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| - My first ever experience in Las Vegas as a 21 year old began by arriving at the MGM Grand following a flight courtesy of Virgin America. One word describes the MGM: GRAND. It's name literally is the perfect description to understand this place.
The initial check in area/lobby is enormous. There were many employees at the front desk and we were checked in within 15 minutes. We did encounter a small issue when requesting our rooms; we reserved our room online for a king bed in the grand tower, turns out we supposedly reserved a room with two queens. This was sort of bothersome as what we reserved is what we really wanted, but apparently no single king rooms were available so we were placed in the West Wing, somewhat of a false advertising thing as all the grand tower rooms I saw mostly had two queens. In reality, our west wing room was really cool with a nice, large bed with dimly lit lighting. It came with a standard TV and DVD player, ample closet space and a sleek bathroom at the entry. Be wary; if your trying to stay cheap and reserve a room for two people, no locks on the bathroom doors and it is likely you'll hear any bathroom issues if an individual were to have any. Otherwise the room itself was very nice and worth the price. The worst part is a long, long, long walk from the room to the elevator which seems endless every time.
The amenities offered by the MGM include the cardio room, the lion habitat (it's free viewing, you figure that $20 resort fee has to maintain the lions), and the magnificent pool area.
The pool area was phenomenal: several separate pools and the thrilling lazy river. As we enjoyed two plus hours of floating down the lazy river, we did so with round doughnut floaters available for $10 for half a day and $15 for a full day. Lockers are provided for $1.50 yet many of then were broken. As we traveled down the lazy river, we of course had drinks in hand and also nearby was a mini store and bar serving alcohol and food. Be ware, bring your own lotion as we forgot to purchase some and were shocked to discover that the sun tanning lotion we were buying was going to cost $17! Nonetheless, this minor setback would not stop us. It was like a nonstop party going around the lazy river with everyone drinking something and having a good time.
The MGM also had several dinning venues and retail stores. There is a food court that has Nathan's Hot Dogs, McDonalds, New York Pizza, Wolfgang Puck Bar and several others that are open throughout the day and into the night. The nightclubs present in this location are such places as studio 54, Vida after 10:30pm. Slots and gambling are a must while here with some tables starting at very low bets.
Overall, the MGM was a very awesome experience. The only setbacks were the enormous area that needed to be covered on foot such as walking from the elevator to our rooms, which took forever. Unfortunate, unless you know your way around pretty well, its tough to reach the strip where all the action was taking place and we were forced to catch a cab to all the locations and clubs we wanted to visit. Nonetheless, all the employees were very friendly and the cab fares relatively reasonable. Even at 4 AM, people would not stop coming in and out of the hotel, which is the reason people come to Vegas. Its a party 24-7. I must return one day once again, the Lazy River is a keeper.
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