Recently stayed in Las Vegas at Bally's June 21-26. We were comped by Harrahs for 5 nites in the South Tower. Took 35 minutes to check in at 7 pm. Our king room not avaiable,but could get 2 queen beds in South Tower, or $25 up grade to king in North Tower. Refused offer. Told to check back in 2 hours for king in South Tower. They assinged room number, but had to come back for room cards. Had to wait in line again to get room cards. We had our luggage in rental car, so took off to go eat at another casino. Why hang around Bally's because they are slow? Which is proably what they want you to do! Got into our king ST around 10 pm. The bad reviews you read here about ST are true. Carpet in hallways dirty, stained, dark, trashy, and smelled. The room wasn't any better. Cigarette burns on mattress and floor. Bedding was ragged.The bed was the worst ever. Wallpaper was peeling off walls. You could hear your neighbors on both sides. I heard the toilet paper rolling next door - while in our bathroom. When you showered,half the water came out the shower head and half out tub fawcett. We were ready to upgrade that night, but the line was long as usual. So we stayed one night in ST. The next morning we got up and moved to NT. There is no line early in the morning. It now cost us $20 a night to move to king in NT. Which is well worth the extra money. The hallways were wide, clean, bright, no trash, well mainted, etc. Even saw people cleaning carpet, windows, dusting, etc. The room so much nicer, too. Only complaint the TV is old and no CNN on cable. Our cleaning lady "LUZ" took good care of our room. It helps to tip them a few $ each day. The ST room was # 5822 And the NT room # was 2441.It is hard to believe the difference in the two towers at Bally's. It ending up costing a little over $1.50 a night for the better room. The casino host made us pay $ 6 & change because we didn't loose much money at Bally's. They don't consider time played! We played more at Paris next door which is nicer. And down the strip at O'Shays, Imperial Palance (check out the dealtainers, from 12 pm on), and Harrahs. All Harrahs Properties! There is a lot of road and hotel construction going on. A rental car is waste of money, unless you want to travel outside of Las Vegas. It is very hard to navigate the strip now. Traffic cones, lanes closed, detours, rude/ drunk drivers, buses, limos, concrete trucks, and lost tourists. I almost forgot about the police cars, ambulances, and the worst - taxis. Our Ford Focus took 2 gallons of gas to fill tank. Don't let the rental car people talk you into buying their full tank of gas at a cheaper rate, unless you plan on using it all up. Paris was giving out 20% off coupons to their Village Buffet good Mon. thru Fri., to players at the table games. We ate there twice. Very good! It is located inside, between them and Bally's. There is usually a line, but it moves fairly fast. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and late night buffets. A lot of choices and your beverages. The $25 all day buffet at Excaliber was not that good. And if you get the steak and eggs special anywhere, the steak needs to be cooked medium. Other wise the small steaks are tuff to chew. The good ratings at the top are for the Bally's North Tower. Foget the South Tower!