I could imagine that getting a healthy case of the shingles might be an altogether more pleasant experience than staying at The Palms.\n\nI can easily imagine being gunned down in the lobby. It's that ghetto. Not that I feared for my life, there are just a lot nicer places tostay in Vegas with a lot more atmosphere and less people trapsing around looking like cheap hookers.\n\nMy stay started out with a bad valet experience. I'm used to extremely helpful valets who offer directions in advance of your asking. The valet at The Palms have a unique approach- they ignore you or are absent from the stand altogether. On three separate occasions the valet stand was unattended. \n\nThe room, while nice fora second- rate discount motel in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, oh wait, I am reviewing a four star Maloof property in Las Vegas. You get the picture: broken light fixtures, a tube TV, dated, worn furniture (which seemed to mimic the look of the clientele).\n\nIf you like eating at the Cracker Barrel, you're going to love the Palms. If that's not your thing, save yourself a lot of heartache and go somewhere nice to sleep.