Eureka Casino Hotel, Mesquite

My wife and I stayed at the Eureka from September 19-21st. We were under the impression it was one of the better hotels in Mesquite, NV - we were wrong. Our rooms were $149 a night and I can honesty say they were not worth it. The hotel was under construction and had only a single working elevator. Our room(s) were on the 4th floor and at the opposite end of the hotel from the working elevator. Our first night was in room 457, a room with a lovely (not) view of a side road and dirt hill. This room had the most uncomfortable bed, extremely firm. I ended up sleeping on the floor. The shower pressure was very poor, you almost had to run around to catch the drops, took about 5 minutes just to get enough water in our hair to use shampoo, The toilet in this room didn't work right and it was definitely a "no frills" room. Popcorn ceilings and utilitarian furniture that looked like it was from the '70's. My wife and I were getting away for the weekend for our anniversary and I wanted to book something nice. This room was unacceptable and I got us switched to another room that had a view of the pool area. This room was a marked improvement over the first, but not very impressive for $149 a night. The outside of the hotel is pretty nice, the first impression of the front is good and the back outside area is very nicely landscaped. The pool and spa were decent and clean. The working elevator has not been inspected in some time from the certificate posted (expired in March, 2007.) Most of the staff we encountered were indifferent to us as guests, rarely smiling. We encountered a very rude security guard our first night (the 19th) when we were in the pool area. Overall, this should have been $60 -70 a night for the value. The hotel is pretty old, and I can understand the need for remodeling and construction but we couldn't help feel we were overcharged for the experience we got. Another big downside is the hotel doesn't have any online reservation from their website and we were also not able to locate it the with the major companies (Expedia, Priceline, Hotels.com) to get any lower rate. Stay away from this one unless you can get a significantly lower rate and the construction is complete.

Clean, friendly, and excellent service. Will stay there again. Definitely better than the Virgin River, Oasis, or Casablanca. Drink service in the casino is actually frequent.

This was a great stay. They've made alot of improvements and upgrades over the last couple of years. The food at Gregory's was excellent. We'll stay there again next time we are in the area.

Any chance we get we stay at the eureka. It is clean, friendly and we get good service. The hotel always looks clean and they are effecient with their help. I just hope we get there again for our anniversary.

I really think this could be a very nice casino with a little more effort!!

This is the best place in town, very clean, quiet rooms, great food in Gregory's, casino is always filled with nice people and workers are great... rooms are spacious, hotel staff friendly, asked for more pillows and they came right away... rooms have queen and king beds, their suites are better than Vegas ones... hotel is quiet and separate from Casino, but only 250 steps away and shuttle to take you there... highly recommend Pool is on the backside and quiet...computer services, Margaret Manazer.

Our experience was great. From the moment we walked in the lobby, we were imediately waited on. The staff was very pleasent & HAPPY to service us. The clerk at the desk gave me a few choices as to what floor, number of beds, and location in the hotel. Our room was very clean, nicely decorated, and very quiet. We didn't hear the tiolets flushing or people getting ready in the morning. Since we had arrived very late the front desk and the maids were very kind and allowed us to sleep in the morning and did not rush us to meet the 11:00 a.m. check out time. We finally checked out about 1:00 p.m. We will only stay at the Eureka. TDavis

we use to stay at the eureka all the time, it was'nt bad and not great either. they started raising the rates on a monthly basis. the service stinks, the people at the front desk dont know much except how to rip you off. to much money for the hotel and service.

The hotel looks looks like a converted office building. TV and phone are extras! We had to pay for breakfast. For the money drive to Vegas and stay in a La Quinta for less. Overpriced with a poor value for the money.

I, also brought in a group of over 50 people for golf in April of 06. We were treated very well and saw no bugs. I had no complaints from any of my people. After being treated like second class citizens at the Oasis for years. WE were very pleased about the way we were treated and the rooms were larger and cleaner. It is a smaller hotel and more quiet than the Oasis or Casa. The food at the buffett was as good as any other in town and the breakfasts even better. WARNING!!! only order the half order of the ham steak. It comes on it's own platter. I will be bringing my peeps back again next year as a matter of fact have already made reservations. One other thing the deal with the free drinks is really nice if you don't want to gamble and want to walk around, drink and visit.