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| - Stayed a couple nights at the Luxor around Memorial Day. The price was reasonable for a holiday weekend through Mlife.com. Overall, it was just OK. Rooms are on par with Monte Carlo, but not as nice as MGM Grand or Aria. You can get from Excalibur and Mandalay Bay via a monorail or through an enclosed mall/walkway which makes things convenient. A few details:
My "run of house" rate landed me in a double queen pyramid room. The beds were good and the bathrooms had been redone since the last time I stayed. There is no tub, just a walk-in shower which is fine with me. The slanted wall makes the room layout a bit awkward and makes the drapes hard to open and close. There was a little bit of wear and tear on paint and furniture. They are in the early stages of a refresh of the rooms, though at this point, there is an up-charge for the better rooms.
The pool was just OK. There is plenty of room on the pool deck, but it is just a big concrete area. It is not as nice as the pools at Aria, MGM Grand or Monte Carlo. They did have a couple of bars and waitresses running drinks.
The casino is fun. They had lots of tables and you could find blackjack and craps for $10 a hand. This was a pleasant surprise on a holiday weekend. The dealers were all friendly and engaging.
My biggest problem is parking. If you didn't know, most hotels in Vegas have started charging for self-parking. However, at MGM properties if you have higher status in the Mlife program, they comp the parking fee. While I appreciate this, I had all sorts of problems getting this to work properly. Once while leaving, my card didn't work. When I returned, worked to let me in, but then later it didn't work and they said it was "deactivated". I needed to spend 15 minutes in line to work that out. Another issue was upon returning to the hotel from golf around 3:00 pm on Saturday, there were signs saying the lot was full! The attendant said I could park at any other MGM property. Nothing like a half-mile walk to whet your appetite. I eventually found parking on the top floor of their structure. Bottom line, be aware on busy weekends that if you find a spot, keep it.
Overall, the Luxor met my expectations. The room was OK. The fun casino offsets the parking hassles for me. Three stars.
5/26/18 Update:
Came back to Las Vegas and the Luxor. Checked in around noon on a Thursday and asked for an upgrade to a Tower room, which was granted. Check-in and check-out were hassle-free, I think mostly because I missed the peak periods.
The rooms in the Tower section are recently updated (as are some in the pyramid). They are a little larger than the pyramid rooms with nicer bathrooms. There is no closet, but rather an armoire which would be a bit small for two people. The beds are OK, but with only two pillows, you'd better like the one you got.
I didn't have the parking issues I experienced the previous year. That said, not much changed. Luxor is still a bit remote at the south end of the strip. The Public House bar/restaurant is an OK place to have dinner and watch sports. The place is still a 3 star experience, but normally priced accordingly.
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