I will sleep there for a week. It is $25 a night to stay there. Is it safe?
2007-07-28 02:23:05 · 8 answers · asked by Edward K 2 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Las Vegas
The Gold Spike is a total dump.
You could probably get a room at the El Cortez for a couple dollars more per night.
http://www.elcortezhotelcasino.com
1-800-634-6703
~Jack~
2007-07-28 23:26:47 · answer #1 · answered by jack 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Gold Spike, is probably one of the yuckiest hotels in the downtown area! There is a reason its $25 a night. You get what you pay for. But there will be changes soon, it was just bought and the new owners are planning on making it into a boutique style hotel. So the $25 rate will be no longer there at one point in the future. I have been there one time, not to stay but to gamble at the penny slots ( with pennies ) this was years ago and it was a old, musky, smokey, dirty, downtown hotel. I held my purse close, when walking toward the Fremont Street Experience area where it is more of a safe area.
2007-07-28 09:55:47 · answer #2 · answered by Spongebobs_MOM 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just off the downtown. Not very glamorous, certainly not very expensive. If all you need is a place to crash, should be OK. I wouldn't leave valuable lieing around unsecured. It's about 5 miles from the new and glitzy hotel/casinos. It is probably not the safest area of Las Vegas, but there are worse - I don't think it's close to the "hood".
2007-07-28 02:38:15 · answer #3 · answered by ceprn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The downtown area in general is not safe and doesn't the $25/night kind of tip you off to what kind of area that is??
Try getting a room at the Wynn for that rate - NOT
2007-07-28 12:29:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the area is safe, its very close to the fremont street experience canopy.
The hotel itself stinks, even for $25 don't bother the gold spike is a s**thole; being nice. Four queens, main street station, el cortez, fremont hotel, fitzgeralds are all close by and much much nicer hotels than the gold spike and only cost approx $10 per night more.
2007-07-28 08:47:41 · answer #5 · answered by Rossie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not the best area, but the mayor and police have really stepped up security and cleaned up over there so it's not nearly as bad as it was.
I worked right down the street for a years as a petite female at all hours (at the phone company) and never had any problems. And that was before they revitalized the area.
Still, look out for theft from your room/pickpockets. You should be fine.
2007-07-28 02:58:13 · answer #6 · answered by Shaydie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah its as safe as a hot chick in a men's prison
2007-07-28 03:58:19 · answer #7 · answered by Untouchable 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you like an area with crackheads, just be careful.
2007-07-28 05:30:36 · answer #8 · answered by caligirl8 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋