The three-story pool complex also features waterfalls and a bar that stays open year-round, even when the pool isn’t.

At The Tank, you can swim (kind of literally) with sharks, or at the very least, go screaming down a tube that cuts through the live shark aquarium. Hopefully the Carson, the last of the towers, will get a redo in the near future.īut why are we talking rooms? It’s the pool area that’s made this place justly famous. Both offer cloud-like pillow top mattresses, 42-inch plasma TVs and excellent views. The Rush Tower rooms are just as comfortable and plush, but bigger, and with a more sedate color palette.

The Gold Tower boasts lots of gold and black mod decor, thanks to a recent $15 million redo, plus the spa and salon just saw $800,000 worth of upgrades. In the last decade, the Golden Nugget has spent $300 million on upgrades to keep the hotel in step with Las Vegas’ ever-changing zeitgeist. One of the most iconic facades of Downtown, the white and gold sparkling face of the Golden Nugget may seem like it’s a throwback, but the interior is light years ahead.

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