I have been a member of Trip Advisor for a couple of years, and have only ever felt compelled to leave one other review despite staying in hotels every month or two. Once again, I flet it was necessary to comment on the property after reading other reviews.

First off, my wife and I fought over where we were going to stay on this trip to Vegas. I wanted to try Trump, or Palazzo (both new to us), or return to Wynn or Bellagio. She had a girlfriend who raved about TI and it's proximity to the Fashion Show Mall(has a walkway directly to it). I could care less about the mall, but knew that if she was happy, I'd be happy.

Check in was efficient and friendly and clerk upgraded our suite to the 36th floor with the best view of the strip we have ever had. Room was a bit smaller than expected but suited our needs. Room itself was very clean and tastefully done. Only downside was a long walk from the elevator and occassionally would see room service dishes in the hallway for 6-8 hours.

Didn't bother using the pool, looked crowded with 20 somethings, and left very little in their casino. Went to Mystere at TI, always a pleasure to see Cirque. Ate at Canter's twice, nice deli eats. Steakhouse was pleasant.

Overall, we would recommend this property for couples or groups that want an excellent location and excellent value. Once this location disassociates itself from the MGM, it will be interesting to see how it is maintained.

Having checked-out from the Monte Carlo Hotel in disgust we saw a special deal advertised on the net for the TI and strolled up the Strip to investigate. The Receptionist said they didn't know anything about Expedia's deal and her quoted room rates seemed a bit high but she suggested we cross the lobby and ring Reservations on the House phone. We did and they offered a "Thirty Six Hour Deal" (?) so we booked from Sunday night for five nights at $64 per night inc tax. (Friday and Sat are aways more (sometimes much more expesive). How glad we changed! Our room was on the 32nd floor (we even had our own elevator key!) and the room was gorgeous with huge soft beds and four of the plumpest pillows you'll ever see on each bed. There was flat screen plasma tv and spacious bathroom. For a moment we thought we had been given a more expensive upgraded room but we checked on the Hotel tv billing service and it read $46. Fantastic. Being at the north end of the Strip the TI is superbly positioned opposite the Venetian, a walk away from the Palazzo and The Wynn and Encore Hotels. and connected to the Mirage by a handy free mini tram. You can also walk to Caesars Palace, The Bellagio, Harrahs, Bally's, Paris etc. We enjoyed the Coffee Shop in the morning and tried the Buffet which was fine (they even make fresh candy floss (cotton candy). It is really is 'all you can eat'. Food is always a contentious subject in hotels but we particularly enjoyed the Mirage's New York Deli where we had hot dog and french fries to feed an army. Try one of their delicious cake slices - our friendly waiter refused to serve us one cheesecake each - instead arriving wth one cheesecake and two forks - and we still didn't finish it! Look out for towering pastrami on rye 'sandwiches'. Nightime we went to the Improve Comedy show at Harrah's which was very, very funny (different comics each week) and we also saw 'Legends in Concert ' which is a truly enjoyable evening of 'tribute acts' with differing line-ups. (We had Britney, David Bowie, Temptations, James Brown and - of course Elvis. Last year we saw The Beatles 'Love' Show at the Mirage and it really is worth seeing. We're not great ones for Cirque du Soleil (when you've seen one Mongolian contortionist with his head up his xxxx. you've seen them all)
but our room phone advised us of a guest Special 2 for 1 deal fo Mystere which we actually declined. We've flown over the Grand Canyon a couple of times and my advice to Brits is don't book your trip in the UK - wait till you get to Vegas -there are plenty of deals on offer at cheaper prices than travel agents offer and that goes for other Shows too.
Back at the TI were approached the pool with some trepidation after our sour experience at the Monte Carlo but we need not have worried. We were waived through and soon found a couple of loungers near the large hot tub and pool. There are a bevvy of pretty waitresses at your service when you raise the flag on your lounger or you can visit the well stocked bar and try (among many other options) a margarita/pina colada or cold Budweiser. They even have a poolside cafe serviced by the Polynesian-themed Kahunaville restaurant where we stuffed ourselves on Jumbo Shrimp kebabs with rice,($12.99), the biggest fruit platter I've ever seen ($9.95) (as usual it would have fed half a dozen hungry mouths) and a botle of Californian Champagne described as brut /dry but in fact more like a sweeter Asti Spumante) ($18). I'm holding the bill now for $42.72 (about £14 each at $1.57 - £1). We didn't eat again that day! For British guests you will always be asked for 'Picture ID' with charges againt the room/Credit Card at the TI. (Driving Licence or take your Bus Pass).
Here's a great tip to save $$$. Not being big gamblers my wife and I like to play the 2c Slots (adding extra 'lines' to play about 30 cents per pull.) The TI waitresses will serve you drinks as long as you are playing, especially during the quieter midweek. Make sure you get her attention early on and give her a tip (about $2) when she brings your first tray of drinks (you can have anything you like.) Wifey gets high on Champage Mimosas (Champs + Fresh Orange Juice) and during one two-hour slots session we won $250 and slurped back six Mimosas each! We staggered away happy and our attentive waitress remembered us the next day - (it's called a symbiotic relationship). In the evenings the Kahunaville cafe and bar has live music and juggling bartenders and there is a night club if you feel sophisicated. Out front the Sirens of TI battle it out in what used to be Buccaneer Bay with real galleons and canon -it's noisy, colourful and great fun. If you like noisy music (No it aint all gangsta rap man) then stroll over to the 'Carnaval' between Harrahs and Imperial Palace (and look out for the sexy Poll Dancers just inside Harrah's) -there's live bands playing, juggling waiters and cold beer! We loved the TI.

We stayed at TI for a week in Dec 2008 with our 6 month old baby. After checked in we went to our bedroom but could not get in as the key card didn't work. We contacted the reception that reassured us that security was on its way to let us in. 20 min later (and a crying baby) the security arrived to open the door and advised us to exchange the key card at the reception, what we did immediately.
In the mean time we requested hot water to make baby's milk, and took them 40 min to bring us "water" . We suggested to pick it up at the kitchen as the baby was by that stage crying and very hungry, but for some reason it was not possible.
Next morning we left the room for breakfast and tried to go back to the room, and for our surprise once more the key card didn't work.
We went back to the reception that told us we had to move room as the problem was with the locker and not the keys.
They gave us a room in the end of the corridor with 2 queen beds and no space for a baby cot. Completely unacceptable! We requested to change room to a similar to what we originally had, but the hotel was full and it wasn't available. They didn't make any effort to resolve promptly the situation.
After a full day trying to sort out it, moving bags, baby luggage, having to sort out baby food at restaurants etc... the only alternative was to accept a room, close to the elevator, very noise as a box fight was happening at the hotel.
The hotel staff was rude, not helpful at all and could have handle this situation in a very different way, specially because we had a small kid.

We just returned from a great three-night stay at Treasure Island (TI). The hotel staff was friendly and helpful and the facility was excellent. I recall reading that TI had renovated the rooms recently and they did a great job with our room on the 12th floor. It was very contemporary and inviting, done up in a black, bronze and white theme. The bed was very comfortable – soft and with nice linens – and there was a nice chaise lounge and flat screen TV in the room. The bathroom was well done as well, with lots of counter space and nice shower/tub combo. The only complaint we had was that the lighting was a little dim. In the bedroom, it made for nice ambiance in the evening, but in the bath, more light would be helpful. Only negative was the high speed internet connection was not high speed – not even dialup speed. It was $8 for two hours, but when I told them about the slowness they were quick to remove the charge from the bill.

We got a great deal on the room thru the TI website, as they had an offer for a pair of tix to Cirque du Soleil’s Mystere show for free! We paid just $79 a night, and when you factor in the price of the two Mystere tix, it came to just $44 a night! Sensational! You have to book the show before you arrive, but that was easy enough. The tix were fairly high up in the theater, but with all the aerial displays in the show, I think higher up is better. We thoroughly enjoyed the show. Lots of amazing acrobatics and feats of strength. We also saw Zumanity at NYNY. That is Cirque’s sexually themed show. The comedy portions were very entertaining and very sexual in nature, but the artistic performance portion were fairly straightforward and not lewd or suggestive. Overall, Zumanity is not that erotic, but entertaining for sure.

We didn’t eat at the TI, but had wonderful dinners at Thomas Keller’s Bouchon and Mario Batali’s Enoteca San Marco (great pizza) across the street at the Venetian. Also hit Hubert Keller’s Burger Bar for lunch in the Mandalay Place mall between the Luxor and Mandalay Bay. And the old standby, the Peppermill, between the Riv and the Encore, was terrific as always. Oh, and be sure to get a croissant and maybe a salad at Payard Patisserie in Caesar’s.