I’ve made more fond memories in that building than any other in Las Vegas. In the years that followed, Palace Station became my friend group’s home base for our annual pilgrimage to watch and wager on the opening weekend of March Madness. Obviously, we continued to gamble through the night, losing hundreds and hundreds of dollars… But hey! We saved $18 by not getting a room! Rooms at Palace Station were $18/night, and we were arriving at 9 pm.Īt that point in our lives, we were so cheap that we opted against booking a room that first night to save $18 (literally $9 each), figuring we’d be out all night gambling anyway.įast forward to 11 pm, our daily budgets were spent, and Palace Station didn’t have any available rooms to rent. I fondly recall visiting Vegas with my friend Chris way back when. Now, in those days, Palace Station was a dump, and my friends and I would stay there because we were broke and rooms commonly cost less than $20/night. My personal affinity for Palace Station stretches back to my early days of visiting Las Vegas.
