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| - This isn't the ideal place to stay for people my age because this place is ancient compared to the more happening places on the strip, but there's a lot of value in Excalibur's low price-per-night establishment.
As an Mlife member, I absolutely have to stay at an MGM-operated resort while in I'm in Vegas, but because I was here for business, I needed to keep costs low, and I was luckily able to secure some rooms for around $30 a night--again, not bad for a strip hotel. Through some sweet talk, I was able to upgrade my room two tiers for free, but there really isn't all that big a difference with them. Tower 2 has better views than Tower 1, and that's really all I can think about it.
My biggest gripe with Excalibur is that there's no Wi-Fi here (yet), so that prevented me from getting any work done in my hotel room.
The gambling here is so-so. I like that the craps table (the minimum actually goes as low as $5) has all the bonus bets that the MGM Grand has, and I noticed that it's pretty much like that for all craps tables operated by MGM. When I lose I normally bet at another casino, as long as it's an MGM one, and that strategy has been working. Excalibur is within walking distance to Luxor, Mandalay Bay, New York New York, Monte Carlo, and the MGM Grand, so it's easy to stay within the mLife confines.
But what really gives this place its value is the fact that it has its own food court, and places like McDonalds are open 24/7, so yes, it's the perfect time to stock up on Spicy McChickens when things aren't going your way.
Plus they have Dick's Last Resort! Never tried it yet, but I felt that was worth mentioning.
Excalibur isn't a bad last resort if your wallet's shy.
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