Stayed at Mandalay Bay last October for six nights -They have LARGE and BEAUTIFUL standard rooms with a GREAT VIEW of the strip. The bathrooms are huge and regally appointed; i.e., marble, nice tile, gold trim, etc. The service was EXCELLENT, as was the staff, food, and room. The food buffet and coffee shop food were excellent as well. We found the slots in the casino to be loose as a goose as well (hubby won two grand off one literally on the way out the door to head to the airport back to Florida - yeehaww!) I would definitely recommend this hotel. I'm a very picky person when it comes to hotels, believe me, and I can honestly tell you I could find NOTHING wrong with any element concerning Mandalay Bay.

This is our favorite place because of its location, wonderful pool, outstanding spa and Red Square! We like the location because there are less "lookie loos" like you get at Mirage where people are just passing thru, and it is not hard to get to where you want because of the easy access to Rte. 15. We schedule "pool day" and rent a cabana (great value because it includes all you can drink soda, 2 rafts and 2 inner tubes and comfortable lounge chairs), the river and wave pool are terriffice. Then there is "spa day" and taking this from my wife would be like taking a bone from a pit bull, she loves this spa. Hey the casino always has the best of it in the gambling so I just watch my budget. I am working my way thru all the vodkas at Red Square, and the food is wonderful. We love this place, but the prices are edging up....

The Buffet is the best on the strip. Salad is very fresh. Appetisers such as lox/salmon, white fish and herring. The last time I was there I had a great Steak Potato Vegtible soup. their main dishes are great. My favorites were the Salmon from the carving board, the sword fish, Large Shrimp, pork and Lamb Chops. The pasta bar was great, I had Linguini with shrimp and garlic made just for me. A good variety of deserts also. The best part is that you feel that you are eating at a restaurant not a buffet. the decor is great and comftable. The service is surperb. The plates were cleaned off promptly, beverage was always refilled and at the desert time, they came over to ask if i wanted coffee or tee even though it wasn't the beverage I was drinking. I have eating there four times now and will continue to eat at their buffet on all my visits.

Our stay at the hotel was great. Beautiful spacious rooms, quiet and very clean. The pool area is really nice.The restaurants are a little pricey though. A buffet for an adult is 21.75, but it has everything you could want,including crab legs and a lot of other seafood. I suggest eating at other hotels if you want cheaper food. The shark reef exhibit is cool, but if you sign up for the casio card and get 200 points you will get a lot of coupons, including one free pass to the shark reef. The room rate is expensive but if you got the money it is definitely worth going here.