I booked the island tower, after reading reviews about the garden rooms. The garden was 24.95, and the Island was 34.95. Well, after reading more bad reviews about the Island tower.. I did the $20 trick and got upgraded to the paradise tower. I think I could have just paid the difference and saved a little.
The room was average overall, but my pet peeve was the bedding.. They had some kind of paper under the sheets, there wasn't much else between the sheets and the mattress! The linens were very cheap quality! I didn't sleep well at all.
The air conditioning worked great, and cooled the room very well.
Overall, I've been in nicer places. I would be scared to see what the Island or Garden rooms are like after being in the Paradise tower.
The plus is the TV got alot of channels, including CNBC. They also have TV self checkout. The paradise tower is close to the bridge to MGM, and Excalibur. There is also a free tram right across the bridge to the Mandalay and Luxor.