I have stayed here as well as The Hotel at MB many times. The staff is helpful and friendly, the rooms are spacious, well appointed and clean, and the casino is immaculate. I recommend it to both singles and families. You could stay at MB your entire trip and never leave the grounds. Try the MB Beach with the wave pool and lazy river and beach concerts in the summer.

This past stay was over July 4th, and our only complaints were the overpriced drinks - which is expected in Vegas at such a resort.

The hotel was PACKED (as expected) during our visit over the Fourth of July holiday. The Lazy River was body to body. If you are not an early riser (8 AM), plan on tipping the staff $5-$10 to find a chair for you. You may get lucky though as it seems there is a morning and afternoon shift. Bring your ID to the pool/beach if you would like a drink. Drinks are generally $10 each. A waitress will usually come around to you but on the Fourth we did not get any waitress service. The walkways are scorching hot to walk on. But then again, the heat is why we went to Vegas! :)

Plan on 10 mins for the elevators each way just in case during peak times.

If you need a taxi, know that Mandalay Bay is at the end of the strip. Ask the driver to avoid the strip and take the highway. Otherwise you will be stuck at a very, very long light in order to turn around.

Quality of rooms did not suffer. You could go to the room for rest and relaxation and not be bothered by the party going on in the hotel. Bed is very comfy though you can tell the pillow top is a bit rounded due to people sleeping on either side and not in the middle. Do wish they had robes and turn down services. The lighting in the bathroom is poor but works with the lighting in most venues in Vegas (FYI for make-up purposes).

Overall, upscale feel at the hotel pervades and we will be back.

I was also impressed that Mandalay Bay sorts the trash for recyclables.

We recently stayed in a suite and our room was fit for a king & queen. We had over 1,000 square feet w/two bedrooms with the most comfortable king sized beds in each bedroom. There were a total of 5 flat screen TVs in our rooms including the bathrooms, and the entire exterior wall was all glass with the most spectacular view. There was a large living room, wet bar, and dining area. The food was good but pricey. One night we brought in pizza from Metro Pizza (rated #1 in Vegas) and ate in the room with all the lights off looking at the view. That was our best dinner yet.

I mainly played craps and slots. I noticed that the waitresses were constantly available asking if we wanted drinks. I find this to be rare at other casinos. The crap table crew was fun and lively. They had great personalities and they kept even a losing table, fun.

We came with our two daughters and had a great time at the pool (although chairs ARE hard to get together). They enjoyed the Shark Reef Aquarium too.

Everything was perfect except at check-out. We were promised from the supervisor at the Players Club that everything would be "comped" except for our rooms due to our casino play. He said to check out in the morning in person and our bill would reflect that. It did not. I was told to call VIP services later to straighten it out which I did. I thought all was taken care of and called back later to confirm and nothing had been changed on the bill again. This was supposed to be taken care of, again, and I haven't tried back yet to confirm that. Overall, though, we LOVED Mandalay Bay!

My husband & I went to The Shark Reef at the Mandalay Bay Hotel. It is not worth the money. You would be better off going to The Mirage & going to The Dolphin & Lion Habitat.