Born and raised in Vegas, but haven't been in the Gold Spike until now(No longer a resident of Nevada). I expected it to be WAY more dirty adn dive-y, but was surprised at how bright and CLEAN it was. It wasn't full of people either(I guess cus it was a couple days before xmas) so it made it even more pleasurable. The bartender(Dani?) was a total sweetheart and was well acquainted with my barfly friend who got me interested  in the joint in the first place. Drinks were cheap and delicious(but Makers Mark always is).\nI definitely plan on going back whenever I'm in town and may even try to stay in the rooms...we'll see how brave I feel :D