First trip to Vegas: Stratosphere or Sahara?

[psandman]

I hate the poker room at the Sahara. I have never been to the poker room at the Strat.

I don't know anything about the rooms at either, but the Strat is obviously newer.

Neither one is where i would be staying if looking at girls was my objective.

Never been to the pool at either place. If you are looking for a cheap place with a nice pool area check into the Tropicana at the other end of the strip. The Poker Room isn't much by easy access to MGM.

One advantage to the Sahara is that there is a monorail stop right there so you have easy access to much more of the strip.