The LINQ Hotel & Casino

The revamped hotel looks much better, other then the cheap looking exterior paint job, this place is cleaner and has more customer service. Some rooms can be very tiny but they are very clean looking and modern.
Big improvement, good prices on rooms.

The LINQ Hotel & Casino is located on the Las Vegas Strip between The Flamingo and Harrah’s. It is the newly remodeled hotel and casino that used to be The Quad and The Imperial Palace before that. It has come a long way from what it used to be. If you have not been here for a while then you will be pleasantly surprised.
The rooms have been renovated as well as all of the hotel towers. The new pool deck is just as nice, if not better than any other pool on the strip. The casino area is probably one of the best spots on the strip to hang out. They have seven gaming pits, a huge slot area, a sports book, and a poker room. There are five bars in the casino. O’Sheas (Brand New, not the old spot), ³⁵⁄₃₅ Bar, TAG Bar, Squeeze Bar, and The Catalyst Bar. There are several places to eat too. Hash House, Off The Strip, Nook Café’, and Guy Fieri’s are just a few places. I also caught the Matt Franco show a few weeks ago. He was very entertaining. You can walk outside to the Linq Promenade and ride The High Roller too.
I definitely recommend that you come to The Linq Hotel & Casino. You will not be disappointed.

I am just completing my stay at Linq today and needed to post as soon as possible to say think twice before booking your stay at the Linq. I am giving it two stars rather than one because I should have realized the lower price point means lowered expectations. So, if you are looking for a deal and don’t care about ambiance, room set up, casino layout, restaurant options, or finding helpful staff, you will not mind staying at the Linq.
My experience: I arrived at 1:45pm on Sunday and tried to check in using the kiosks they encourage you to use. No luck, my room wasn’t ready. This is not ideal, but is understandable given check in is 4pm. So I gamble for a while and try again at 3pm. No luck, my room isn’t ready. So I go to the bar to have a $ 14 vodka and soda water. I try again at 4pm, no luck, my room isn’t ready. The woman offering assistance at the kiosk tells me to go wait in the express service line. More waiting… and when I get to the front if the line, no luck, my room isn’t ready. I say this is not acceptable, given that it is now after 4pm. They tell me I can have a room now with either a double bed or no view. I opt for no view since I did not want to wait any longer. I went over to wait in line at the concierge to ask about spa services and a recommendation for oysters. She says she cannot help me with spa services and no one asks for oysters so she doesn’t know. I booked through the spa directly, and they were very nice. The next morning I left my room at 7:30am, came back at 11:30 from the spa, no room service yet. Okay, so I quickly freshened up and left again before noon to go have lunch and explore. I came back to the room at 4pm, NO room service still. I went out again for dinner and drinks to Harrah’s, a neighboring Total Rewards hotel with better drinks, better food, and a better vibe than the Linq. I came back late, and room service never came. This was the theme of the trip. This casino does not leave patrons feeling they are important or a priority. The room itself is minimal, which is okay, but there is no real desk, and I am not sure if you classify two drawers in the closet as a dresser, but I do not. Again, this is the style of the hotel, so I do not penalize them for that, but I do penalize them for a missing conditioner dispenser and what appears to be another dispenser that was torn off the shower wall but not cleaned up. I do penalize the Linq for pounding on my door before 9am this morning when check out is at 11am. Are they that eager to see me go? I called for a late check out since my flight is not until 3pm, but they said not late check outs. Okay, no late check outs is unfortunate, but why try forcing me into an early checkout? I am a Total Rewards member and feel the experience should be top notch every stay regardless of the price point within the Total Rewards group of hotels. That was not the case during this experience and I regret choosing the Linq.

This location is a great improvement upon the Imperial Palace. However, it just doesn’t seem to have any draw to it besides the outdoor shopping area & restaurants. I really don’t see myself staying here or even gambling. Honestly, we only came here for the Hash House and High Roller. The casino floor is nice & new, but there’s nothing that sets it apart from other casinos on the strip. Can’t speak for the rooms, but if they’re anything like the rest of the resort, I’d assume they’d get a solid «meh.»
As for restaurants & shopping options, here’s where it shines. I loved the little outdoor street that’s lined with shops & restaurants. It felt so much more inviting than the massive indoor shopping of the Forum Shops & Miracle Mile Shops. Sure, it’s smaller, but I just felt like I wanted to spend more time in each shop. And if I want to spend more time, I’m more likely to spend more money. So… good on ya in that department Linq.
In the end, Linq is a huge improvement. It’s also got an amazing central location on the strip. However, I still see it as something to visit. Not to stay at.

Let me start by being cliché and saying if I could give this place zero stars I would.
Ok, now you must be wondering why. I have a short version and a long version. Let’s just go with the shorter alternative.
Let me start by saying it was my girlfriend’s birthday weekend. Upon booking the room I made sure to ask for 1) a room near the elevator and 2) a room away from all the noise downstairs. What do we get? The room furthest from the elevator and right above the karaōke bar or whatever bar they have downstairs playing a 10-​song CD on repeat all night long.
Ok now let’s rewind a bit, we arrived 30 minutes prior to check-​in and the lady at the counter couldn’t even accommodate checking us in 30 minutes early without a $ 30 early check-​in fee! Of course we just waited, but come on! Planet Hollywood allowed us to check in 4 hours early with NO FEE! Ok then comes the late check out part… we had to call 4 times because they kept telling us to call back after a certain hour. After all of those attempts we were still told there was no late check-​out for that night.
This place has a disgustingly old staff that won’t accommodate to younger people– or so it seemed that way for us at least.
Stay far, far away!!! Save your money and stay at Holiday Inn. Sadly enough I’ve had far better service there AND they have free breakfast. Win win.

The LINQ is a great location on the Strip. The casino is very clean, spacious, and bright with natural light. I don’t know about you but I don’t like the casinos that are so dark you can’t find your way out! There are many shops and bars outside nearby for great people watching. The only downfall is that the valet and entrance is a little tricky to find. And when I arrived in valet there were no attendants around to park my car. Other than that, the LINQ is a great place to stay for a couple of hours or stay for a few days.

Had a great stay at the Linq. The rooms are super clean, spacious and customer service was friendly. I love that they recycle throughout the hotel/​casino. Very green. I’ve noticed that Vegas isn’t very green friendly. Not a lot of recycling going on here but I’m glad The Linq is trying to do their part.
The toiletries were of good quality. Love how the shampoo and conditioner smell. Super fresh and moisturizing.
Downside room service is not ²⁴⁄₇. So, if you want late night eats while at the Linq you have to venture down to either Off the Strip, which is good yet pricey, or another 24 joint at another hotel. In room dining is kind of a necessity in Vegas for those days after drinking all night.

First of all, fix your parking lot people, it scares me and it looks like it got built in 1903, and the ghosts are still in the elevator. Second of all, if you are going to make the lobby and the promenade nice, you should make an effort to make the rooms not look like a room an asylum patient is staying in. The hallway looks like the one used in The Shining. The outside of the hotel looks like an old hospital.
The reason why I gave this one star is because of the promenade. I’d give it 4 stars if you all didn’t make your customers sleep on pillows with blood stains on them. Please treat your customers better. I guess the promenade is okay… I went on the Ferris wheel, and that was really fun. I also got Sprinkles, got a bunch of stuff at Kitson, and some Polaroids.
Upgrade your hotel, make it look less like the Twilight Zone, actually clean the rooms, and maybe, just maybe, I’ll update this review and give you 4 – 5 stars.

Wir haben 3 Nächte im The Linq über ein Wochenende verbracht. Das Hotel hat eine perfekte Lage am Strip.
Man kann kostenfrei und unkompliziert parken.
Unser Zimmer mit 2 Queenbetten hatte eine angenehme Größe, war sauber und sehr modern eingerichtet. Leider konnte man kein Fenster öffnen. Aber das ist wahrscheinlich normal in einem Hotelzimmer in Vegas im 14. Stock.
Das Badezimmer war ebenfalls sehr modern und hochwertig eingerichtet.
Das Frühstück ist ein 9 $ p.P. Gutschein für 2 Cafés innerhalb des Hotels. Das gefiel uns gut. Klar reichen 9 $ nicht aus, aber dafür bekommt man viel gute Auswahl an Sandwiches, Bagels, Burritos.
Sehr zu empfehlen sind auch die Hoteleigenen Shows. Wir haben uns Mat Franco angesehen und waren sehr begeistert. Achtet beim Ticketkauf unbedingt auf die Angebote der Halfprice-​Schalter und auf Promotion vorm Box Office außen.
Wie können den Aufenthalt auf jeden Fall weiterempfehlen.

High roller friend had gotten my friend and I a room. I was down since it was on the strip and I’ve never stayed at Linq. Apparently, it’s where Imperial Palace used to be and it smells like they kept the same ventilation system from then since the smoke is a bit much. Some of the smoke travels up there to your room on the 19^th floor. Or they don’t regulate people from not smoking in their room. I get it, it’s a budget type of hotel. But if you get non-​smoking, it should be that. And the A/​C is pretty crappy.
And to top it off, the housekeeping staff apparently accidentally threw away one of my friend’s brand new shirt with new tags with his shoe boxes, so he had to use plastic bags to cover his new shoes when we packed up to go home. Still waiting to hear back from risk management. When we initially had called up for security, they never came up, we actually had to go down to the concierge to address. So be cognizant of your items because they may accidentally throw it away. I should know better than to trust a place tied to Guy Fieri.

We tried this hotel out since it was on the strip and one of the cheapest. Well, I don’t know if I would come to this hotel again. It was so complicated to get from the parking structure to the hotel. I really could not believe how complicated it was. The Elevators were broken so all you luggage had to carried or dragged down stairs from the parking lot. Once you get to the bottom you are stuck between oncoming traffic just to get pass and get inside the hotel. That alone is not worth it to stay another night here. I really think they didn’t THINK when planning this all out.
Also the rooms. Although they are very nice, clean and brand new. They have some flaws as well. The Restroom door is also a sliding mirror door. Which i didn’t like because we shred this room with my bf and sisters and you can not fully lock the restroom door. Since it is a sliding door it has no lock and it doesn’t slide all the way so it leaves a crack in between and you can see everything. We would have to scream to my bf or him to my sisters to not pass by.
We also did see a little bug on the bed but wasn’t sure what it was. We thought bed bug and were like no couldn’t be the beds look so clean and new. And we had just got there and didn’t want to hassle with everything after going through what it felt like a maze to find our room. Well We should have went with our gut. After reading some of the reviews it looks like it wasn’t just us. They were bed bugs … EW EW EW!
Over all this place is an A-​OK if you are looking for something cheap this is your place. You also have to pay for WIFI here. You would think they would give you free WIFI since it is a new place. uhm WRONG.

Everything was good… UNTIL the morning we were packing up to check out. I spotted something crawling on the bed sheet of where we were sleeping on. I couldn’t believe my eyes. It was a bedbug! I quickly grabbed my phone to take pictures as proof. I was able to snapped a couple of pictures & tried to catch it in an empty water bottle but the blood sucker ran away, fell off the sheet & disappeared. We just wanted to get out of there as we were utterly mortified of not only sleeping in the room but bringing them home.
We did bring it up to hotel management & showed them the pictures. The manager said they would comp the resort fee, as well as 2 nights. Well… that didn’t happen as I just spoke with my credit card company as well as the hotel. Eventhough, i have paper receipts stating what was being refunded, LINQ said they were only taking 2 nights of the resort fee and nothing else.

We stayed at this hotel for a nearby event, and location was nice and central. The vibe of the hotel is young, with blaring music at all times of the day. Self check-​in was convenient.
Our hotel room was at the end of the hall, next to the service elevator and ice machines. There were loud noises all night, with shaking of our room which would wake us up. So before you book, make sure to ask if the room is near one of these areas.
Last day of our stay, a man came knocking loudly at our door at 845 am to ask if we were checking out. Um, yes? It was really obnoxious, they could have called, and if we wanted late check-​out we would have notified them ourselves. It’s Vegas. No one is awake at that hour, and most likely if I am, I stayed up all night and am in no mood to talk to anyone at my door. Answering in my pajamas was not a highlight of my trip. I had tried to ignore the knocking but it was like the damn po-​po were coming in.
Luckily I spoke to the front desk and the woman refunded us $ 50 for our inconvenience, and said next time to make sure to put up the do not disturb sign on the door. (Which by the way says «nope» a la tinder).
Also, for what it’s worth, I have T-​Mobile and had absolutely no reception in the hotel, especially my room. The WiFi was free (included in the resort fee), but for some reason I could not input my information on the log-​in website, but this may be something related to my Iphone.

Where the LINQ succeeds is that it follows the new template of Las Vegas hotel which is more about architecture and design rather than themes.
Where it fails is that it tries to do modern on a budget and comes off more like a cheap LOFT rather than Aria.
My Deluxe room with a view didn’t deliver! The room was small and the view was of the carport below. The other part they don’t mention until you get there is, if you get a view on District 1 it comes with live music from the club below until 4am. Thank god I was so tired from the day that I didn’t notice it much.
The Casino is fine if you’re into that and the Signature restaurant belongs to Guy Fieri which I think says it all.

We actually loved our recent stay at the Linq over the Halloween weekend. I will say I was less than thrilled at how packed Las Vegas was over Halloween weekend but alas it was expected. We got in Wednesday and it was still fairly calm and not overly crowded, about Thursday afternoon is when it got crazy!
Anywho — we loved the hotel — it’s brand new and extremely clean. We had a room facing the strip which really means facing the bar at Harrahs which plays music until 2AM and shakes the room (we were on a 10+ floor too) but they give you ear plugs and honestly — we weren’t in Vegas to sleep — we were so exhausted each night we passed out — regardless of the loud booming live music!
The rooms are very modern and the bathrooms are super clean — love the barn door for the bathroom. All in all for the price — the room is exactly what we were looking for — and the location is PRIME — pretty much mid-​strip. We love the new High Roller and the promenade with all the new shops — it kept it alive and stores were open super late!
Our purpose was coming here for my b-​day — and it was wonderful — we ended up using Lyft to get a lot of places after the 2^nd day — and the pick up location is near the High Roller — totally convenient! We loved that Hash House a Go Go is in the Linq — best big portioned food ever — so delicious :)
We got lucky and booked a 5 day trip through Jet Blue with Airfare from SF for less than $ 500 total — including 2 people and because of the package I booked, I didn’t have to pay resort fees — nearly a $ 150 savings over the 5 days — WIN! We absolutely would stay here again in the future — again loved the new/​cleanliness and location :) Though I will say — no free wifi unless you pay resort fees. Oh well — not a biggie — we have data plans!

*Smaller hotel with lack of amenities*
Booked here 5 months in advance for one night on new years eve (cheapest price with Caesars chain of hotels). Gotta say that the experience went downhill ever since we checked-​in.
Service: somewhay friendly but deceiving! We booked a room specifically for deluxe king size bed but got checked into a room with double beds. Went back down to front desk and they gave me a super hard time saying that the booked king bed is not guaranteed and it’s NYE so they’re out. SeRIOUSLY? I do not see anything in the fine print that the type of room I booked is not guaranteed! After some resistance, the gal finally spoke to the manager and gave us our king size room. She tried to sugar coat it saying that the double bed room is more spacious… lies. The double bed rooms are more cramped (cause it has an extra bed) compared to the king size room.
Hotel layout: cramped and not spacious. All of the tables and slot machines are very close to each other and the walking pathways are narrow compared to other casinos, but it’s not unbearable.
Elevators: you will hate the elevator with passion!!! It’s cool how you can’t use it without scanning your room keys, BUT the elevators are supppeerrrrrr s-​l-​o-​w! There’s ~20 floors and 4 main elevators. Once we had to wait ~14 minutes just for it hit our floor. Even if the elevator stops on your floor, there’s a chance that you can’t enter cause it’s already full –hence the long wait.
Room: not spacious, but we expected that. Just the main necessities: king size bed, 2 side tables with lamps, mounted tv, bathroom (shower only), and a small closet.
–linens and bathroom are not spotless clean. You see some marks here and there.
–quality of furniture is ikea-​like quality. Don’t expect anything luxurious
lack of amenities! No toothbrush/​toothpaste, no lotion, qtips, cup, combs. Make sure you pack your own if you’re staying here!
–only thing they provide are towels and bathwash, shampoo &conditioner and hair dryer for use.
–closet has mini iron+mini ironing boards with hangers. Small safe and refrigerator as well.
We’ll at least there’s free WiFi with the paid resort fee

My boyfriend and I came here last year and we loved it and stayed here again this year. Cheap rooms & it’s located right in the middle of the strip. We were on the non smoking floor so it didn’t smell bad and the casino area smelled the same as other hotels would. We were here during December and their pools were heated! They’ve came a long way and had most of their renovations completed, which is great. This place is more for the younger generation, based on decoration and attractions on their promenade.
The staff were great! I needed new keys due to losing them in downtown and they fixed it quickly! They also offered better room options and the check in was smooth. Also, the housekeepers came every afternoon and cleaned up nicely. Their room décor is so trendy.
The parking structure was a little odd but it’s free; if it wasn’t so complicated I would’ve gave this place five stars!

From 11÷15÷15
We stopped in for a bit after the show at the Brooklyn Bowl which is connected to the Linq’s Promenade. The Linq is really pretty inside. There seems like there is a ton to do besides gambling with all of the shops, restaurants, and the High Roller– very cool casino.

So they basically gave the Imperial Palace a facelift. I got lost finding the registration desk after getting dropped of from the cab which sucked BUT… it ended up being a good thing because that extra delay aligned me with this awesome registration lady who upgraded my room for FREE! Score! It was either that or my awesome Axe body spray.
I ended up in a King suite which added a living room, view of the strip, 55″ tv, microwave, and a fridge, I looked it up and the room is normally $ 200 a night. My original room was $ 59 per night but with taxes and fees ends up being around $ 100 per. Not bad for checking in at 10:30pm.
Room was clean and modern with pops of color. King sized bed was nice. Best thing about the Linq is the price and location. Middle of the strip right across the street from Caesars with the Cosmo and Venetian a short walk away. You’re also right on the promenade with all sorts of shops, bars, and that ferris wheel.
Worst and best thing about my room was that it overlooked the strip, Great view but then I had this club right below my room. So it would be basically 3am and I can still hear all the bass and song lyrics to Trey Songs — Say Ahh playing down below. Don’t even ask me how many times I heard Hotline Bling — Drake over my 3 day stay.
*Fitness Center was good.
*Pool was chill.

Hmmm… overall pretty good but poor cell service.
This is a major improvement from the previous Imperial Palace with great ventilation and space to walk around. It was quite run down before at the casino level and smoke everywhere you looked. There’s decent tables for enjoyment but I heard no baccarat from my friends mom. Slots selection is limited but staff is really friendly. There’s a scanner by the door to get your valet car sooner.
We got comped Cabana Suite on level 2 but numbered 30 259. I can imagine being a little tipsy and forgetting that lol. The rooms are small for 4 but good for 2. So far all the staff is friendly and attentive, don’t be afraid to ask for towels and extra amenities. Patio is fun and inviting with an entrance to the pool. This was pretty sweet with the day club music and perfect lounging by the pool. You get great cell service in the patio. Lol

Cheap and easy. Just like me. I’d sleep with me again.
The remodel from the old Imperial Palace is great. The rooms are bright and clean, no frills with what you need, maybe not all you want, in a Las Vegas hotel room. As others have mentioned, I too I could hear other rooms flush their toilet and chatter in the halls but it did not bother me.
Check in was easy for me and I scored my room early but this is Vegas so it’s all the luck of the roll. If they were busier when I walked in, it could have been a different story. 6^th floor view of parking garage. Lovely. But I’ve been here many times and knew I would not be in the room much. While I did not gamble, eat or see a show at Linq I got more than I paid for in the amenities. The noise from outside could be an issue if they were booked full. The only downside I encountered is light. No, actual light. The blinds to not block much and I was up with the sun both mornings. This could be a problem as many will go to bed when the sun comes and needing the dark and cold coffin of a hotel room.
Bottom line is I got a deal on the room through Book It for $ 52/​night, including taxes, plus a another $ 28/​day resort fee for internet and I don’t know, water, and would book it again.