Golden Gate Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas F-G

Golden Gate Hotel & Casino

1 Fremont Street,
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101-5681,
United States

Phone: (702) 385-1906
Website: goldengatecasino.com

About the Casino

In a city that seems to delight in tearing down (or blowing up) its history, the fact that the Golden Gate is still standing is shocking. The fact that it's actually a decent, affordable, and interesting place to stay is nothing less than a miracle.

The hotel and casino opened in 1906. No, that's not a typo. About a year after the land auction that basically created the city of Las Vegas, it got its first place to stay and gamble in the form of The Hotel Nevada. With electricity and the city's first phone it was quite the revolution but it still aimed to provide nice accommodations for a reasonable rate - $1 per day got you a room. Of course, they didn't have air conditioning but what do you want for $1 per day?

Over the years the hotel changed names, closed the casino when gambling was outlawed in 1909, reopened it when it was legalized in 1931, added rooms, and practically invented the shrimp cocktail - or at least perfected the 99-cent version of it.

Today the Golden Gate acts as a bit of a time capsule. Sprinkled throughout the building are old slot machines, photographs of the city in its infancy, hotel and gaming registries from the early 1900s, antique furnishings, and more. It's charming and completely unique in this era of bland, streamlined luxury.

See full review of the Golden Gate courtesy of Rick Garman's Vegas4Visitors.com