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| - It gets a five star rating for me primarily because of the pool. And what a pool it is - the lazy river is a ton of fun. They also have that "club" pool, Wet Republic, which attracts many a frat boy/sorority girl. Honestly one of the best hotel pools on the Strip, very hard to compare.
The MGM Grand is about 15 years old now. Compared to the surrounding hotels, it's pretty dated. But it's still a massive draw. And a massive complex. It will literally take you a good 20 minutes to walk from the parking structure to your hotel room (ok, maybe exaggerating a little bit - but it IS a bit of a walk. Tack on an extra 10 for the pool)
The standard rooms are pretty decent; watch out for dirty towels, though, and the housekeeping service knocking at your door at an ungodly hour (at least for Vegas... I mean, 9am? seriously?) The beds are quite comfy though.
There are 3 clubs of note - the aformentioned Wet Republic, Studio 54, and Tabu. Of the three, we tried to go Tabu, which is considered the "after hours club" - we went at around 3AM on a Sunday, and the place was closed. How can you be an after hours club when you're closed at 3AM? Granted, it was a Sunday, but still. LV is the fucking city that never sleeps, just like New York. What the hell?
Food options are great here - there's a Joel Robuchon restaurant, Tom Colicchio (of Top Chef fame) has both his Craftsteak and Wichcraft restaurants on the premises, and some others here and there. There's even a food court with Nathan's, McDonalds', etc. in the "Studiowalk" area.
Then there's the lions. Yep, the freakin' lions. Whatever.
I still enjoyed this hotel for it's convenient location on the strip. Will come back again.
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