My B/f and I stayed at the Stratosphere, so having the monorail less than a block away was AMAZING! For three days my b/f and I each spent $28.Trust me it's totally worth the money you spend on it. In 15 minutes we were at MGM. While there are up to seven stops it sure doesn't feel like that. It's also the smoothest train ride I've ever been on. I know it's a monorail and not a train, but its ride is so SMOOTH!
Not only that but we got an amazing tour of Vegas along the way to MGM. It was wonderful! I was also very surprised as to how often the train came as well as the cleanliness of it.
So I say if you want to get somewhere fast and efficiently then trust me the Monorail is the best way to get there. I'm surprised it hasn't received the great it truly deserves. It was the best thing we road on while in Vegas! This thing totally earned a page in my scrapbook!