Mandalay Bay
3950 Las Vegas Blvd South // Las Vegas Strip » map
| Nearby: | Excalibur LuXor Tropicana |
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Mandalay Bay - The Real Deal :
Mandalay Bay has a huge casino floor. If you're not sitting at a table, you may as well forget about getting drink service at your slot or video poker machine. Mandalay Bay has the worst casino floor drink service ever. Oh, and if your cash out ticket gets caught in the machine and you need assistance from a slot tech... you can pretty much forget that too. We've been trapped at a machine waiting to cash out on three occasions for about 15 minutes each (on separate trips no less). Horrible. The dealers are pretty nice though and drink service at the table games is quick and often.
Mandalay Bay History
Opened March 2, 1999 on the site of the long standing Vegas landmark The Hacienda, the opulent Mandalay Bay (code named 'Project Paradise') cost a staggering $950 Million dollars to construct, and is the southern-most mega-resort on the Las Vegas Strip. It's fantastic pools (wave pool, lazy river ride and more), filling stations (The Bar, RumJungle, Red Square, Auerole, House of Blues), attractions (The Spa, Shark Habitat) and 135,000 square feet of casino madness are all top notch experiences designed to blow your mind. If that weren't enough, LuXor Egypt and Ye Olde Merry Excalibur are a two minute monorail ride away.
THEhotel, a boutique addition out back opened on December 17th, 2003 and offers some of the smartest rooms in Vegas... it's a damn shame the service isn't up to snuff... when they concentrate on the customer, THEhotel could give every high ticket resort a run for it's room service.
Location of Mandalay Bay:
Located on the most southern end of the strip, it is a tad isolated, but not lacking for guests. It is a popular place and the LuXor, Excalibur are a short monorail ride away... New York-New York and the Tropicana a short walk after that. The closest Strip Monorail stop is MGM Grand. Have a nice hike.
The Rooms at Mandalay Bay
Most of Mandalay Bay's guest rooms were redesigned in 2007. Room options now include: Deluxe, Spa, Great Room, eXtra Bedroom and SkyView - which equate to fancy names (and higher prices) for new wallpaper and furniture. Each room features pillow top mattresses, minibars, flat screen tv's (one for the bedroom and one in the john), wifi internet (for a fee) iPod docks and separate jacuzzi tubs and shower stall.
Restaurants at Mandalay Bay
Mandalay Bay has an excellent mix of restaurants, including a number of upscale joints that have received Michelin Star ratings. Mix - features an American take on French cuisine with sumptuous steaks and chops, plus the view is spectacular. Fleur de Lys - traditional French cuisine, not our cup of tea but Chef Hubert Keller is a master. Aureole - American cuisine fired up by Charlie Palmer. China Grill - Asian fusion. Shanghai Lilly - Chinese. Red Square - Russian, wha? Yeah stroganoff, vodkas, steaks, seafood done up in a contemporary Russian style. Trattoria Del Lupo - Italian food by Wolfgang Puck, whose food we've never found to be particularly excellent. rumjungle - Caribbean, Cuban, Brazilian. RM Seafood - we've never been here, tell us what you think. STRIPSTEAK - Michael Mina's steakhouse.
Mandalay Bay also features a bunch of casual and quick bite joints including the House of Blues, Border Grill, Giorgio (Italian), Noodle Shop, Verandah, Red White and Blue and the Burger Bar. Raffles Cafe is their 24 hour coffee shop and the Bayside Buffet is nothing to write home about.
Mandalay Bay Tips
Rock and Roll!!! If you like things like The Go Go's and Toby Keith, this place is for you - the House of Blues brings in the best national touring bands.
The two lines for the Shark Tank exhibit can be quite long on weekends. Make reservations. Two lines? Yep. One for tickets, then one to git in. Looooooooong. Makes one think about starting an 'i'll stand in line for ya' business.
Oh, yeah, one more thing. The best pool in Vegas. The wave pool hosts 'surfing' competitions.
At Mandalay Bay, the room sucked.One of the double sinks was backed up. Ended with an ashtray of a room after requesting a non-smoking room. A/C was screwed.Stayed @ THEHotel once, the room was awesome. Very clean, very spacious. The only complaint was the THE TP-it was like sandpaper.
The regular rooms at Mandalay Bay are, in my opinion, awesome. Big TV, comfy bed, cool bathroom with two sinks, small LCD tv and a seperate shower and big tub were pretty cool.When I went in Nov. 2007, I got three nights for the price of two, which made it $70 a night to stay here. I felt like it was and still is a steal at that price.I don't care for the casino and the place overall is expensive and not close to the rest of the Strip. I do, however, strongly going down there to eat at the Bayside Buffet and (if anyone good is playing) seeing a concert at The House of Blues.
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I stayed here twice. I stayed in THEhotel and a suite in the original tower after the remodel. The remodeled rooms are nice, very uplifting tones in the room. I wanted to stay here to swim in the pool, but I never made it to the pool. I was way too hung over to be in the sun.
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Mandalay Bay is one of my favorites.
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Mandalay Bay is one of my favorites.
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I love Red Square.
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I've always enjoyed staying at Mandalay Bay, even more when the room is comped. They have a nice selection of mid-priced eateries and a few higher priced (Fleur de Lys and StripSteak have always been excellent). The rooms are nice, the suites eve nicer, and if you get a view looking up The Strip it's one of the best views in town. Only complaint is location, location, location, it's a hike to get to the mid-Strip casinos, figure on taking taxis and learning some of the non-Strip roads heading north/south.
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This carpet joint has really earned my adoration the hard way. I almost always win at the slots here. I've enjoyed staying at THEhotel's awesome suites. I don't remember a single bad meal at Border Grill, Red White and Blue, Aureole, or Mix. Oh, and how about that pool??!! All in all, the understated elegance of this place still makes Mandalay Bay a winner for me! :-D
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Mandalay Bay is one of my favorites.
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I love the smell of this place.....probably my favorite casino and sportsbook layout. The rooms arent bad, and if the wife ever decides to bring the kids, I'll stay here for the pool alone.
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not into the south seas themed motif? get a room on the 34th floor. they are known as house of blues themed rooms. staying at THEhotel isn't a bad choice either, very spacious. but i found a turd in my guest bathroom. it took 45 minutes for someone to reclean my room. ever since the merger with MGM-Mirage, the property has lost its luster. kinda sad really.
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I stayed at THEhotel and it is alot nicer and friendly than people think. Great service, one of the chefs was on "Top Chef," it's right next to Mandalay Bay and Mamma Mia, you can use the pool, there is no casino i the lobby, alleviating our noses of so much smoke, and it's just great.
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The only flaw with the hotel is the lack of a true front entrance. The layout is easily followed. The pool is huge. The Shark Reef is a good value and also a good place to take kids if you happen to have them with you. The dining options are very good. There is even a small but well stocked bookstore right off the casino that gives you somewhere to pick up something to read on your flight home.
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Very nice rooms, Lousy Location, Mack Daddy Spa, Good dining options, Good Buffet, Great Pool, Only thing that keeps me from staying here again is location
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Great buffet, fun slots, best pool in Vegas!
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Mandalay Bay is one of my favorites.
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Mandalay Bay is one of my favorites.
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Mandalay Bay is one of my favorites.
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Mandalay Bay is one of my favorites.
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Got a upcoming stay at THEHotel. Going to be sweet.
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TheHotel is great, Mandalay hotel is just ok. Everything else rocks. The restaurants are great, night life is ultra fun, and the pool is 2nd to none.
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Great place to roam around........gamble....drink....eat!
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I stayed at Mandalay Bay in Dec 2007 and it was a great experience. From the time I pulled up in valet until it was time fo me to leave, the staff were great. The room was soo great and the bathroom had a separate shower and whirlpool tub with a glass window on the side where the tub was(frosted glass).
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My first trip ever was spent here for three nights. The rooms are really nice but I didn't understand all the fuss. The buffet is delicious in my opinion but it's $20 just for lunch, so it's not a very cheap option. In general, I think the gaming here sucks. The House of Blues is a good place to see a concert and the Shark Reef is cool and (relative to Vegas) cheap for some fun. The rooms and options trumped the bad gaming for me.
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I stayed here all the way back in 99. The beach/pool area in just amazing. The room was great, very clean and fresh ( I think it was only a year old at the time). They had just started building Shark Reef when we stayed, so when I went back to Vegas a few years later I saw it. Pretty nice, a good thing to do on a hot day to get some shade. But I think most of all I love that wonderful smell they pump through the place.
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Amazingly plush rooms with the best pool on the strip!
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The casino is a little too much like a slot warehouse... but I don't mind that much.
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Stayed here for a business conference. Had the 550DDR Strip View room. The standard room was nice. Clean, comfy bed, plasma TV, double closets, large tub and separate shower, dual sinks and standard hotel beige decor. City Center detracts from the view north from the hotel. I also had a fantastic view of the airport. Fortunately, I wasn't particularly bothered by the sound of planes arriving and departing. The pool was always crowded and tough to get a seat in the sun. We opted for the Moorea Beach Club. Bikini Blackjack at the beach casino was fun. Would have broke even on gambling, but Mrs. Fox did not maintain her usual luck on the slots and I maintained at cards. Since it was a business trip this time, I didn't get to spend as much time in the casino as I would have liked. I tried to take pictures similar to the VegasTripping review. I plan to write a full review and see if ChuckMonster will post it. The biggest downside to the hotel room was no inside locks on the door. While I wasn't concerned about somebody getting in, I need the locks to keep my drunk ass in the room at night. I got up in the middle of the night to relieve myself and accidentally locked myself out of the room in the hallway in my undies. Good thing I wasn't alone. That could have been very embarassing.
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Mandalay Bay is one of my favorites.
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Mandalay Bay is one of my favorites.
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Mandalay Bay is one of my favorites.
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Love the whole vibe of Mandalay.
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Reasonable casino, nice to stay at TheHotel and then gamble at Mandalay Bay. That way you get luxury accomodations, but with a reasonable casino
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Next to Wynn my favorite rooms in Las Vegas are here..great living area and bedrooms with HD TVs, comfy beds, excellent bathroom..gaming here is awful..casino was too cold, literally, from the temperature to the machines...coffee shop is excellent but expensive..but would stay here again in a heartbeat and just play elsewhere...
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Great pool, good food, decent sized drinks
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Would probably be my second favorite place in Vegas if the location was even remotely decent.
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I guess this isn't exactly a great hotel by anyone's standards now, but it's the first place I stepped into and stayed at, and it does have a few tricks up it's sleeve. You can't beat Mix or Foundation Room for views, the HOB is one of the city's two large venues willing to run indie-league shows, and the showroom has been hosting solid Broadway hits for years.
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Haven't stayed but have played here. Lots of fun. Really nice place to boot.
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The Mandalay Bay is the last place I go to before leaving Vegas- if there's have extra time! I remember eating at a place there and was fantastic but I forgot. Oh well, very cool place.
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Man Delay Bay ! There is always a line to check in or out, but they do their best to move as quickly as possible. I haven't stayed in the newly renovated rooms but the place needed an update. The property is great with a fun Casino, good Bar / Nightclubs, and good restaurants. I’ve seen great shows at the HoB (was 10’ from Snoop Dog, holdin my own on the dance floor for his show – ya heard me). I hope to check out the new bar and casino renovations next week.
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I go here at the end of my trip IF I have any time left in my trip. ohhhhhhh, yeah...
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MGM has slowly been Harrah-rizing their properties. What use to be a solid and quality resort experience has been reduced to a sad throwaway. This use to be my home-away-from-home, but thanks to MGM's cost-cutting, I'd feel like a stranger there now.
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At Mandalay Bay, the room sucked. One of the double sinks was backed up. Ended with a big ashtray for a room after requesting a non-smoking room. A/C was screwed.
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I have stayed here and at THEhotel, and I must say it is pure fun. The rooms at Madalay are on the small side, but still beautiful with a nice bathroom and appointed furniture. The pool is great, nit to mention huge and it's hard to find a spot on the beach. Mamma Mia is a great show and the restaurants are second to none. The new Mandalay Place is amazing, with my favorite (Urban Outfitters) and the 40 Deuce nightclub. I spent alot of money at Lush Puppy.