Las Vegas Hotels
Carriage House
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- Overall (3)
105 E. Harmon Ave.
Las Vegas, NV 89109-4500
Tel. (800) 221-2301, (702) 798-1020
If you want to be close to the action, Carriage House occupies a sweet off-Strip spot. MGM's green glow is within sight, the fake rainstorms of Aladdin's Desert Passage shopping arcade are across the street, and the roar of engines at Harley-Davidson Cafe is a block away.
When the glitter and noise of the casinos enervate instead invigorate, Carriage House's location is a plus, because the nine-story "all-suite hotel," as it bills itself, is far enough away to allow recuperation in a soothing room whose beige and pastels are easy on the eyes.
Technically, the 30-year-old Carriage House is a time-share property, said manager Amy Lowell. But it typically rents out 30% of its 155 rooms to the public, she said.
I stayed in the smallest, a 300-square-foot studio, which held a king-size bed and a sparkling kitchenette. It had two burners, a mini fridge and microwave oven. A cupboard and drawers held pots and pans, serving dishes and cutlery and dinnerware for four, though four around the room's small table would have been tight.
The hotel's biggest rooms, about 700 square feet, contain a full-size kitchen, living room and separate bedroom.
Carriage House isn't at all flash, but it's close enough to dash to all that.
Pros: Secure building that's locked at night. Guests need a key card to enter building and activate elevators. Within walking distance of some of the Strip's finest casinos.
Cons: The hotel is sandwiched between two towering, high-profile properties. To the east, you'll see the cranes and construction of the 40-story MGM Grand towers. Mercifully, on the Saturday morning I was there, they were silent. In the studio, the bathroom, with tub and toilet, is tiny.
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