We live out near the M resort and we are new to Vegas, i had never been here so i decided to spend most of my time the first few months checking out the strip and figuring out what it had to offer. The only downside was that everytime i would get home i smelled like cigarettes and that pungent smell of old women covered in Liz Claiborne. UGGHHHH. So we decided to check out the M. I had heard tons of good things about it and they recently filmed Top Chef there. The first time i went there was in the afternoon and it was not that busy, my first impression of the place was great, Not smokey, Newer look and feel, and you dont have to sit at a slot machine and wait for a waitress to come by to ask for a soda. They have compimanetary drink stations throughout the casino that are self serve so you save the tip. The few times we have played slots there they seemed to pay out better than the strip casinos and the atmosphere is always great. I would recommend this place to any visitor, they also offer shuttles to the strip and the room rates seem to be lower than most strip locations.