| Only decent hotel downtown is the Golden Nugget, all the rest are really showing their age. The light show is good on the covering over Freemont Street. Casinos range from ones where you wonder if Guido will meet out outside if you win to some very nice ones like the Golden Nugget or even Binion's. I went to Freemont street at night to see the light show and as long as you stay in the well lighted areas, you will be as safe as you would be on the strip. The darker areas can be trouble.
Best bang for the buck overall is the Orleans. It is at Tropicanna and Arville, near the Palms and Rio, just off the strip. Decent, clean rooms, respectable, decent food in the restaraunts. They also have shuttle buses to take you to the Barabary Coast on the strip. Rates vary but usually are some of the best in Vegas.
YMMV......lol
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