As the name implies this hotel has a tropical flavor inside and out with jungle print carpeting, lots of lush foliage, and even some wildlife - the animal variety. It may not be as splashy or fancy as some of its newer neighbors (Luxor, New York New York, MGM Grand ) but it has a great location and you often can't beat the price.

A Caribbean style village, leading to a nice marble and wood lobby, fronts the hotel. Typically, it is quite a walk from the front desk to the elevators if you are staying in one of the two towers and even farther if you are staying in the "Garden" rooms.

The casino has more of that jungle carpet and Tiki-torches but the relatively low ceiling and dark colors makes it a bit claustrophobic in my opinion. To be honest, I don't spend a lot of time gambling here simply because the room is not very inviting.

The tower rooms are simple and tastefully decorated with muted woods and a vaguely French Provincial feel. Many are larger than hotels of this ear but offer nothing more or less than your typical hotel room. Not sure why they abandoned the tropical stuff when they got to the rooms but I'm grateful. Garden rooms are not much better than your standard roadside motel and in some cases are roughly the size of a walk-in closet.

I once got stuck in a room where I literally had to squeeze in between the bed and the chest of drawers to get from one side of the room to the other. But here again, it's hard to complain when you are paying as little as you can to stay here. I've paid as little as $49 although typically it's more in the $100 and up range.

There is a very nice pool area complete with a swim-up blackjack table, several restaurants (including one of my favorites Mizuno's, and the world famous Folies Bergere production show.

Because the hotel is older and because the owners had never really planned to keep it in its current incarnation, not a lot has been done to improve, or in some instance even keep up, the hotel. Things are looking worn in spots, but it's still in decent enough shape that most people with realistic expectations won't have a problem staying here. You could do a lot worse, trust me.

Other hotels in town make more of an impression so it is easy to overlook the Trop but it is a solid, dependable option that is close to a variety of other casinos, shopping, and restaurants.

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