Las Vegas is my jumping-off point to go hiking and backpacking in the Southwest with my adult daughter. Travelodge is some place inexpensive to sleep with easy access to the rental car return in Vegas. Previously, I’ve stayed at the other Travelodge in Vegas by the airport, which is being re-branded as a Day's Inn. This Travelodge was kind of scary. I made my reservation via Expedia, but upon check-in, I was required to provide a $100 CASH security deposit. Not a deposit on my credit card but cash. I was told I could use the ATM machine behind me in the lobby for a fee. They had a ceiling-to-counter plexiglass window with a one-inch slot to pass items such as key cards under. At checkout, they called security and made me wait while they confirmed that my room wasn't trashed or turned into a meth lab overnight before they would return my $100. Oh, and their version of a continental breakfast is an orange and a pre-packaged muffin that you'd find in a school cafeteria. This place is literally in the shadow of the Circus Circus Casino complex. Music cranked nearby late into the night and was still going Sunday morning.