We had a wonderful time. When we purchased our unit, we had no idea if the pictures would live up to the actual. We were more than thrilled and completely enjoyed our accomodations. I personally loved the tub, what a relaxing way to the end the day. This is a little paradise for my husband and I. This is our reward for working hard all year long. They were outfitted, with all the things we needed. If we had a service problem, there was no problem getting the help we needed.
If there was a negative it would be these things. I will not attend another sales meeting again, this was on the sunniest day that we had there. (It rained 75% of the time of our visit.) A record breaker for the area. This year we plan to drive there over a week and stay. There is so much to see a do, that I cannot see the time going slowly. We are excited to see the new Casino across the road, and ultimately the new mall that will be built.
I felt the service staff at the front desk were helpful and responsive to our needs. And I imagine over the years we will make good friends.
Little Town Ontario, Canada

The first thing I have to say is I wondered if I stayed at the same place as the people who wrote negative reviews about the Grandview. I just gor back from a 5 night stay. I own a time share from RCI and I was lucky enough that RCI has space here. This place was excellent!! Allow me to break it down in categories:

Check In: The check in was fast, no lines, and dont beleive the feedback about them hounding you. Nobody tryed to sell us anything. The first line they check you in, then they direct you to a line where you receive your welcome stuff and parking pass. I checked in on a Saturday at 3:30 p.m. (Early) and was in my room by 4:00 p.m.

Rooms: We had a 2 bedroom unit, this was like no other 2 bedroom timeshare, allow me to explain. There is 1 door that opens to a foyer then there are 2 doors in the foyer. Each room has it's own kitchen, dining room, master bedroom, living room, huge bathroom, and a jacuzzi!! Usually a 2 bedroom at other timeshares have 1 kitchen and 2 bedrooms in 1 room, this was a great suprise.

Amenities: The activities at the resort are not that good, then again I stayed there in December which is a slow season. I'm sure they have more stuff in the prime season. There is 2 beautiful pools with waterfalls, and hot tubs outside. The exercise room was ok. There was 3 treadmills and 2 bikes and 2 ellepitcal machines. There was also weights and other equipment. Here is a tip: if you are serious about your workout use the treadmill next to the scale that is the only treadmill calibrated to correct speeds.

Location: The resort is at the end of the strip, we had a rental car (Recommended), but the resort does have a free shuttle which brings you to the action. It is about 5 miles to the Mandalay Bay. If you have never been to Vegas, Mandalay Bay is at the top of the strip. Even though it wwas 5 miles it was a easy 5 miles as the road is 2-3 lanes and no heavy traffic. Here is a tip: As you may or may not know you could walk faster than the cars move on the strip ( lol, serious though). Park you car at one of the first hotels you come to, like MGM Grand, New york New York, etc. From there you can either walk, take trams, or the monorail, bus etc. That way you are not stuck in traffic and it is faster to get back to resort.

Finally, dont beleive the negative reviews you read, this place is spotless, totally clean you will love it!! If you have any questions please email me I would love to answer them.

We will be staying again in May 2006! We are owners and after having stayed in many LV hotels (Excaliber among them) we are just amazed at the helpful staff and perfect rooms! The staff even had some wonderful suggestions regarding ethnic food stores we were searching for!! We were provided with plenty of linens and towels and even some coffee, tea and detergent.

We heard NO construction while there yet there was construction on site and next door with the new casino going up.

Although the hotel is far down the strip there was shuttle service provided. They should be using the larger bus at all times as some people would get left behind. This did not happen to us, but I could see where this would raise someone's ire! They are even really good about having children's activities which is quite generous as children should be a big no-no with all of the adult vendors and people handing out material EVERYWHERE on the strip. Las Vegas is great for couples and groups but not very child friendly.

I just cannot say enough great things about this place!

The Grandview is right next to the South Coast Hotel and Casino which is opening January 2006. This will make it an absolutely perfect location. We had no problems at this hotel. The staff was friendly, the rooms were spacious (we were in one bedroom lockout unit)and clean. We needed more clean towels and called twice to housekeeping. They did not respond so we called the front desk and told them we'd be there in five minutes to pick up our towels. Within two minutes housekeeping knocked on our door to deliver the towels!
The pool area is very nice and there is a small, but adequate exercise room.
I would absolutely go back. I've stayed on the strip several times and was more than happy to not be in the traffic and noise.