Stayed a couple of nights at the Bay last weekend. Had always wanted to stay there, and got a great rate from the casino side of the house. We used to often stay at Luxor a while back, so being on that end of the Strip was really no issue for us (except as noted below). We liked the casino, restaurants, etc. at MB, so we jumped at a chance to try it.

We had a 550DR on the 33 floor. The room was very nice, and very roomy as expected. Liked the his & her closets, but weren't all that thrilled with the bathroom entrance right into the main room. Just a personal, preference, I suppose, but unless you went out of your way to close the bathroom door, it seemed to intrude on the main room.

Others have mentioned the slowness of the elevators. We found this to be true much of the time. Of course, it didn't help that half the time there seemed to be families on the car, and the parents allowed their children to get a thrill by playing with the buttons, resulting in unnecessary stops up or down.

There did seem like an awful lot of families running around the property. However, we kind of expected it with the popularity of the pools. Parents, and hotel staff, need to do a better job of keeping children out of the casino, however.

One thing I haven't seen mentioned much is the issue of jet noise. Our room faced McCarran, and jets didn't stop til well after midnight, and started up again early the next morning. Helicopters were right across the street, also. All could be heard quite clearly and were only muffled when we turned our A/C fan on the high setting.

With all that being said, we would stay there again. I thinks it's one of the nicer properties on the strip, despite some minor drawbacks.

Thi was our third trip to Mandalay Bay. After our last trip started and ended bad, I contacted Bill Hornbuckle, the NEW CFO. After finding out what had happened he went far beyond messure to make my wife and I happy. We had the Media suit on the34th floor comp. A wonderfull bottle of red wine, strawberries to die for and a hand written card fom him. Mandalay is NOT just a hotel. It is a resort and spa. Upscale and not for anyone on a budget. The food is wonderful, the lounge's are great. The staff is always on there toes. The rooms are very clean, well taken care of and very up to date. We have always loved Mandalay Bay. I have stayed at the Wynn, MGM as well as others. I will not stay anywhere else but at Mandalay Bay. Room service is aways on time, with wonderful food and great service. If you are looking for an upscale hotel with all the food fun and great service you expect for your money.... Mandalay Bay is the only place to go!

My family and I visited the Mandalay over Easter weekend 4/9 - 4/15. Upon our arrival we entered into the hotel's lobby that was absolutely immaculate as it was impressive. Our room was on the 28th floor overlooking the strip (It appears you only have a 1/4 chance of this). Although the room was beautiful, it did show signs of use with rug stains and bed covers that looked a little over used. The bathroom as many of the other reviewers have mentioned is the center piece of even the most basic room here. My 10 year old son took a bath every morning just so he could have an opportunity to watch Sponge Bob with the bathroom's HD. I also will say that the casino was well designed and better than most in Las Vegas. It has some decent places to eat and a shark reef exhibit (a bit overpriced). My only major complaint is the pool. Although the pool facility is well designed, on Easter Sunday by 12 noon you couldn't get a chair to save your life. This also applied to the 2 lower pools and the lazy river. I ended up having to go to the South pool and that too had no chairs. I like a few others ended up using the concrete and this was my beach for the day.

We usually stay at MGM but decided to go to MB because of rate and to go to the pool. I specifically asked if there were any restrictions, was told no, wrong, there is a height restriction for the wave pool so my daughter couldn't even go in.
Service was terrible. I sat for an hour at the beach and was ignored by the waittresses until I finally got up and got my $11 drink myself.
The elevators were slow, valet was slower and the tram was not working 2 of the 3 days we were there. Let me tell you, it is a loooooong walk from the MGM carrying a sleeping 4 year old.
The hotel was inconvenient, overpriced for the value and the worst service of any hotel we have stayed at.
The slot machines were also not fun unless you like penny or dollar machines. I may only be a recreational gambler but I really missed the quarter slots. :( only a few were available.
Be careful of the snacks in the room, if you pick them up to look at them you get charged! Internet is charged per computer per day.