The Hard Rock battles with Mandalay Bay and the Rio for the young, wealthy and trendy demographic. Thematically based on the chain of Hard Rock Cafes, Hard Rock is decorated wall-to-wall and floor-to-ceiling with rock and roll memorabilia and kitsch. There is also memorabilia and kitsch hanging from the ceiling, in case you were wondering. If your idea of nirvana is paying big bucks to be an extra on MTV's Total Request Live, Hard Rock may be the place for you. Oh, and if you're female, it would be a plus to have big fake boobs.
In spite of the "larger than life" image it tries to create, the Hard Rock is relatively small, with only 670 rooms and 30,000 square feet of casino space. The only good deal in the casino is a limited selection of full-pay slots. Their blackjack dealers hit on soft 17 AND they don't allow surrender, which is about as bad as blackjack rules get. The cocktail waitresses are supposedly almost as gorgeous as the waitresses at Rio, but they expect larger-than-average tips to grace you with their presence. Unless you're dropping a nickel for every drink, don't plan on getting bombed. (And if you're going to spend five bucks a drink, what's the point of gambling?)