Is Aliante Station worth the Drive ?

Due to the (lack of) availability of Frequent Flier seats,
I will have a day to kill before the family joins me for
Spring Break.

So, Is Aliante Station worth the Drive ?

Does anyone know if they have decent mailings for free
rooms for future stays ?

thanks.....

Quote: JohnnyQ

Due to the (lack of) availability of Frequent Flier seats,
I will have a day to kill before the family joins me for
Spring Break.So, Is Aliante Station worth the Drive ?
Does anyone know if they have decent mailings for free
rooms for future stays ?

thanks.....

It's kind of generic, in that it resembles most other Station properties.The gambling is the same as at other Stations properties, the restaurants are similar, etc. etc. They have a few fullpay video poker machines, but so do all the other Stations.

The Stations mailers are based on whichever property has gotten the most of your action, so playing at another Station casino instead of your "favorite" one won't get you anything extra, and you won't get any offers for that second property unless your total action there exceeds your total action at your "favorite". I made that mistake when they assumed that Sunset Station was my "preferred" property, and then I played at Green Valley Ranch, Red Rock, Texas Station, etc. and my play wasn't even considered for mailers.

If you want to visit an "outlying" casino, I suggest visiting Red Rock Station in the north, or on the south, South Point to gamble and M to eat at the buffet (that buffet is definitely worth the drive).

I agree that it is generic. But it is new.

The Aliante is ten minutes from my sons home,so my wife and I have stayed there three times while visiting. The rooms are fine, flat screens, high thead count sheets, plenty of pillows and excellent mattresses. The shower stall is easily big enough for two ;) The property is only about 2 years old, so one doesn't get the impression of things getting worn around the edges. I've given them enough action that I've recieved 3 mailers in the last 3 months for 3 free nights(including weekends) 4 free buffet meals per mailer, and the last two offer $25 in free table play( I shoot craps. I LOVE shooting craps). Station mailers are set up for use at all their properties. Mine offer three free nights anytime at Aliante, Texas, Boulder, Sunset, and Palace. Two free nights S-T and $29 weekends at GVR and Red Rocks.
The Aliante casino floor is spacious; not nearly as crowded as, say, Palace Station. The crew at the craps table knows their stuff. Minus the Koreans, they are an engaging lot, nobody's po'faced and they add to the experience. $5 minimums and 10X odds 24/7. Most of the players are locals, but there were quite a few on hand during our last visit. The drink service was good and I have to say that the CWs have all been young and attractive(standard uniform is a little! black dress with a 5"diameter cut out at the sternum, very nice).
MKL is right that there's a generic feel to the place, but in the Aliante's case, it's a very nice feel. Easily towards the upper end of the Station spectrum(assuming Red Rocks at the top). I'd also point out that if one is driving in from the north on I-15, Aliante is absolutely the easiest place to get to.
So, worth a special visit? To be honest, no; unless you're TDY at Nellis or on assignment at the test site or have family in north Vegas :) There is a good review on this site. You can visit just to see someplace new( I try to visit somewhere new each visit to town).

I once tried to get there with the bus from downtown Vegas. I had to transfer at some point. I waited till the announcement in the bus said "transfer for route...". I got out of the bus in the middle of nowhere. There was only a sign indicating that this place was a bus stop. Nothing to shelter from the Vegas heat. Eventually I took a bus back downtown. Visiting Aliante was worth dehydrating...

I was going south on the highway but didn't see a sign for the 215 loop. The 215 loop
is clearly shown on the rental car map, but it must go by a different name. So I never
got to the Aliante Station on trip #2 to LV this year.

Add this to my (short) list of pet peeves.

ps: I do have to admit that my wife is not that good of a navigator.

To me Aliante is not better than Green Valley or Red Rock. It just has fewer people and it is slightly newer.

When I moved to LV two years ago, I tried to use my GPS to find Aliante and couldn't, so don't feel bad. That neighborhood is (was) too new to show up on Garmin GPS maps. Look for Elkhorn at the north edge of town, and Elkhorn deadends into the Aliante complex on the east side. Aliante was built at a time when it was thought LV would grow north, but it hasn't. As I drove east on Elkhorn towards the casino, I was reminded of the movie The Thirteenth Floor, because it's at the very edge of town.

I think there was a name change and relocation during some construction and licensing hearings so be sure your GPS or whatever has the correct address. Its been open for some time now but who knows if the databases were updated.

Quote: JohnnyQ

I was going south on the highway but didn't see a sign for the 215 loop. The 215 loop
is clearly shown on the rental car map, but it must go by a different name. So I never
got to the Aliante Station on trip #2 to LV this year.

Add this to my (short) list of pet peeves.

ps: I do have to admit that my wife is not that good of a navigator.

Don't blame your wife. Instead of using the standard size white/silver letters on the highway signs, they use a small blue rosette with 215 printed in yellow inside the rosette. It's way easy to miss as you're barrelling down I-15.