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| - Move over, Bellagio!
Well not really, but for this end of the strip, I yield to Mandalay Bay the five stars for both obvious and the more subtle reasons...
Obvious:
- newly remodeled room to which we were upgraded and my one specific request: met at check-in without any hesitation
- ridiculously pleasant and personable front desk individual who obviously took genuine delight in the fact that we were there for the RnR running weekend
- same lovely front desk gal who was able to do an 11am check-in. Nice!
- wonderfully appointed room with separate soaking tub and shower
- gorgeous bedding, luxurious beds and brand new linens
- "there's something special about this room" I find myself absent-mindedly thinking
- casino area was not at all smoky and was enjoyably busy
Subtle:
- in Vegas, where everything is in-your-face, larger than life...I felt a calmness when walking the hallway to the room, and in the room itself
- hallway colors and designs...then picked up, repeated subtly in room design: granite, art
- opalescence, like butterfly wings...in the granite, pictured on the wall, the bed pillows, oh right...the carpet in the hall...it all tied together...that's the calming effect of good design. That's the "what's special about this room."
- I appreciate that attention to aesthetic and it was so well-executed here: subtle but detailed
- and on a more service oriented note: two guys clearly performing housekeeping-related duties stopped (without request) and assisted me with the ice machine (coming off my fourth in a row running weekend & doing a true ice bath - they didn't know my story but they acted like this was all they cared about. Cool! AND ultimately, cold!)
The Bay itself is open limited months, so research obviously if you desire it. Many don't truly understand that the desert gets cold...really cold.
I'm actually pleased that the RnR half marathon start line is at this end of the Strip, otherwise I'd honestly never have chosen Mandalay Bay. (Despite one of my good friends' repeated urgings! His favorite.) Nice that I was highly satisfied and now a friend can "I told you so" me.
He was right!
Men, take note - a woman has admitted it.
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