What a lovely property this is. It was our third timeshare trade in Vegas and has been the best one so far. From the moment of check in when the front desk staff offered us bottled water and gave us small wrapped cocolates until we left 9 days later being wished a pleasant goodbye early in the morning, the HGVC at Flamingo did not disappoint.
The non-smoking building is beautifully maintained, always being cleaned, and the staff never fail to say hello when passing you by. The housekeeping staff is quickly responsive to any requests and also very pleasant. We did not meet anyone that wasn't polite and professional during our stay.
The pools at the Flamingo are beautiful, although the smaller pools that connect with mini water slides and the main water slide pool were disappointingly closed for the season. Additionally, the management had directed the pool guards to stack up and remove a great number of lounge chairs, to be put away for the season, and on the weekends, there was a definite chair shortage. It didn't bother us, as we usually will just figure out an alternate plan, but many people were grumbling about this, and I could understand why - if you are going to the Flamingo or the HGVC Flamingo, you probably wnat to spend some time at their lovely pool and should be entitled to a chair. I was not aware that the official "season" was over at the end of September, and therefore, many of the areas were either closed or lowly populated, including some of the pool bar areas being closed.
The weather was really great, and in the 9 days that we were there, we experienced a few breezy days, a couple downright hot days, and a couple days that were chilly in the shade. It was almost too cool to swim if the area was shaded, but it was wonderful to sit on a lounge and watch all the interesting people! We made lots of friends just chatting around the pool.
I personally did not use the bar service, but the drinks that people were getting, especially the frozen ones that come from the automated machines, sure did look great. One day at the smaller HGVC private pool, the bartender came around with samples of her drink of the day, The Pink Flamingo, and they were delicious. We thought that was so kind of her to share her daily drink and to give us a taste of the drink she hoped we would order. Both pools always had great music being played during the day, and of course, the habitate area with live flamingos, birds, turtles, and enormous fish are beautiful to see. Still disappointed that the water slide was closed for the season (and had trash and beer cans inside).
The kitchen was well stocked and seemed to have everything we needed. Paper towels, soap, shampoo, and lotion were provided in both bathrooms (we had the two bedroom lockout unit), and we enjoyed the oversized jacuzzi tub after a long day of walking around town. I ordered groceries from Von's, and that worked out perfectly. We had a full equipped kitchen and a full refrigerator - it made it really nice at breakfast time and when you wanted a snack or beverage. What a convenient way to vacation. Our unit had a washer/dryer (detergent provided), dishwasher, garbage disposal, plenty of pots and pans, towels, and dish sponge. There were always plenty of fluffy towels and fresh linens when we asked for them. We are tidy people and always took our trash daily to the trash room and kept the unit clean and orderly - even so, we were pleasantly surprised when the housekeeping staff had come in mid-week and freshened up the towels, soaps, etc.
The welcome desk tried to contact us a few times to do the timeshare tour, but we were busy and didn't respond, and they were not pushy whatsoever. We actually would have enjoyed taking the timeshare tour and will consider it next time - we were just busy this trip.
Vegas is definitely a fast-paced town filled with lots of interesting people. Staying at the HGVC a bit removed from the noise and activity was a wonderful refuge, yet close enough to get to the action in no time at all. We really loved our stay here and will definitely return again.
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