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| - Love this place, BUT there was one MAJOR drawback that made it 3 stars instead of 4. We'll get to that later.
Mandalay Bay is huge, but not devastatingly so, like MGM Grand. Our particular check-in employee was fantastic, combining our two reservations into one, so that we didn't have to change rooms each night. She also hooked us up with a room that had a stunning view of The Strip! The Mandalay Bay Beach is an impressive multi-pool area - lazy river, regular pool, beach club, etc. Great if you love to swim or sunbathe! Lots of nightlife here, too.
Our room was ALMOST perfect. Comfy beds, two closets, large bathroom. The casino paid out a good chunk of change to one of us playing video poker here. There are a few drawbacks to this place, however:
1) The gym is just the Cardio Center. It's a small room with a bunch of closely positioned treadmills and ellipticals. No windows.
2) The doors separating rooms offer ABSOLUTELY NO SOUNDPROOFING whatsoever. We could hear people in the adjoining room EVERY night. Everything. Even just speaking at a normal-to-loud volume. We could even clearly see the light from their room shining into our own. The first night, it was some obnoxious frat guys looking to party in Vegas and get laid (thank God they didn't get lucky). We hardly got any sleep. The next night, we could hear the new guests, too. Security asked them to keep it down, but that didn't do anything. We couldn't sleep until they went to bed at 3 AM.
FYI: In order to gain access to the Mandalay Bay Beach areas, EACH member must show their key card.
If you stay at this hotel, just be sure you're 100% okay with not sleeping until 3 AM every night. That's a guarantee at this party hotel.
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