I had an early flight out of Vegas, so I needed a hotel close to the airport. I first checked out my beloved Marriott properties, which there were a ton of, but thought I'd be a bit racy and check out the strip too. Wait... Mandalay Bay was well under $100 while a Fairfield (a Fairfield!) was $40 more??! Hello Mandalay Bay!!
Free, prompt hotel valet. They upgraded me to a room with a strip view (a convention crowd had just checked out that Thursday morning, so they had the rooms) - elegant large room with comfy bed and separate tub and shower. And I won $100 on a $0.30 roll on a penny machine. The only thing that could have made this night better was Ken... and a couple more days in Vegas.
One downside is they're located on the very end of the strip, and Ken loves the center strip action. But I would definitely push him to stay here, and I'll stay here again when I need to fly out of Vegas the next morning for work.