The conference we have every year is at the Mandalay Bay. This is actually my first time staying at the Mandalay Bay. i have only been here once since it is at the end of the strip. i remember coming here for the -5 degree ice bar once and for sushi. LOL
this hotel is such a huge maze! since i have a bad sense of direction i tend to get lost. the convention center is FAR from the hotel! every day that i was there i had to walk a long walk from and to the convention center. and since there was 3 conferences happening that weekend, the lines to starbucks every morning extended out the door (there's no door...).
i seriously did not step out of Mandalay Bay at all. i had everything right in front of me. there was the mini mall if i walk to the other side of the convention center. There was a buffet if i wanted to eat a buffet. mini lounges that everyone goes to right after the conference.
my room was alright. i was in there for less than 24 hours. barley stayed in my room. Free Wi-fi is always a plus! the mini bar prices are super ridiculous! tv channels were lame. the room and bathroom was clean which i like a lot. when i requested for an early check out because i didn't know i had the room for an extra day -- they didn't tell me over the phone when i called them that i would like a late check out. so i'm rushing down in the morning to move my stuff downstairs to check out before i head to the conference. and right when i got to the desk -- the guy tells me that i had the room for another night. GREAT! so i had to move my stuff back to my room and run to the conference. SHEESH!
great place for conventions and everything is super pricey. a bottle of water is $3 -- then again.. its VEGAS!!