Key Points:
- Rooms at 4 Queens Las Vegas start at around $59/night, and there’s no resort fee.
- The North Tower is significantly nicer than rooms in the unrenovated South Tower, which often cost more.
- Noise from Fremont Street is the type you can feel – A quieter room facing away from Fremont Street costs about $30/nt more.
Ever go into something expecting to be underwhelmed?
Well, after my stay in the South Tower at 4 Queens a while back, I fully expected the freshly renovated North Tower to be lackluster, with plenty of corners cut.
It takes a big man to admit he was wrong. And today, I am that big man.
That said, there is a near 0% chance I’ll be staying in the renovated North Tower again… TLDR: It’s loud AF, and I’m an old man who values sleep.
Room, Cost, & Check-in
I paid $75 for my North Tower One King Bed room, which is a rung above the smaller Economy Studio Rooms, which only have enough space for a double bed.
While that smaller room starts at about $59/nt, the larger North Tower King Room typically costs an extra $10/nt.
I attempted checking in at 11 am, and the front desk let me know that “quieter” rooms on the back side of the North Tower, which face away from Fremont Street, would be ready later, but I could have a loud room overlooking the madness now… if I dared.
I asked him how bad it would be, and he chuckled and said, “Man, it’s bad. Every Saturday morning I come into a stack of 5-10 room change requests”.
He added (again, with an ominous chuckle) that rooms on the backside of the tower are better, but not by much. The North Tower won’t be a great option for light sleepers.
You can guarantee yourself a room “facing away from Fremont Street” on the website for an extra $30 or so per night.
Anyway, my dumb ass needed to know. I took the loud room.
Notably, guests at 4 Queens receive a Fun Book upon check-in, plump with 2-for-1 dining deals, drinks, casino match play, and other discounts.
If you’re traveling solo, they’ll let you use your 2-for-1 coupon for 50% off instead.
I also received a fresh deck of 4 Queens playing cards.
Hotel guests can get parking validated when checking in. You just need to be a loyalty club member.
4 Queens North Tower Room Review
The approach to my North Tower room was much better than my previous experience in the unrenovated South Tower, where dings, scrapes, smells, and gouges were abundant.
This was polished, and I loved the historic photos of the property hanging in the elevator lobby on my floor.
Another moment of honesty: I thought this renovation was going to be “surface level”, or feel “budget”… It didn’t. This is a genuinely nice room for the price, despite being tiny.
4 Queens doesn’t list the square footage for these rooms on their website, so I don’t know exactly how tiny.
The 50″ TV had a modern guide, a sharp picture, and a great bed viewing angle.
Unexpected “niceties” in the room included an empty fridge, a coffee maker with complimentary coffee, a fashionable, backlit powder station, and modern bedside charging outlets (USB-A & C) built into the bedside tables.
There was even a little table in the corner, which was far from fancy, but was functional and in good shape.
The closet was “open-faced” and was also stocked with an extra pillow and blanket. A nice touch.
While boring, I thought the cleanliness of the HVAC intake and filter inside was impressive.
The bathroom was sharp.
I loved the flooring, tiled shower, and that 4 Queens preserved the shower body jets. The jets are also much easier to turn on and off than the those in the unrenovated South Tower, which required instructions to be posted next to the shower.
My view, while cool, was ominous. Humorously, I thought I was high enough to dodge a loud night, as I could barely hear Fremont Street over my TV and HVAC during the day… That changed at about 10 pm, when the volume was cranked up.
Holy shit.
Despite the new noise-dampening glass, this room was still absurdly loud. The kind of loud you can feel until around 2am(?). Somehow, I managed to doze off at some point.
Jordan from Show Me Vegas recently had a room on the back side of the North Tower, and he said Fremont Street was still audible, but his HVAC drowned it out. It had to be 10x better than the Fremont-facing rooms.
If you value sleep, book a room on the back side of either tower (they’re listed on the website as “facing away from Fremont Street”) or stay at one of these other resorts.
What’s Not To Like?
When I review hotels, I don’t just share the good; I give you the whole story so that you can make a more informed decision.
We’ve already covered that these rooms are small… and loud AF, but the room was great, aside from those two admittedly major details.
My renovated room was in spectacular condition and was clean, aside from these footprints in the bathroom. It almost looked like someone stepped on them after they were cleaned, but still wet.
Hardly the end of the world.
Resort Experience
Dining Options
I always seem to gravitate toward the restaurants at 4 Queens, even if I’m not staying at the resort. Humorously, however, I didn’t have a meal there this visit. Here are a few from the past, though, to give you an idea.
Magnolia’s Veranda has been a downtown breakfast staple of mine. Most meals cost under $20, but I loved my recent $30.99 ribeye steak & eggs, which was $15.50 after a 50% off coupon was applied (Fun Book coupon).
The $14.99 Queens Burger & fries was also good/filling.
At Chicago Brewing Company, I thought the $20.99 Southside Cheese Steak was great. They use A1 Steak Sauce in the concoction, which initially frightened me, but it was great.
In addition to those two restaurants, 4 Queens is home to Hugo’s Cellar, a ritzier steakhouse, and Subway, Noble Roman’s Pizza, and Wana Taco on the cheap eats side of the house.
At Wana Taco, you can get a plate of 3 tacos for $12.99. Solid option if you’re in the area, but I prefer the tacos at Plaza’s Fresh Mexican Grill. They’re fine. Just not amazing.
The Casino
I dig the grimey, old-school vibe of the casino at 4 Queens.
During my visit, they were dealing $10 craps, $5 6:5 blackjack, $10 000 roulette, $15 Pai Gow, and $25 3:2 blackjack.
The best part of the casino is the abundance of Silver Strike slot machines that kick out commemorative tokens when the “Silver Strike” logo lands on the payline.
Unfortunately, only one machine was operational. Fortunately, I scored a couple of strikes.
The Pool Situation
4 Queens doesn’t have a pool, but guests are able to use the pool across the street at Binion’s, which is perched atop The Mint’s former hotel tower.
Not fancy, but it’s usually uncrowded, and the views are cool.
Is the North Tower at 4 Queens Worth Staying At?
4 Queens did a spectacular job with these rooms. I didn’t expect to like them nearly as much as I did.
This was a full gut. Everything was new, and the North Tower is the antithesis of the South Tower, which is dated, drab, and in relative disrepair (hopefully that one is next!).
If I booked again, I’d almost certainly need to spend the extra $30-ish/nt to guarantee myself a room facing away from Fremont Street… but at that price point, I prefer a bigger room in Downtown Grand’s Gallery Tower, which will likely be even quieter.
I’d never book a room facing it again. Too old for that.
If the noise doesn’t bother you, though, book away. It’s a solid room.
I’m a former software salesman turned Vegas aficionado. While the craps table is my preferred habitat, I pull myself away to explore new attractions, shows, restaurants, and outdoor activities around Las Vegas with the intent of sharing my experiences.
Ultimately, I just want to help folks plan a better trip and save a few bucks in the process.