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Harvey's Hotel Resort-Casino in South
Lake Tahoe is one of the area's finest hotels. Recently
purchased by the Harrah's hotel chain, the hotel combines
large, well-appointed rooms; unique and exciting restaurants;
and a stunning view of Lake Tahoe and the surrounding
mountains. Our editors personally inspected the
hotel and here are the findings from their mystery shopping
experience.
Historically, Harvey Gross started
Harvey as a roadside stop in 1944 when the road wasn't
even paved around Lake Tahoe. The roadside stop
featured fuel and food (served by Harvey's wife Llewelyn)--
but patrons could also play casino games. Harvey's
slogan said it all, "Good food for the money.
Drinks priced right. Treat people right. "
The check-in process was efficient
and polite. The check-in staff treated us professionally
and the short line moved quickly. We made a special
request for the room and it was brought to the room within
15 minutes of check-in. The parking was smooth in
a large and modern parking structure. There is also
valet parking at the hotel.
Our room at Harvey's Lake Tahoe was
of excellent quality and a substantially larger than average
size. The rooms have a "V" shaped window
that maximizes views in all directions. Our view
was an amazing view of the nearby mountains and the golf
course next door. Considering that our room rate
was a very low discount rate, the room provided was far
better than expected. The room included a very well
stocked mini-bar; telephone with dataport; high-speed
internet for fee; and a nice dining table with two chairs.
The room's bathroom was stunning.
Surrounded in solid red marble-- walls and floor, the
bathroom includes a separate toilet room; two sinks in
two separate rooms; and a separate walk-in shower (marble!)
and tub. All of the plumbing fixtures were new.
The bathroom includes a television to watch in the bathtub,
and a coffee maker. We give this bathroom an "A+".
Harvey's hotel at Lake Tahoe includes
a complimentary outdoor swimming pool and hot tub.
Harvey's hotel guests also have "pool rights"
to the indoor pool at Harrah's across the street. We tried
both pools and they were great. The Harrah's indoor
pool was warm and the large dome over the pool allowed
in a great deal of sunlight. The indoor pool's walls
can be opened to let in fresh air and light.
Lake Tahoe beach passes are also available
upon request. During the hot summer days, the beach at
Lake Tahoe is a must. Harvey's is a very large hotel
with 740 rooms that include 36 suites. The hotel
has 20,000 square feet of convention space and completed
a $120 million remodeling in 1986.
The Reflections Spa at the hotel provides
massage, body waxing, skin care, and all other spa services.
The hotel also provides extensive room-service and free
voice mail with telephone data-port.
Harvey's has a large arcade for kids
(or adults!) with many video games and carnival games
with prizes. The arcade is a lot of fun for kids
that can't or don't want to partake in casino gambling.
RESTAURANTS & NIGHTCLUBS:
Harvey's at Lake Tahoe slogan is "The
Party's at Harvey's" and they do make that happen.
In addition to a very active casino floor, the hotel features
some great and unique restaurants:
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Cabo Wabo Cantina - Sammy
Hagar presents his casino in a fun and exciting restaurant.
Mexican inspired spicy dishes are combined with tequila
drinks for an awesome party time... This restaurant
is located in the tunnel that connects Harrah's and
Harvey's underground.
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Hard Rock Cafe - It's known
around the world and the only one at Tahoe is at Harvey's.
Great bar food, a fun atmosphere and reasonable prices
make the Hard Rock a consistent favorite.
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Pacifica Seafood Buffet
- When you live in Reno-- you get to try a lot of
buffets. You understand buffets; you rate buffets.
This is one unique buffet. Instead of the usual
starchy carbs and fatty meats, this is a buffet for
the diner of today. Newly renovated with water
features, the food is 70% seafood. If you love
fresh seafood, you will love this buffet. You
don't like seafood, they also serve chicken <grin>.
The only downside to this buffet is it's rather ambitious
price of $30-- about double the normal buffet price
in the area. I would state both the food and
uncrowded atmosphere make this far different than
any buffet we have seen.
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Starbuck's Coffee - A full
size Starbucks Coffee franchise operates in the hotel
lobby. You can get it just like in <fill
in your town name here>.
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Carriage House - Your typical
casino coffee shop with reasonable prices and prompt
service.
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Improv Comedy Club
- World class comedy club at Lake Tahoe.
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Harveys Cabaret features
dazzling shows and your favorite stars in an intimate,
luxurious showroom, located on the Casino Floor.
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Cuba Havana Lounge--the
name says it all, located on the 19th floor with spectacular
views of Lake Tahoe. It's a nice place to unwind and
have a drink while taking in the views. The
sunset views are particularly recommended.
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Llewelyn's Restaurant -
Located next door to the Cuba Havana Lounge, Llewelyn's
Restaurant is the top restaurant at Harvey's.
With incredible food and stunning Lake Tahoe views,
this romantic restaurant is a top luxury choice.
Llewelyn Harvey's wife-- the founder of Harvey's and
was the main cook and food server when "Harvey's"
was just a roadside stop.
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