Crestwood Suites Las Vegas Flamingo, Las Vegas

COST: I neeeded an extended stay hotel (specifically kitchen facilities). At $50 a night this was the best deal of those in Vegas (hotel website stated $70 a night, thought I got a deal with a discount website for the $50 a night, only to find at check in that everyone was paying $50 a night). Note: $2 / day extra charge for phone, although wireless internet is free (but slow). STAFF: Staff was friendly and courteous (although I was a little frustrated calling the day of check in to remind of late arrival, only to arrive and be told my reservation was cancelled because my credit card was rejected; I asked them to rerun my card and was told all was OK, "they probably just typed in my card number wrong"). Staff did print out airlines info for free (very nice!). CLEANLINESS: Room cleanliness was "OK" when I arrived -- think they sprayed down all surfaces with cleaner but never wiped or rinsed, as a result everything had a greasy feel (I rinsed and all was OK). After walking around the room one day, white socks turned black. Bathroom floor had black soil spot in front of sink; I finally washed the floor and the washcloth turned black (at least I felt it was a little cleaner). Subsequent cleaninngs seemed better / more thorough (although the carpet needed a shampoo since I could tell they vacuumed, but socks still turned black). Bed sheets were clean (though wish the blanket were washed -- not my hair on it). NOISE: Liked that the hotel was not on a really heavily trafficed / noisy street; my room backed to a residential neighborhood so was quiet (other than the college girl next door that came home drunk and loud every night between 4 and 6AM (not the hotel's fault though). Also, someone left a dog in a room down the hall which barked solid for over 9 hours (I called to ask what the front desk could do at 5 hours, then threatened to call police at 9 hours; dog stopped barking... don't know whether people came back or what). EXTRAS: Excercise room - tread mill was OK (something about the setup gave shocks though); Laundry - facilities good. OVERALL: Since I felt I was getting a $20 a day discount over other extended stay hotels in the area (confirmed by people staying at others at the same time), I was willing to tolerate the less than ideal cleanliness. If the room had been cleaner, I would rate the stay 'Above Average'.