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| - First time staying at Mandalay Bay for our Vegas trip. Needless to say, it was okay, but I have definitely experienced better and worse.
The parking lot is extremely far from the elevators to the hotel rooms. You have to walk pretty far, and if you're lugging all your suitcases ... well you are going to have to lug it for a long time. Our hotel room was pretty nice with a great view of all the pools and the Lazy River that was not open because it was winter. Two queen sized beds, a table with chairs in the corner, a small couch that looks like it should fold out in an L shaped, but was just a small block, a TV in the room as well as in the bathroom, and a big bath and shower.
Gripes/complaints about the hotel room: the mini fridge is completely stocked with alcohol and soda and there is a sign that says if you even take out one alcohol bottle, you will immediately be charged. Good thing I saw that as I was planning to take out all the small bottles to take pictures of how cute they were! My mom was pretty upset at the fact that we couldn't even use our mini fridge.
The toilet is in its own little room with a big heavy door that immediately swings close after you let go of it. There is no vent fan and the door automatically closes, so how could we air out the odors? We found a cup from the gym, crushed it, and used it as a door stop. The toilet also flushes incredibly loud, so when I went to the bathroom at 3 AM, I woke up my parents when I flushed the toilet, haha.
The bed is too soft. I never thought I would encounter a bed too soft, but I could not get a good nights sleep the two nights I was there. I usually can fall asleep on any bed, but I could not get myself comfortable in this one. The pillows were way too soft as well. A big fluffy pillow that sunk all the way down to the bed once I laid my head on it? Not good. And I found random hairs stuck to the pillow case! My mom thought the sheets were too rough, but I thought they were decent.
Fitness room: Very big and decent sized with lots of cardio machines. They even have somebody there while the center is open (5 AM-8 PM I believe) to fold towels and make sure everybody who enters is a guest of the hotel. Each machine has its own television and these machines are state of the art! Ellipticals, treadmills, bikes, an arm spinning machine, etc. They have a very cold water filling machine as well with plastic cups. Don't forget to take your water bottles to get them refilled! They offer towels and headphones. HOWEVER, you are unable to use the weights as the weights come with the sauna where you must pay $25 a day. That sucks.
Pool and jacuzzi: Came on a pretty cold day, so it was incredibly windy and cold. Got some towels and jumped into the pool. It is quite narrow so there isn't much room to swim. I was trying to swim laps in the pool, but once people are in there playing and talking, it is quite impossible unless you continue to go around them for each lap. The jacuzzi is very powerful and can fit a lot of people. It isn't that hot, which is good as I know it isn't good to stay in the jacuzzi for too long. However, it could be warmer, especially during the winter time. The pumps are really powerful. I thought it was disgusting that a lady was eating a hamburger while sitting in the jacuzzi. Bathrooms for the pool are clean.
Resort fee: $25 for resort fee is too expensive. I believe they charge the same price or maybe a few dollars more for during the summer time, which is understandable as people tend to use the pool more then. But in the winter when the man made beach is closed, the wave pool is closed AND the lazy river is closed, it really isn't fair to charge the same amount. What if people don't want to use the pool or wi-fi? The wi-fi didn't even work very well. I had to constantly reconnect and usually, the wifi was so slow I just resorted back to using my own phone's data.
The location of Mandalay Bay is fair, but it's a little far from all the other hotels on the strip. Good exercise though. Beautiful golden windows that you are immediately greeted with once you are off the freeway. Probably won't be back to this hotel. Need my sleep in Vegas!
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