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| - The idea of staying in a hotel designed like a pyramid appealed to my inner Egyptologist. Unfortunately, the reality of actually being in a pyramid room was sad and nothing like my fantasies of living it up like Egyptian royalty. Luxor cannot compete with the big luxury hotels like Wynn, Belagio, or Mandalay Bay- its just a little too old and tired for that.
So, let's start with check-in - as someone else has said, if you are trying to check in anywhere close to 3 pm, you are doomed to stand in a long, long line. It took a good thirty minutes to check in and while their lobby looks great with huge, faux statues, there is nowhere to sit down if you're waiting for the check-in process. When you do finally get your room keys, its a long, confusing walk through the casino to the inclinators. The weird angle of the inclinators throw off your balance, not violently, just subtly, like you're drunk.
The rooms are okay, but not anything exciting. We had a great view of Mandalay Bay though. What really annoyed me about the room was that there was no full-length mirror- how is a girl supposed to check what she looks like before she walks out? And the towels smelled like burnt toast...yeechhh....
Overall, the Luxor has started to feel more like a cheap motel than a hotel on the Vegas Strip. Its a good thing that the Mandalay Bay hotel is just a tram ride away because its much more fun being there.
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