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| - After reading the reviews, I had to book 2 nights at the MGM Signature.
I love this hotel. It is better than the Four Seasons.
1) Service is EXCELLENT! Lots of very friendly and helpful staff. Doorman and concierge are better than the top doorman of NYC.
2) VERY quiet and relaxing. Better than any resort I have been to before because it was NOT mobbed with people. Last month I stayed at the Ritz Carlton Carlsbad and I have to say this hotel was more relaxing and calmer and had better service.
3) Beautiful rooms with views. Stayed on 25th floor with balcony. For those afraid of heights, I would recommend asking for a room with NO balcony. All the rooms are suites at 520 sqft with kitchenettes.
4) Great bathrooms - Spa like with LCD TV. Powerful Rain showers. Huge Jacuzzi Tubs. Great towels and Robes.
5) Very nice and private pools. Each tower (3 of them) have their own serene pool with plenty of lounges and chairs and cabanas. NO problems finding one. Or if you want you can go to the main pools at the MGM and joint the loud smoking and drunken college crowd. VERY difficult seating there.
6) Great Starbucks and Bar and Cafe (not overpriced) for a resort. Perfect for breakfast or gourmet lighter lunch.
7) Great workout rooms. NEW top of the line equipment. Stocked with chilled towels, water and fruit.
8) All the buildings and rooms are NON smoking. Lobbies are great and clean. Good place to conduct business conversations.
9) MGM main casino is 8 to 10 minutes walk away (probably 3 city blocks). All by INDOOR airconditioned MOVING walkways. I personally love to walk and found it faster to walk to the casino then through it. Inside the huge MGM, casino, it takes 20 minutes to walk across the crowded smoky casino (1 block). But if you can not walk, perhaps you should stay somewhere else.
10) SECURITY is TIGHT. The general riff-raff can NOT enter the property or get to the suites from the Casino or the street.
As you can see, this is NOT a party hotel, but it literally is next to one of the largest Party Casinos on the strip. Best of both worlds.
As of September 2009, sure you can get a standard 200 sqft room at the Monte Carlo for $60 a night, but why not spend $120 and get a really luxurious 520 sqft room with EXCELLENT service? I am sure you are going to lose 10 times the difference in the casinos anyway.
Sure there is a $20 per day charge, but this gives you free internet and parking and access to the MGM spa.
This probably will be the only place I stay from now on when I go to Vegas.
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