I'm conflicted about Mandalay Bay. Here's why:
The good:
Nice room! Big tub with separate shower. Beautiful view of the mountains. Windows floor to ceiling.
Quiet. Nuff said.
Great exfoliating bar soap that is almost regular sized.
Wave pool with sand beach. AWESOME.
Free tram to Luxor and Excalibur is nice.
Good room service. Actually too good. They kept bothering us and opening our door and knocking with our do not disturb sign up.
Easy checkout. TV, phone, email, lobby. You choose.
The bad:
Pool hours are 8am to 8pm. What?? You're a "bay." How can the pool ever close? Minus a star.
Lazy River is full of pee and booze. Gross.
Mini fridge isn't accessible for your own food.
Its a ways from the strip and so you feel compelled to get food at 'overly priced for the quality' restaurants.
Expect to wait in line for at least an hour for check-in. Nuts.
No fan in poo room.
Overall, the good outweighs the bad. I'll give her 4 stars although I agree with Yelp that it is 3.5 stars. Ill round up for good measure..... I'm not sure I would stay here again...I really like accessible pools and mini fridges.