By now, you know how I feel about resort fees.

Boo! The resort fee included wireless Internet, and some other stuff that I won’t even bother to mention. So the resort fee was 39% of my total room cost.

Once I checked in, they charged me $12.99+tax for a resort fee. I booked online through for a special price of $20.38+tax for a weekday night. That said, I was pleasantly surprised at both the price and the quality of Boulder Station hotel rooms. Since Nevada demands every new casino built after 1992 include at least 200 hotel rooms, often these hotels are built as an afterthought, and casinos give the rooms away. The hotel is 300 rooms - just above the limit Nevada requires for a nonrestricted license for new casinos. It seems Stations actually put some thought into the design here, and it makes for a much more pleasant experience than the usual “slot barns” at South Point or The Orleans. The floors are hardwood, and the there are lot of dark woods and really elaborate stained glass windows in the casino. Unlike Palace Station, where there is no discernable palace nor station, at Boulder you get the feeling you are actually in a Western train station circa 1900. It is a railroad theme, and they actually got it right this time. Now would be a good time to mention the theme of the property. There is nothing within walking distance. Sorry, you’re stuck here if you don’t have a car. There is no shuttle service offered to the strip or the airport. The best way to get there is by taking the I-15 north through downtown and the spaghetti bowl, and then the I-515 to Boulder Highway. Location/Transportationīoulder Station is located at Boulder Highway and the I-515. In the Stations' hierarchy, I would rank it higher than Palace and Texas, but lower than Red Rock Resort or Green Valley Ranch.Īccording to the Nevada Gaming Control Board, there are 2,810 slots and 42 table games at Boulder Station. In my opinion, it is one of the nicer locals' casinos.

The hotel is excellent, and the table game limits are some of the lowest I’ve seen anywhere. While there are some areas for improvement, it offers a good value if you want to get away for a little gaming, eating and recreation. I enjoyed my time at Boulder Station more than I thought I would. The property tries to be all things to all people: there is a sizeable casino, a 300-room hotel, a pool, a movie theater, a music venue, a bingo room, and more restaurants than you can shake a stick at. Boulder Station is an enormous locals' casino located on the Boulder Strip on the east side of Las Vegas.

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