We stayed at the NYNY for 4 days and had a great time. Check-in was efficient and the staff was very friendly. We had a Park Avenue room on the 26th floor of the New Yorker tower and it was very clean and quiet. The towels were a bit old, but they were clean. We didn't spend a lot of time gambling in the casino - the space was small compared to some of the others on the strip. The location on the strip is not optimal - you have to walk through a construction zone and past some small seedy strip malls to get to the action in the middle of the strip. We enjoyed the atmosphere of the Times square food court area. We ate at Fornaio and Gonzalez Y Gonzalez - both were good. The Chin Chin breakfast buffet was not bad, but could have had more choices (and the coffee was awful compared to the Fornaio). We checked out the pool one morning - unfortunately it doesn't get the sun until later in the day so we didn't stay there long. There was also a strange sewer smell sometimes (maybe it's near their garbage?), but we seemed to be the only people bothered by this so maybe it depends on which pool chairs you pick. We didn't check out the nightlife there as we tended to be out in the evenings, but the piano bar seemed to be very popular. All-in-all it was a nice hotel and we would probably stay there again.

We stayed at Luxor in February and on that trip checked out NYNY and liked its atmosphere so much that we decided to stay there instead of Luxor again in June.

Likes:
*Lots of places to eat in the NY "streets"
*Speed that the elevators came, as compared to Luxor
*Flat screen tvs at the bar showing sports, also if you play the video poker at the bar, the bartenders are loose with the comped drinks
*Easy access to all major casinos via monorail at MGM (it's not necessary to take a cab to say, Flamingo if you just take the Monorail)
*Good drink service most of the time at the gaming tables and slots
*Good players card rewards- one room was comped for 7 hours of table play!
*Room quality was fine, it faced the roller coaster and it was fine, the noise wasn't bad at all
*Room service was extraordinarily quick, came in 10 mins on Sunday AM
*Easy access to airport since it is on the corner of Las Vegas Blvd and Tropicana

Dislikes:
*Bathtub was too high, made getting in and out for a shower difficult and no vent or fan in the bathroom
*TV was 19" and closed captioning button was stuck so it was always on
*Rips on both bed spreads (we had booked a king room and checked in at 3:30 and they were sold out so we got 2 Queens instead)
*Make up mirror was falling off the wall in sink vanity area
*Dealers were almost 100% unfriendly and not talkative with the exception of one or two who were immediately rotated out for breaks
*Nine Fine Irishman pub had a nice atmosphere but charged $7.50 for less than a full pint
*Pillows were terrible in the room- they were feather pillows and one was over stuffed and the other totally flat, and the bed sheet was too short for the bed, very strange.

We would stay at NYNY again over Luxor but next trip we will stay center strip at another MGM property.

Kinda hard to say any Vegas location is "good" for kids, but given the other options, teenagers will have more fun here than anywhere else except maybe the Stratosphere. The roller coaster (pricey, but a good coaster!), amusement area and TImes Square Food Court were good for the kids. Check-in, check-out process was efficient, and rooms were clean and well-appointed.

The only down-side we observed was that the hotel room was noiser than necessary. Roller coaster outside room ran till 1:00 AM. Be aware. Free parking garage had plenty of space and a close walk to registration.

Price paid - $170 for 2 nights including fees and expenses. Watch out for extra guest fee (beyond 2 people), but this is definitely negotiable! Our extra guest fee would have been $120 ($30 per person per night) had we not negotiated!

This hotel was fine for the price. Check-in process was average. Room was clean. We had a smoking room...and it definitely smelled like it. No windows for ventilation but being a smoker, we would have to accept that. Used the room only to sleep so didnt need extravagance - it served its purpose. Check out was super easy. Only bad thing i hated was that the doors are loud! you can hear other people's door closing and opening. EVen the bathroom door was loud.

The hotel had lost of restaurants and amentities. Pool was small but its Vegas - i did not expect sprawling beaches or huge pool. It was crowded but we never had a problem finding a couple of lounge chairs -just had to look and drag one to the other. Food was good. Again, its vegas so dont expect anything cheap.

Casino is FABULOUS. Its the whole reason of going to vegas right? I liked it better than MGM. overall, great time.

TIP: get players card if you plan on gambling. You can get good comps like a free meal, free cigarettes, etc. But you have to ask.