We left or room at 10 am and returned a little after noon on our second day for breakfast downstairs to find our DVD player stolen. The connected XBOX 360 and our video camera and cell phones were not taken. They did not even take the power cord or AV cords for the player, but simply unplugged them. I believe the thief thought it was a notebook computer as it was thin and hence could be placed inside a jacket and easily hidden. Hotel security took our data and when asked how the thief had gained access to a locked room, he stated that perhaps the door didn't lock and a "door pusher" came along during that time and stole our item. When we spoke with the manager immediately after the event, she seemed indifferent. (We did file a report with the local police department as we wanted to be sure this would be on record somewhere.) The hotel, of course, is not responsible and thus has zero incentive to find out what actually happened. We were told by hotel security that no hotel employee had accessed our room while we were gone. I personally tested the door a dozen times or so, once as we left with the security guard. It locked everytime. I teach physics at a local college and find it difficult to believe that this expensive system happened not to function this one time. My best guess involves the floor manager, who rang our doorbell about 9:30 to ask if we needed room service. While I was talking to him I believe he placed some tape over the lock on the door frame so it would close but not lock. My son stated that he seemed quite interested in what he was doing on the desk as I was talking with him. I just wanted him to leave so we could get ready to go down for breakfast at Starbucks. Then, when we were gone he could enter our room, take any interesting items, remove the tape and clean if needed, all without any record of the room having been entered. This is the only possiblity I can think of as I am sure the door had "locked". The hotel informs me that it is our responsibililty to keep all valuables in the room safe. Noted, but it is a pain quite honestly and we figured it should be safe in the locked room with limited (and recorded) access. We have used this DVD player and XBOX like this for the past 5.5 years in Cancun, India, and all over the U.S. including Orlando and have never had a problem. Guess we have been lucky and we learned a hard lesson. Perhaps this may help you avoid a similar situation. In sum, I must say that I believe the Hotel system has it sweet right now. They have no responsiblity whatsoever unless you leave the items with them at the front desk, if you care to do that. This certainly made the cost of our stay a lot more expensive and with bad experience, we will not stay here again.

I am picky when it comes to hotel rooms, but this hotel is fantastic. Our room was just one of their regular suites, but the furnishings, bathroom, view etc. were excellent. I did not have a problem with anything in the hotel. It was so peaceful and calm and totally high class.

The restaurant was not overpriced either. Eggs Benedict was $12.95 and who could fault that? There were great restaurants a short stroll from our room. We did a tasting menu at Fleur de Lys which was the best meal I have exprienced. Just beware the wine paring will pour you out of the place. The House of Blues restarurant was exceptional for breakfast.

We got around mainly by taking the free tram from the hotel to the Excalibur and then transferring onto the tram that goes along the strip (you have to go thru the MGM Grande to get to it). We finally figured out that if the traffic was light it was much more expedient to take a taxi to get around. It takes way to long to walk thru every casino on the tram stop just to get across the street.

If you get a chance rent a car and drive out to the Valley of Fire.

Just got back from Vegas, where we stayed at THEhotel for 5 nights. It's a beautiful hotel and the suites are absolutely lovely. We also had a great view from our room.

The pros:
Staff were friendly and polite and the service was good. Note that if you're a VIP guest, you may be able to get a late checkout for free. It's also extremely easy to get to the Luxor and the Excalibur from THEhotel as they're all connected. The Player's card is under the MGM brand, which means you can gamble at a number of different casinos and still collect points for it.

Things to consider (I wouldn't really call them 'cons'):
One thing to bear in mind when staying at this hotel -- it's located right at the south end of the strip, so getting to other hotels near the north end of the strip can be a bit of a pain if you're planning to take the bus. Vegas traffic (and the fact that the bus stops at almost every hotel along the strip) means that it can take maybe about 45 minutes to get from THEhotel to the Stratosphere or Circus Circus. If you're planning to cab though, then it won't be much of an issue -- the cab ride will be quick since you don't make stops in between. You could also ask the cabs to go by the back roads instead of going down the strip, which will speed up your trip a lot since you won't have to deal with strip traffic.

Also, because of its location, THEhotel is a bit quieter than the hotels located in the middle of the strip, which may be either a good or bad thing, depending on the kind of experience you're looking for.

We didn't find the food around THEhotel great. We tried the breakfast buffet at Mandalay Bay, which was pretty disappointing. Also ate at Mix, which is on the top floor of THEhotel -- were rather underwhelmed by that too. Didn't try the other restaurants though (and there are a lot of them at Mandalay Bay), so no comments about them. In any case, it's easy enough to get to the other hotels by bus / cab, or even to walk over to the Luxor (we tried the dinner buffet there, which was not bad).

Overall though, our stay at THEhotel was a great experience -- definitely worth staying there if you bear in mind the few points I mentioned above.

This was the cleanest, friendliest, most accomodating, very attractive hotel and great for the price. Each room is a suite. and its connected to the Mandalay Bay resort and casino. but its on its own with service and I loved this place. Only thing i didnt like was the pool was so crowded, but thats not their fault..loved it would stay again.