We have been to Vegas over 15 times , and this was our second time this year. We have stayed at "low star" hotels right up to the 4 star MGM. Ballys was the best deal ever. We booked through Westjet Vacations for Nov 14-21, and got return flight, hotel and taxes for $1200 for both my wife and I , AND a $400 credit with Westjet. So we actually paid $800 for a 7 night stay with airfare and taxes from Regina , Sk. Canada. We knew Ballys was older , but were we surprized. Right from the time we arrived at Valet parking ( We always rent a car) the Valet was cheerful , happy , and helpful . Asking a Bellman to take the bags and store them untill we called from our room to deliver. Delivery of our bags took less than 5 minutes . Checkin was a breeze. 10 minutes max. We went to look at our room and it wasn't ready yet.(7pm) That was unusual , but when we saw the room that we were about to get , we said "we'd wait". hahahaha . We came back in an hr and WOW... It was VERY large , clean and a great view from the 25th floor. 2nd only to the room we had at MGM a few years ago.
PROS:
*Everyone was pleasant, cheerful , smiling , helpful , it was like we were royalty. We have never experienced such a comfortable greeting and helpful people at a hotel before in Vegas. Large room , clean , GREAT location . Right smack dab in the middle of the strip.
*Cost .
*Connected to Paris .
*Great eating everywhere. Food is great.
* Our room was super quiet.
* Floor to ceiling and wall to wall windows. What a view.
CONS:
*No coffee maker , (we knew that and always bring our own coffee maker and Tim Hortons coffee as coffee in the casino shops is expensive and I like to have my early coffee in my pajamas hehehe)
Internet is expensive in the rooms , but there are kiosks everywhere you can use for $5.00 for 15 minutes if you must . Who goes to Vegas to surf the web? Some people put hundreds of dollars in a slot machine or at a blackjack table then complain about internet cost...sheesh

We would recommend Ballys. J.Knox

I really did not know what to expect when i read some of the bad reviews for Bally's. We stayed 4 nights in the North Tower. The room was large and clean. The furniture appeared relatively new even if the wallpaper and some of the paint around the room was not. We had a large flat screen TV, a very comfortable bed and a clean bathroom. The location as others have mentioned is perfect - right in the middle of the strip with a short walk to Bellagio's and Caesar's. You can certainly tell that Bally's is ageing relative to some of its neighbours. We never tried eating in the hotel but being in Vegas there is an abundence of high quality restaurants within short walking distance.

If you are looking for somewhere that has good location and is relatively inexpensive then i would certainly recommend here.

We were very impressed with Bally's. After arriving around midday when their check in was 3pm we requested to get in our room early. The first room they offered us straight away which was good, but when I checked if it had a room and they said it didnt we opted to wait an hour for the next room. The receptionist then offered us another room on onlt the 4th floor but with strip view, amazingly when she saw the id suddenly another room had become available!! (she noticed my partner was a doctor - fine by us!). This room was available in an hour from then and was on a top floor with a view and non smokign which we requested so we were happy to take it.

Oh my goodness when we got up did we get a fantastic surprise, the view was amazing, of the effiel tower at paris opposite, you could see the Bellagio fountains and right down the strip all the way to Luxor. You would normally pay a lot for a view like that, we paid £26 GBP a night!!

Ok so the room was abit dated but the beds were comfy and this was just a standard room. It was huge with big bathroom and everything worked fine. No mini bar which was a good thing!!

The room was easy to find which is always a plus point in Vegas hotels and not too far from the lifts.

Housekeeping kept the rooms spotless and the bellboys helpful at the desk although some did not say anything at all when moving your bags but still expecting tipping.

Its not worth eating at this hotel but you have the whole strip on your doorstep so thats not a problem. We had breakfast one morning in Sidewalk which was ok, a lot of food but pricey. Go next door to a little cafe in Paris hotel called N'otre I think (something like that) for reasonable crossiants and coffee.

We were very happy to stay at Ballys especially because of the view and the bargain.

Thurs and Fri nights got a bit rowdy in the corridors outside the room when people got back from clubs etc and you could hear everything in the room, apart from that the hotel was quiet.

Would definitely reccommend for a budget Vegas stay as you are never in your room that long anyway! Not worth paying the prices for flashy hotels when this one gives you good service and a great view potentially.

Just returned from a 4 night trip to Las Vegas and stayed at the Bally's on the strip. We were greeted by a long line at the check-in but the wait was not very bad at all. Our check-in person was good to work with although he said our room was a non smoking twin right next to the elevator but we could be put on a list to be moved the next day. We pretty much accepted that this was what it was going to be. After going through the motions of checking us in he said he was able to get us a non smoking King in the North tower which was a bonus at no extra cost (+1 there). While in line it was a very busy place in my mind, this was a late Monday night.

Room was very nice and the bed was comfortable and had a couch, desk, and a nice view of the North Strip. Bathroom was clean and had plenty of mirrors, nice touch was the hair dryer had a nightlight built in so no bright lights in the middle of the night trips.

Location of this hotel is perfect, you're nestled in the heart of the strip and walking both ways was pretty good (if you want to see everything be prepared to WALK, WALK, WALK as everything appears close but it is still quite a bit of walking) The pool was closed for the season but we had access to the Paris pool which we only got a half hour to sit and enjoy. It was not busy there as it was off-season but was very peaceful sitting in the sun.

Did not spend much time in the casino (not a gambler), but looked like it stayed pretty busy most of the day if that's any sign to those that gamble often. The walkway from Bally's to the Paris awesome, the conference we attended was at the Paris so we saw this alot.

Overall, this hotel was nice and neat and reasonably priced for the package we purchased. Would consider staying with them again if ever in Vegas. Although I found that everything else in Vegas is over priced, but I am pretty cheap :o)