It’s probably not worth it to go here during covid.

You can find my whole review on that on your own later, but in short the food is decent (not amazing by any means) but the employees treat you like you’re the scum of the earth. The only buffet open in mesquite on week days is Sierra’s Buffet which is located in the Virgin River Casino. They were the only ones in the whole casino/hotel that were even sort of nice and not grumpy with us. There’s hand sanitizer all over the casino. Masks and/or face shields are required everywhere at this time. The first night we were there it was a bit windy and chilly and we would’ve enjoyed the hot tub. Maybe it’s because you can’t social distance in a hot tub since it’s smaller? Not really sure.

I do not understand the reasoning behind this but I know that hotels are not run by epidemiologists and they are doing their best. The pools are open but the hot tubs are closed due to covid. In fact a worker came up to us from behind and asked how she could help us, despite the front desk guy being right there the whole time. We also stood at the front desk waiting for five minutes to ask them if they’re reopen while the guy at the counter just ignored us. The bowling alley was empty at 2:45pm but they wouldn’t let anyone in due to the league. We tried to go bowling Monday afternoon, but there were apparently leagues going on from 2pm-10pm. Only some of the games were open, the rest had “out of order” signs which I assume is due to covid. Just gonna rely on my immune system I guess. We are living in a pandemic so this bothered me (especially since I’m a nurse) but I figured we were staying in a cheap room so i just said whatever. There was a ring of liquid from someone’s drink on the bed stand so clearly no one had wiped it down since the last guest. Basic with no frills but the beds were comfy and the sheets were clean and pressed. We just let it go and ignored her coldness towards us. I’ve worked as a hotel front desk employee before so I know what goes on behind the scenes. Just a straight up “no.” No apology and no explanation. When we checked in, my husband asked if we could be on the first floor for our dog (he is a puppy and likes to run around and we didn’t wanna bother anyone below us). We have always wanted a little getaway to mesquite, and we thought this hotel/casino would be a good place to sleep, especially since we have our golden retriever with us and they are dog friendly.

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