I'm not a big Vegas person, but stayed here with a friend who was visiting family (and were footing the bill for hotels). We jumped around hotels trying to get deals and had the misfortune of staying at Circus Circus one night (a nightmare dump), Bellagio (pretentious garbage whose hallways look like something out of The Shining), The Palms (decent, better than most but lame casino and mall-ish food courts) and finally the last 2 nights at TheHotel. It was like night and day. A suite, not a room... a separate living area space with couch (and a door, so if one person wants to stay up the other doesn't have to hear the TV), desk, full LCD TV (not common in 06), and just classy. Tired of eating out I ordered room service, and got a ribeye. One of the best meals I've eaten, honestly restaurant level room service. The Aquarium is over-rated in Mandalay but the complex houses some conveniences (small shops for drinks and cigarettes) and my all time favorite Vegas restaurant The Burger Bar with Wagyu beef burgers, jalapeno bacon. Go there, Penn & Teller also swear by it, phenomenal burgers. For prices of some of the uber fancy places this place is ridiculous to have this ranked so low on the hotel list. Definitely a top ten if not top five hotel in Vegas, I suspect some of them like the Bellagio are falsely boosted... but hey, it's Vegas.

This was a 40th birthday gift from my husband so three girlfriends and I decided to spend part of it in Vegas. THEhotel was perfect for what I was looking for. I wanted something with great pools, great restaurants, close to a casino, and convenient to everything else. The suites were perfect, bedding was superb, great choice of pools(beach, adults only, kids, etc), restaurants that were top notch, and excellent service. I'd stay here again. The ONLY drawback was that it took a day or two to figure out the best way to navigate from THEhotel to the pools, yet still only a 6-8 minute walk or so.

I've probably stayed at Mandalay Bay a dozen times but this was my first time at THEhotel. It was only $20/night more than Mandalay Bay, couldn't pass it up. In many ways I preferred the location, closer to the parking garage and bulk of the restaurants such as rumjungle vs the Mandalay Bay tower.

I've stayed at Platinum and Signature in the last 18 mos and thought the suite compared well. No kitchenette or balcony but everything else top notch. I requested a pool view room and was assigned 36810. My sense was the distance was further than at the main tower but I could still judge if the chairs were getting scarce, etc.

I really liked the living room area when you entered the room, it feels like you're entering someone's apartment. Large bedroom with comfortable king bed. Large bath with tub for two and large glass shower stall. And a separate 1/2 bath to boot. A lot more storage space than a typical suite or hotel room. The robe and slippers were a nice touch.

It's just a personal preference but I didn't care for the dark/black wood tones. As some have mentioned it's starting to show some wear spots and I prefer a lighter tone. I've also found the hotel lobby a little dim for my taste.

Checkin and checkout personnel were very polite and professional. I used the in-house coffee counter a few times but not the restaurant. My friend and I went to Mix on the top floor one evening for a drink, a great view up the strip. It is amazing how much the CityCenter skyline obscures the view now though.

Pool was great as always. Using the side entrance you are close to the Lazy River, which I got a lot of enjoyment out of.

Definitely will consider this property again in the future.

We are frequent travelers to Las Vegas (2-3 trips/year), and have stayed at Mandaylay bay at least 5 times in the last 2 years. This time we chose to stay at THEhotel. We were traveling with a one year old, so it is nice to have both the sitting room and bedroom in the suite. The rooms are quite comfortable. They are not along the lines of what you will find at the Wynn, but they have plasmas, DVD player, iPod dock, etc. Comfortable beds, nice bathroom--although they are in need of some rehab. The carpet was showing its wear and some fraying on the arms of the chairs, etc. I would not call this a first class hotel, but it is a good value for the dollar in terms of space. The pool at Mandalay is great and there are many good options for dining and entertainment. It's at the quiet end of the Strip, so less crowded.
That said, we will not return to THEhotel. When we requested our pre-requested adjoining rooms (we are a family with two older children an infant and a pre-schooler) at check in we were told they could not accommodate us. They said that then entire property was sold out for the duration of our stay--we might even need to take rooms on different floors. After a half hour of wrangling with the desk clerk, she finally consulted a supervisor and they "found" two rooms. However, they could not confirm that we could have those rooms for an hour and a half, so they asked us to return to the desk at that time for check in. When we returned, we were told that we would get the rooms, they were not clean yet, but we could have them by 3:00. (I understand that 3:00 is the official check in time.) However, I also learned that the property was only 87% filled at that time. (Not surprising, considering the economy's impace on travel.)
Other issues:
-Room service late (+15 minutes) 2 out of three times ordered
-Broken make up mirror in bathroom
-Hair dryer stopped working on day 2 of stay
-No children's offerings on room service menu (they did make a grilled cheese upon request)