have different events in their large hall. We visited this casino for my mom's birthday and had a nice time. Each of us was able to find a machine we could play for quite some time. It's nice to be able to go to a casino and sit at a machine for some time and not loose all your money in 2 seconds. Luck may have been with my sister and I this day for each of us won quite a bit of money on one of the new machines! Caaaaaaaching! $$$$! Winning money is always fun! The decorations, cleanliness, staff and machines will keep me going back for more.
I also loved that we were able to get some cheap rooms last summer and hang out by their pool. The pool is pretty big and they have a lot of sitting areas. You can even rent a private cabana and they have waiters that walk around to take care of each guest. If your in a hurry you can visit the outside bar yourself for some food or a drink. They have a pretty decent menu for an outside pool bar!
The hotel rooms are very cool. You have a very large window with a great view of Arizona. I recommend one of the higher floors with a view overlooking the mountains, sunset and sunrise. The room we stayed in was standard, but everything in it was very new, clean and fancy! I was honestly blown away by how cheap the rooms were (with our players club card) and how fancy they were set up! Big bang for your buck!
I enjoy spending my time and money here. Not a lot of people can say that about a casino! Keep it up Wild Horse Pass!
We came on a Saturday night to try one of the restaurants, do a little gamling, and just check the place out after driving by it dozens of times. The place looks good on the inside and out, there are plenty of different options to entertain you inside, and the food was better than what I was expecting. The only thing that stopped me from giving this place a higher rating was how packed it was. We had to wait over an hour to sit down for dinner and it was hard to find any open video poker machines to play.
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Seriously, just save  your money and walk away. For better or for worse I am a slot lover. I like playing old school slots to something shiny that makes lots of noise. With slot's you're pretty much guaranteed to lose. Fate accepted.
With this in mind, if you go to Vegas you can play for a decent amount of time. You win some, you lose some.
At Wild Horse Pass I find that you just lose everything. I've never played at a casino that had such high minimums, but also had such little payout. I think of all the spins I may have hit a payout on less than 5%. Now I know that regulations dictate that there must be a minimum payout (likely to be 80%), it certainly doesn't seem like it.
It's really really really easy to drop $100 in about 20 minutes here.
Ok, when I got here I was truly impressed! I probably never stayed at a hotel this nice. I had a great time here and would recommend it.
However, there are two things that I had an issue with...
First, I know they are a Indian casino, but even the Indian casinos where I a from do not charge me for drinks when I gamble. We spent a lot of money here and they still had to charge us for drinks when we gamble is a little silly.
Lastly, on a Friday night we had a large group of us hanging out in the bar in the middle of the casino. We were drinking hand having a good time before a wedding we were to attend the next day. Anyway, we all took a kamikaze shot and when I swallowed, something stabbed my tongue! I pull it out and it was a large sliver of glass! At about a 1/4-1/2 inch in length, it stabbed the roof of my mouth and lodged into my tongue... I was bleeding quite a bit. My boyfriend and friends told the bartender and he just said sorry. They had an emt come over and said she could just take my vitals and give me some gauze, and that she would have them wash the shot glasses...
I guess that is ok, I wasn't really ejecting a lot. Maybe pay for my shot that stabbed me at the least! Maybe have a manager come over to apologize and buy my drink? Or maybe have the bar clear out the ice and wash the glasses? Who knows where the glass came from. It could have been in the ice or the glass or who knows. I know accidents happen, but they didn't even seem to really care. I'm sorry but businesses are most successful by excellent customer service, and that night I did not get that...
I probably should even give them less stars but I would feel a little guilty, because the place is really nice ANSI was very impressed with the rooms and the pool area. If it was based on just customer service the wouldn't even get a star from me.
Review for the casino only- 3.5 stars but rounding down since it wasn't quite 4 stars. The parking lot is close to the entrance of the casino, which was great, and you can tell Wild Hourse Pass was built pretty recently. I love that there were air vents on the floor as well as the ceiling, so it wasn't as smoky as the Fort McDowell Casino (and also a lot closer if you're staying in Tempe or Phoenix for Spring Training). They give you $10 of free play for new people signing up for the players club card. You also get another $10 of free play if you reach 10 points that day. They had a good variety of slot machines, but most were always full! I didn't attempt to play any of the table games, but it looked like there were empty seats at a few. The drinks servers are few and far between, so make sure you get their attention when you see one.
Overall, Wild Horse Pass is definitely recommended over Fort McDowell Casino, but I will have to check out the other casinos in this area the next time I'm in Arizona!
If the WHP was on the Vegas Strip, it would be in my top 5 places to stay.
The casino has a nice, circular layout and none of the crazy maze elements you find a lot of places that are trying to keep you on the floor longer. TV Screens with sports can be viewed from every angle on the floor, and the atmosphere overall is great.
The rooms were also some of the nicest I have stayed in for a hotel/casino, clean, modern, and very comfortable. Rooms can be a bit pricy, but if you can't make the drive and trip out to Vegas for a few days, Wild Horse Pass will do if you just need a nice evening of kicking back and enjoy a property.
I'm far from any kind of casino expert, but this one I do enjoy. Â It truly has a little bit of everything for everyone. Â
The casino itself is pretty large with a nice variety of slots and blackjack tables. Â A nice element is the bar right in the heart of the casino, makes getting a drink easier while you're playing. Â
There are a couple bars along the exterior of the casino that usually has some good live music Thurs-Sat nights. Along with a couple pretty nice restaurants theres a dance club upstairs that I hardly ever frequent, not really worth the $10 cover im my opinion.
As far as Arizona casinos go this is one of the best that I have been to. Â With close proximity to my home, it offers a good time if you aren't expecting Vegas. Â =)
I go here for fun and games. I play Texas hold'em to let loose and let my mind go. The clientele here seems to be regulars and a more elderly crowd. I like that there is no smoking allowed in the poker room, but there is still a little trace of it from the outside of the room. Some of the dealers are nice and some just don't seem like they like their job. I could understand this since the folks that comes here can be really rude to the dealers when they don't get the hands they like. I have also been to other casinos with poker and the dealers there are much more spirited and professional, even though they have a rude clientele. With that being said, it's not impossible that this problem can't be fixed.
Review Source:Came out for a concert was planning on drinking so we took a room nice rooms and over all had a great time a little on the price side Stayed after concert cheaper than dui driving home after, rooms were really clean and nice features, again it seems like the Arizona Casinos are slightly over priced on rooms, we at dinner and breakfast there in casino very large selection compaired to the other casinos, as far as show room it was nice chairs and seating could be different for my liking but it was funtinal
Review Source:This past weekend was my first visit to this casino. It's very modern, and the architecture has some touches of Frank LLoyd Wright mixed with Zen architecture. It is very sophisticated and reminds me of a casino you'd find in Vegas. I didn't spend much time in the actual casino though since I don't gamble much, so this is actually a review about the concert venue that lies within.
My friend and I went to a Lifehouse concert on Friday that took place at the Ovations Showroom. It was general admission, so seats were on a first come first serve basis. There was a long line expanding around the inside perimeter of the entire casino to get into the Ovations Showroom, but since we waited indoors, it wasn't really an issue.
The Ovations theater is smaller than Comerica Theater downtown. This is nice, because every seat seems like a good view. The venue seems more intimate and you can get alot of better pictures too since every angle seems to have a good view of the stage. There's even balcony seating overhead when you first walk in. There's a wall dividing the middle of the room, and the front of the wall was standing room only, and the other side of the wall to the back of the room had seats with drink holders. We sat in the seats so we wouldn't have to hold our drinks and stand the entire time. It would've been nice to sit right behind the wall because there was a bar table top to place drinks on.
The sound quality of the speakers was great! It was very clear and loud without any "tingy-ness." It was convenient to have two full sized bars in the back, so you could order mixed drinks, beers, or wine. There was a large variety. The downside to having full sized bars was that people were easily drunk and loud in the back, so if the artist is singing a slower or more intimate song, you can hear annoying drunk people at the bar in the back of the room. The drinks in price were about average a soda was under $2 and a Makers Mark mixed with diet coke ended up being $6.25. It was also convenient having the restrooms right next to the bar, so you didn't have to exit the theater at all during the concert. The speakers inside the bathroom also had the concert playing so you never missed anything if you were forced to make a "pit stop."
We really enjoyed the Lifehouse concert here and I won't hesitate to see other artists I enjoy that visit here in the future.
Overall I was very impressed by this hotel. Â It's very modern and elegant. Â The lobby is grand, there are several good restaurants in the casino area and the hotel is located just off I-10. Â I'm not into gambling but I still enjoyed staying here.
There were a few downers. Â The place reeked of smoke. If you have asthma or can't handle cigarette smoke, I don't suggest staying here. Smoking is allowed in the casino area and the hotel area is supposedly smoke-free but I could still smell the smoke from my room. Â Also, I had a very difficult time connecting to the wi-fi internet.
The dance floor at the lounge is the tiniest I think I have ever seen. Any kind of real partner dancing is out of the question unless you are the only couple there. Live bands play there but the lounge is obviously set up for people who just want to listen for awhile and then get back to gambling.
I'm not at all sure how healthy it is to dance there considering the thick smoke.
In all fairness I didn't go there to gamble or to eat, so my rating is only for the lounge and it's total lack of amenities for dancing. If you are there just to listen to live music it is OK.
The rooms are lovely and cheap! We had a room Saturday night and we got it for $99.
I will say the walls are the thinnest I have ever experienced, but for the price I can't complain. The roomservice is great, 24 hours and they also have a lot of restaurants and a few different bars/1 club you can go to. It's a nice one night getaway from Tucson.
Oh yeah....and you can gamble and play poker..lol. My bf plays Texas Holdem there and I do the electronic roulette. It's alright!
I am the guru extrordinaire of Wild Horse Pass Hotel and Casino. It's one of my favorite casinos to hit for gambling, concerts, overnight stays and for the hell of it. Here's my run down:
LOCATION: conveniently sitting right off the I-10, easy to stop from the freeway. Ample parking lots and covered garage as well as valet parking. I'm more than willing to drive the 2+ hours it takes for me to get here.
CASINO: ground level floor is gambling. Tons of slots machines, blackjack tables, electronic roulette table (sad), poker tables, keno, pai gow poker. High rollers area available, as well as non-smoking area. Well staffed, something I really appreciate about Wild Horse Pass. Not only are there plenty of manned tables to choose from, but there are also staff members walking about cleaning ashtrays, picking up empty glassware and answering general questions. Cashiers are easy to locate and are helpful to those new to the casino circuit. Well lit and nicely decorated. Clean.
HOTEL: I have come to accept that casino hotels tend to be on the pricey side, usually about $200+ a night. However, if you sign up for their players club (free), they send you notifications of when they have specials running for $79, an absolute STEAL. They also go out of your way to adhere to your requests whenever possible; I was given a room facing the South on the highest floor simply because I asked for it. Rooms are tastefully modern with great amenities like flat screen TVs, iPod stereo docks, refrigerator, etc. Bed is comfortable with lush bedding. Pool is also available to hotel guests, it has cabanas and bar service available during the day time. Tends to be crowded with families, however.
RESTAURANTS: I've been to Shula's, Ling and Louie's, Cafe 24/7 and the food court on multiple occasions.
-For quick service, hit the food court; beware, Smashburger tends to have a line and a wait time of ~20min.
-Ling and Louie's is an Asian fusion restaurant with ok sushi but a nice atmosphere, good for a late-night dinner or lunch.
-Shula's is the high-priced steakhouse located on the second level. Reservations accepted. They also send promotional emails via players club.
-Cafe 24/7 is good for breakfast on the go.
LOUNGES/BARS:
-Classics with a Twist: great lounge with beautiful atmosphere. Have amazing "couture" cocktails with weird stuff like violet flower water. My favorite lounge at Wild Horse Pass.
-Reflections: located directly outside Ovations, the music/entertainment venue. As a result, tends to be loud with lots of people walking through.
-Center Bar is, you guessed it, right in the center of the casino. Tends to be dominated by the male species as it is considered a "sports bar." Don't expect bartenders to be too friendly here as a lot of people buy a drink and walk back out to the casino floor.
ENTERTAINMENT: Ovations Live! is the entertainment/concert venue located within Wild Horse Pass. They host a wide variety of entertainers, from comedians to country singers to my favorite, 80s hair bands. People come from all over Arizona to see bands such as Cinderella, Dokken, etc. Tickets are reasonably priced and there's not a bad seat in the house. Second floor seating is available and is obviously the cheapest. Great lighting and sound booth management, always puts on an amazing show. Two bars located within the venue for your drunken enjoyment.
TIPS:
*park in the parking lot, I find it's easier to get in/out of the casino this way
*sign up for the players club to receive promotional information (not much spam)
*play some slots, I'm pretty lucky here
*see a concert, preferrably a rock concert, and then stay at the casino til dawn.
*eat at Star Ginger at the food court, they have a great green curry.
*stay the night at least once, preferrably after a concert ;)
Went to see Tracy Morgan in the showroom last night. It does not smell of cigarette smoke like the casino floor does! Yay..The seats were great and the employees were helpful in finding seats, friendly and the bar serves plenty of cold drinks. Overall a hilarious show as I expected. I really do wish they had a better casino air filtration. still a decent casino and good options for late night eating.
Review Source:My husband and I stayed here for our anniversary. We opted to stay in town, but wanted to get away from our house for a night.
 The hotel is nicely decorated and the room was very nice. There were just a couple of things that really bothered me.
 The blanket on our bed had what looked like crusty mustard on it... at least I HOPE it was mustard. It was a small stain, but obviously the blankets are not washed after each stay.
 The noise level was fairly loud. We could hear the argument the people in the next room were having... word for word. While their exchange was entertaining, I was left wishing the rooms were better insulated. We could also hear EVERYTHING that was going on in the hallway. For some reason the night we stayed must have been some crazy "Bring Your 209302930 Kids to the Casino" night... because we heard a lot of children.
 Would I stay here again? Yes. The bed was super comfortable, the staff was nice, and compared to other hotels this one is still pretty nice.
I LOVE THIS HOTEL!!!! it was very clean! im really picky with rooms and set ups. the bathroom was super clean. i had bubble baths in there every night while my best friend went down stairs to gamble LOL they have an ipod dock for u to play music. they also have a 27 inch lg tv in there and etc. first thing i did when i got to the room was run and jump onto the bed ^_^ the bed was very comfortable. most places give u cheap pillows. they gave each bed 5 memory foam pillows. gahh... my best friend and i are both light sleepers.. we slept thru each others convos on the phone LOL. room service came every morning to clean our room around 10am. they dont misplace our stuff like other places did. they just clean up and put our stuff in a convenient spot where we still can find it. i left my itouch on the dock by accident and it was not stolen..so therefore u can trust these people. the busboys and valet guys were SUPER nice. they didnt mind carrying up our stuff or carrying things out for us. =]
the bar in between the customer service area and the casino.. was cool. Joey was very attentive and nice. he made me 2 random ass drinks. i told him to surprise me (since i can hold my alcohol VERY VERY well) the drinks he made were sooo yummy. he definately deserve a raise. i will be asking for joey to make my drinks the next time im in town =]
I stayed here for several nights during my trip to AZ for spring training in March.
The hotel/casino is conveniently located right off the I-10. Â The parking lot on the hotel side is quite large so there's plenty of outside parking that's only a short walk to the hotel lobby. Â The property looks very new and well maintained.
The gentleman who handled the check-in process was friendly and efficient. Â Check-in only took a couple of minutes. Â The express check out via the in-room tv was convenient.
I stayed in a room on the ninth floor. Â The room was clean and comfortable. Â Amenities were pretty standard and Wi-Fi was complimentary. Â Housekeeping did a great job each day.
I also liked that you don't have to walk through the casino to get to the hotel side. Â The hotel is supposed to be smoke free, but the room had a noticeably smoky smell. Â It seems like it's probably an air ventilation problem that I hope that they can fix or improve. Â The rooms also have very thin walls so you can probably hear your neighbors talking and vice versa. Â Â
I did not gamble here at all, but I walked through the casino a couple times to pick up some takeout from the food court. Â There are a few food court options which stay open until about 10:00 pm - 12:00 am. Â The hotel and casino are connected, so it was convenient to grab a snack at night without having to actually go outside. Â The casino looked pretty nice and it wasn't too busy on the weekday nights.
Overall, I really enjoyed my stay at this property. Â The only downside was the faint smoky smell in the room, but everything else was excellent. Â I would definitely stay here again especially for the convenience and friendly service.
This review is for the hotel only. Â I did not see a speck of the casino. Â
Spent 5 nights here. Â Room was adequately sized. Â
There was a one-sinked bathroom consisting of a toilet and shower plus hair dryer and those little soaps and what not. Â The bathrooms door was excessively large though. Â The door opened into the bathroom and it was cutting it quite close next to the sink counter area and the toilet so it was a bit of an annoying instance trying to get out of the bathroom by not grazing the rest of the stuff in there, but whatever.
There's a closet available with one of those fold out stands for luggage and stuff. Â Hangers available that actually come off the rack. Â There is also a safe at the very top of the closet if needed.
The TV was placed right in front of one of the beds (2 beds) and wasn't very convenient for viewing from the other bed in the room. Â Meh. Â Wasn't that bad but could've at least been placed closer to the middle. Â
There was no microwave but there was a mini station with 4 different types of snack bags available for purchase plus 2 complimentary waters. Â On the next to last night I think, we didn't get our two bottles replaced. Â Oh well..
In our room there was an office desk plus reclining chair plus just a regular chair in the corner. Â There were a couple easy outlets to reach, but on the second bed that had poor view of the TV in the first place didn't have an outlet that was easily accessible from the bed.
Also, the nightstand light just stopped working after the first night. Â Probably just burnt out but we didn't bother to tell anyone. Â
Also also, the towels (linens too maybe) were a bit scenty. Â I'm on the sensitive skin side and I can't really handle any sort of scented laundry so my skin was a bit irritated by that. Â Lesson learned though, definitely going to pack an extra towel or two just in case for my next hotel visit anywhere!
Our visit here was quite interesting. The resort is pretty and huge. I was impressed the the decor and restaurants. However the people who come here for the nightlife and gambling on a Saturday night ... well, that's another story. I am from LA and have seen a lot. The dress code for the women, and I say "women" referring to women over 40, is bizarre. Tight mini shorts with a matching halter top and 5" grass green wedges out in the middle of the desert was beyond my thought process. I just looked and said, "Oh my! That's not her church outfit." What is with the oversize women in tight tight leopard spandex mini-dresses? I had to look away for fear of staring too hard ... my eyes! My eyes!
Anywho, I am sure it's a whole trendy thang there for desert casino nightclubbing attire but where I come from that's just a bad choice in clothing.
All in all, the casino and resort were nice.
I've lost money here more than a few times, but you can't base a review on how much money you lose because every casino would be ranked 0 stars!
This place is my go to casino when I was living in Gilbert. It's really easy to get to, my friends from Tempe can meet up here quickly as well, and I always feel like I'm in Vegas when I'm here with the upstairs club.
Unlike it's neighbor which I also reviewed (Lone Butte Casino) this place its pretty large, has plenty of tables and things seems more spaced out. They also have a nice hotel attached, but I doubt I'll ever gamble enough here to earn a free room since it's the only time I'd ever stay in my own city at a hotel.
Protip: Saturday nights are the best night for the club and you can make it a great night if you want to do some dancing/drinking/gambling and maybe an early dinner here as well.
Overall it is a pretty nice casino. Its very modern, sleek, and clean feeling, and is decorated nicely. The lighting is also good. The restrooms and casino itself was pretty clean, except where there were smokers present. Fortunately when I was there, not too many people were smoking.
On my first visit I won $80 on the slots, so based on that I would say the casino may have been "loose." When signing up you get $10 in free play, and if you loose $100 within 24 hours, you get another $10 in free play. After that, I am unaware of how the comp system works, but you don't get $10 per $100 you loose after that.
A rarity in casinos, they have a non-smoking section. It is way too small, and located in the very back of the casino, but at least it exists. It needs to be expanded, or better yet, they should just ban smoking all together.
For Arizona standards, they have a decently sized gambling space. There is an adequate amount of gambling space and a decent variety in slots available to play.
Whats really missing is a buffet. A nice casino like this one needs a really nice buffet to go with it.
Here for a work trip. Wish I could stay longer & take advantage of all the amenities (spa, shows, hiking, etc)
The facilities are very sleek & modern. Comfy beds, tastefully appointed rooms. Great gym & pool. Staff are insanely nice & helpful.
Grabbed a quick lunch in the food court (decent selection for omnis-- but vegans can only get a Boca Burger at Fatburger  or adapt the Veggie Wrap at Boar's Head), so I can't comment on the restaurants or bars.
Like most casino hotels, the smell of smoke permeates... Blech. The casino is small (though I've never been anywhere but Vegas, so maybe this is normal?) & full of old fogies (uh, it is a Monday afternoon...)
We have used Wild Horse Pass for two staycations - the hotel and casino are close to home and affordable. Â
We used the pool for the day on a Wednesday. Â It was nice and quiet with no children, which is what we were really looking for. Â The pool is simple and well designed - the bar at the back, piped in music, and hot temperatures. Â The waitress was friendly and came to us a few times to make sure we were doing just fine.
We ate at Ling and Louies for dinner....delicious, and they use filet mignon in all of their beef dishes. Â I crave that food!
The rooms are not huge, but they are comfortable and the cleaning staff is on top of making sure the rooms are delightfully clean. Â I would return again and again!
Love the casino - don't love the smoking inside, but hey. Â We can't have it all! Â Dealers are super friendly and the bars are very accommodating!
I'm very impressed with this casino/hotel. Â There are a lot of choices besides gambling for people to have fun. Â A nightclub, Don Shula's Steakhouse, Fatburger, and much more. Â I spent a few hours at the bar here people watching and enjoying the scene.
There's plenty of parking in the parking garage and the staff here is pretty friendly. Â I have to come back with the Wife to give Shula's a try.
Return Factor - 90%
Since I work @ a casino, I'm always checking out the others...Plus, I like to gamble!!
This place is nice, but seemed to be lacking personality. It's new, so it's very clean, w/all new machines. The few employees I dealt with, seemed extremely bored, and a drink girl was nowhere to be found. Because this place is new, and @ the edge of the Phx. area, they don't have to try very hard, and I think it shows.
Let me try to remember my stay here:
I arrived at 8:30 via the Super Shuttle and had to check in and wait for my friends. Â We got a room on the third-to-the-top floor. Â It had a full kitchen (with a giant stainless steel fridge), a pull out sofa, and a king bed. Â I think it was a CA king but I'm not sure. Â I don't even remember the size of the TV. Â There was also a kinda big master bath AND a separate 1/2 bath in the hall. Â We designated the hall bathroom as the poop bathroom and the master as the pee. Â I was only waiting in my room for like a minute before friends arrived.
We went down the elevator to the casino and waited for more people. Â The casino is super lame. Â But more on that later. Â There's a bar in the center of the casino and that's where we sat. Â The bartender was friendly and cute, just like all bartenders are supposed to be. Â He suggested that we go to the nightclub. Â So we did.
The nightclub is just up the escalator and is surrounded by big bad bouncers. Â We handed them our IDs and trotted past. Â Half of the booths/tables in the club were reserved. Â For whom I'm not sure because the place was nearly empty. Â My friends and I were practically the only people on the dance floor. Â Shots are $1 until 10pm (at least on Thursdays this is true) but we had boys buying us drinks all night so I don't know how much non-shots are. Â We spent some time on the balcony, it has a view of the pool and the parking lot.
Then we went down to the casino. Â Some man gave us hundreds of dollars to gamble with but some of us chose not to use the supposed free money. Â Some friends played blackjack but I toured the casino looking for something fun but nothing was to be found. Â As previously mentioned, the casino is lame. Â Tight slots. Â Small. Â Not a fun environment.
While my friend and I were staring blankly at a penny slot machine trying to decide if it was worth the $.01 to play, more boys came up to us. Â We gathered our friends at the blackjack table and went back to the nightclub.
This time we weren't carded. Â The nightclub kicked us out at 1:00. Â In our drunken stupor none of us could figure out why the club was making us leave before the bars close. Â We ditched our men and went back to our room.
We had put water in the fridge so when we came back we had cold water. Â Everyone ended up throwing up in every bathroom. Â So much for trying to keep one of the rooms clean.
There's something wrong with every single one of us because we were all out of bed before 7am. Â One of the girls really wanted coffee so I ventured out. Â I am not a coffee drinker nor a coffee maker. Â There was a Tassimo in the room! Â It wasn't Tassimo brand, but to make coffee all I had to do was insert a complimentary coffee pod and water into the machine and press the button. Â I didn't taste it, but the coffee was said to be good.
We didn't officially check out, and as of yet we haven't heard from the hotel saying that we should have checked out. Â So that's good. Â There's absolutely nothing around the hotel other than a gas station, so if you aren't into casino/pool/nightclub then you'll be sorry if you stay here.
Arizona sucks, but if you want an incredibly inexpensive night, come here.
If you have a itch....a casino itch that is, this place should satisfy. Was in town for the Waste Management Phoenix Open and went here with a buddy. It's up to par with other resort casinos in the southwest excluding Vegas and sports an upscale atmosphere.
The poker room is clean, new and has decent action. For those of you who alwaus complain that Aces never win...well, here that's a GOOD thing! You get to spin the wheel after 10pm and have a chance of winning up to $1,000! I had mine cracked and won $50...meh, still better than nothing.
One other notable is I glared up for some reason...prolly just checking out the place and noticed go-go's dancing in a small peep hole window. There's a club upstairs. I didn't go in cuz' I was playing poker but it seemed like it was going off!
Went three hours early for the Jay Leno show on a Friday night and discovered one to two hour waits for the sit down restaurants. Â Finally got into 24/7 with little time to spare. Not much more than a Denny's but the trout was OK. Â
Smoke filled gaming areas are not my cup of tea. Â Nor is gaming and watching people of all shapes and sizes staring at flashing lights. Â
Jay Leno's non stop monolog was entertaining but I don't expect to return to the new Wild Horse Pass Hotel and Casino any time soon.
The Good:
The casino is visually impressive, no doubt. Â The circular layout reminds me of the Hard Rock in Las Vegas, only bigger. Â Nice selection of good places to eat, as mentioned in Luckie's review. Â Lot's of TV's, although the only channels being shown were ESPN (is there a reason they don't have the sports packages like a sports bar would have, such as NBA and NHL??). Â There is a newer electronic roulette table that the old casino did not have, although it only seated 10 people or so. Â We were there tonight (a Tuesday) and there were plenty of open slot and video poker machines to play at. Â
The Bad:
We are low stakes players. Â I enjoy $5 blackjack and the wife enjoys $5 three-card poker. Â NO $5 minimum tables on a WEEK-night. Â Everything $10 minimum. Â The majority of tables were half full or empty. Â I'm no math major, but it seems a full $5 table would bring in more rake than an empty $10 one. Â We asked the dealer at the empty 3-card table about this and he flagged over the pit supervisor. Â Both were friendly, but confessed they did not work at the old location and had no idea they had $5 minimum tables in the past. Â The beers were $5 apiece at the bar. Â
Summary:
The former Wild Horse Pass definitely catered to the working class, casual player. Â The inexpensive, yet tasty, food grill that served a nice variety of foods has been replaced with the Boar Head Deli and Fatburger. Â No more buffet. Â Five dollar minimum tables gone. Â This casino is definitely targeting the higher end, luxury players. Â If you're looking to drop $5 a beer, a few hundred dollars at the tables and $100 on a steak dinner, this is your place. Â As for us, we'll be driving the extra 20-minutes to Harrah's.
Mamason was visiting and loves bingo, so we end up going since I hadn't been either. Â Before we get through the door, I'm stopped for ID. Â I think I look like an old bag but still got branded with the gigantic "Over 21" stamp--WTH!
It was smokey as hell and I found it amusing that while smoking was permitted indoors, there was a designated 'non-smoking' section in the bingo hall. Â I don't play bingo & don't get excited about slots or card games. Â It pisses me off to lose money. Â So, I decide to ditch Mamason for a bit and grabbed a mlite, just as 2 people set up on a mini stage near 1 of the bars.
There was a tiny dance floor surrounded by seating. Â People mostly listened to the duo trade off btwn vocals & the keyboard, singing contemporary, old school hip hop, and some 70s funk. Â The crowd was disproportionately geriatric and there was one old lady who got up to dance to a Justin Timberlake song with some young stud, while everyone else pretty much gawked. Â Emergency Medical Staff were on standby near the dance floor in case of cardiac arrest or hip injuries. Â I'm being totally serious.
The only good thing about this place is that fountain drinks are free in the bingo hall (so bring your empty 2-liter bottles to fill up) & beer is $3. Â Would I bring my mom back? Â You bet. Â She loved it & that's all that mattered.
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