Hit Arizona just as the sun was about to set. The drive was even more awe-inspiring than usual. The 20 miles through Arizona earns a very good 4/5 rating when it comes to 'whoa' factor. Life is good when you come out of there. Not only have you just had a great experience driving through those buttes or whatever they are, you are all of the sudden only an hour away from your final destination. Cheers!
South Point Review:
South Point seems to be sort of an enigma. I'm not sure why it exists exactly, to be honest. Totally insulated from anything interesting whatsoever, its ridiculously reasonable room rates are certainly the prime reason to come down here. In fact, everything is very reasonably priced as far as I can tell. The buffet is a decent value at 15 bucks for dinner. There's a gift shop where you can buy liqour and other essentials (har har) for normal prices. Normal. Prices. Where the hell am I? The rooms are spacious and quite nice, although I'm pissed that there's no fridge.
As for the casino: There's 100% return 25 cent 6/9 jacks or better. That's all I know. Pretty cool. But the high stakes machines are 5/8. Meh. I was hoping for 6/8 at least. Other than that there are no jacks or better machines that I can find. And since that's all I do in casinos, that's that.
Poker is small and easily accessible. 1/2 NL and 2/5 limit are the only games offered. The atmosphere is subdued and almost boring. This is clearly more of a family establishment, and you'll get alot of dads who are doing their 'I'm being a man by playing poker even though I'm absolutely terrible at it' thing. Which I quite enjoy. But I do miss the younger and rowdier crowdes that you'll find at mandalay bay/planet hollywood/caesar's.
To finish off this brief review of South Point, I will have to Point out that it's very far South of the strip. 5 miles or something. There is no shuttle. Cab rides will eat you alive if you want to go to the strip every day. This place is for those with vehicles. Unfortunately, it's so fucking hot down here that there's no way I want to even get in my car until 10 at night. So this is very problematic. I think I'll pass on staying here during the summer from now on. But any other season, this is definitely up there in my prefered hotels in Vegas. 4/5 overall rating for the South Point. Cheers!
Next stop to play Poker? Well, I guess I'll have to check out the ridiculousness at the Rio. Wish me luck.
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