Go no further! Let me tell you that Mandalay bay is the Mother Ship! It is the anchor of the strip. Some friends, my girlfriend, and I stayed from June 19th to June 22nd. Check in was very easy, and everyone was very helpful and kind. The rooms were beautiful. We had a view of the strip on the 33rd floor. Two beds and they both slept great. Well, one was for sleeping. (wink wink, Its Vegas! Right?) We ate at the buffet. It was awesome! Kind of expensive on Sunday, probably cause it was fathers day. As far as Vegas, we tore it up! Our friends got married at the Graceland Chapel. We saw two shows, a comedy show (can’t remember where it was cause I was pretty intoxicated), and the other was Zumanity. It was pretty good, except for the cage-fighting scene (we won’t go there). We partied at night at the Rum Runner and Red Square. Then slept all day at the pool. I don’t know what all the other reviewers are complaining about, we always found four chairs. Gambled at old Vegas and Mandalay Bay. We had dinner at the Stratosphere. Which was probably the best dinner of my life. We did the gondola rides at the Venetian. As far as the complainers, some “Vegas” advice, no matter where you go in Vegas, you have to caulk up a certain amount of “dirty” to it. There is no way that place can be spotless during a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year party! I can’t wait to go back. I actually enjoy being broke until my next trip. I had it made, good friends, great view of the strip, great food, and an awesome girlfriend!

Mandalay Bay is a wonderful hotel and the rooms are large with enough space for two huge beds. The decor and cleanliness of the rooms you cannot fault. We were on the 10th floor and facing the strip and it was quiet the only noise was from other guests going back to the rooms early in the morning. The room had windows from floor to ceiling and the veiw was fantastic. The bathroom was huge with a tub and a walk-in shower and two wash basins. Also an endless supply of towels and sample bottles of shampoo, conditioner, body lotion etc. Plenty of wardrobe space with a safe deposit box, ironing board and iron. The room would of been perfect if you only had coffe making facilities. It became a real chore to go and get coffe first thing in the morning. We did however resort to room service a few times for our morning coffee. Starbucks was in the lobby but was always busy even at 7am. We ordered sandwiches from room service and the choice was very good and the trolly came with not only sandwiches but a whole array of extras like fries, crisps, salad and every condiment you would ever need and of course the large coffee pot. This was well worth the money and I would reccomend you do this as in the middle of the day the heat was exhausting and the coolness of your room was a comfort.
The Mandalay is next door to the Luxor with a connecting walkway between the two and a Monorail that would take you to the Excaliber via the Luxor and back again. If you get off at Excaliber then it it a short walk to other hotels like the MGM, New York New York with walkways over the very busy roads. Mandalay Bay is a long way from places like Stratasphere and Mirage so be prepared to walk a lot, although they do not look far away beleive me it is a long walk.
The casino's are all the same in whatever hotel you visit just a different theme in each one. This was our first visit to Vegas and we found it a bit intimidating to try out the tables as the Mandalay was hosting a poker tournament at the time and was very busy so you felt like a complete novice (which we were) so we stuck to the slot machine's.
All in all Mandalay is a very good hotel but if you dont like walking then I would suggest you go to another hotel further down the strip.

Open and you are not bumping into people everywhere. Rooms are comfortable and the floor to ceiling windows are great. The MIX was nice and the view is outstanding.
The burger shop is one of the best burgers in LV. The shark reef is a little over priced. The beach and lazy river made the afternoon heat go away.

The service was great and since we travel with our son, they always left extra towels and even comped the roll away. (Normally $25/nt) Asked for a early tee time and received it with no problems and they sent a car for my son and I.

House of Blues have top bands and great place to enjoy the evening. You never here about the shops, but they are great and my wife enjoyed the spa.

We normally stay @ MGM or Mirage, but everyone has voted MB as our new vacation home. It is the last Casino, but the tram to Luxor and then the walkway to Excal gets you to the Mono rail @MGM and you can go everywhere.

Just like everywhere, when MB was the newest casino, everyone loved it. It has not changed, just newer places opened up. Our host always was one step ahead of us and really made the stay great.

Stayed here for a conference from June 11 - 15. Not really a Vegas person, but had a wonderful time anyway and would recommend this resort. The property is massive and very far away from the rest of the strip, so it's suitable for those that just want to lounge by the pool, gamble and not do too much else. Either that or be there for a conference, like us, that keeps you so busy that there isn't time to leave the place!

The food choices are a bit high-end but this is a more upscale property. I'm not really sure why people come to Vegas with children - it's just not a family place in my opinion - more of an adult disneyland. I have 2 teenagers and can see that it would be very expensive to eat out as a family - if I ever brought them (not likely). We ate at the buffet once and at the little pizza/sandwich place in the shopping area. Both were fine. We also ate at the food court at the Excalibur, at a trattoria in the Venetian and the Red & Blue - again no complaints.

The maid service was excellent and consistent for us. It seemed like we got clean towels everyday, but am not bothered if we didn't. The little sign that states that you only receive clean towels on request, also says that this policy is in the interest of conservation and for environmental reasons. I've seen the same notices when travelling in Europe. When you think about the comsumptive nature of a place like Vegas, it seems like a small step in the right direction. Found the beds perfectly comfortable and the pillows really fluffy! The decor is a little worn and in need of updating but not too bad overall. Loved the size of the bathroom!

Never had a chance to use the pool, so I can't really comment. Looked nice from the outside. Had a go at the slot machines in the casino and won a nice little sum - so that was a good experience!

All in all, it was a pleasant stay. I guess my only negative comment would be the size of the hotel. The trek to the convention center from the 34th floor, at the very end of a very long hallway, was a bit much...we were exhausted by the end of our stay! And yet, I'm very happy that we stayed here rather than a nearby hotel - to have to commute even farther to the conference everyday and then schlep ourselves back would have made for an unpleasant visit.

Have a good trip!