Jockey Club Pics

[djyamyam Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close djyamyam]

We just got back from Vegas. I was able to wander throughout the Jockey Club resort and took pictures of a 1BR & 2BR unit on the north side. Both were on the 6th floor of the Ascot tower. I was also able to take a picture of the view out the window from an 10th floor unit. Some pretty good views of the Bellagio fountain. I haven't had a chance to download from the camera yet but I'll see what I can post. If someone wants all the pics as well as the map of the resort layout, let me know.

The funny thing about this was they had a full room dedicated to the sales weasals going after fresh blood and it was full of bait. However, all I did was go up to the front desk and ask to see a couple rooms so all I had to do was hand over my driver's license as collateral and then they gave me a key to a 2BR. After that, I wander back to ask to see a 1BR and they gave me the key for that.

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Pics added

I added them to the original post

[BILL_B Member Find all posts View Profile Close BILL_B]

The Jockey Club has been sold out for years. The 'Den' full of weasels are only renting space and were selling The Cliffs and Grandview two years ago when I was last there.

How was the construction on the south side progressing?

Bill

[dougp26364 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close dougp26364]

Thanks for posting the pics. It's nice seeing what the units look like now. While it's a nice enough resort with a good location, the units still look somewhat dated and with lessor quality furnishings. So long as the owners are happy with their units, that's all that matters. But I think with all the newer and more recently renovated property's that there are better choices in Vegas.

[djyamyam Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close djyamyam]

How was the construction on the south side progressing?

Bill

Hard to say. I'm really not sure how far along it was as I wasn't paying close attention to that

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I should also add that the pics of the Bellagio are through the living room window and the bedroom window. The windows open a bit so you can get some fresh air as well.

I should point out that the furniture was not worn. They are a bit dated but not significantly more so than the Flamingo where we just stayed at. I should clarify that at the Flamingo, the kitchen, BR and bathroom were new but the LV furniture (not tvs) seemed to be dated (maybe it was just the style). I also toured the Marriott and would say the entire unit at the Marriott was of higher quality than the Flamingo which had just been rennovated.

I would be ok staying at the JC depending on what unit a person got. Some of them have great views of the Bellagio lake/fountains and that is cool. Of the places right on/near the strip, the only one I didn't get a chance to check out was Polo Towers.

[timeos2 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close timeos2]

Not bad but certainly dated

Thanks for posting the pics. It's nice seeing what the units look like now. While it's a nice enough resort with a good location, the units still look somewhat dated and with lessor quality furnishings. So long as the owners are happy with their units, that's all that matters. But I think with all the newer and more recently renovated property's that there are better choices in Vegas.

It appears to much closer to the Carriage House than any of the mid-range units like Polo Towers or the higher end like Hilton/Marriott. But its what the owners have been willing to pay for and I'll bet (i don't know the numbers) fees at JC are far more reasonable than any of those.

Management can only make recommendations while the Owner Boards, if properly in Owner control, decide what to do and how much to assess for it. There are plenty of resorts to look at where plenty of money has been spent but results spotty (Powatan a poster child), others where too little was collected and special assessments required to do much of anything (bad planning and management if it is a pattern) and resorts where owners take the low cost road and end up with results OK but possibly less than they could be for the dollars spent. A select few seem to get more than their money's worth - those are the best to be an owner at. I've yet to see a brand name that accomplishes that trick.