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I had a great, albeit brief, stay in the Great Pyramid of Las Vegas. Both the exterior and interior of this structure are just jaw-droppingly stunning, and the guest room itself wasn't bad either. Of course, I imagine part of the reason I enjoyed staying here as much as I did was due to the fact that it was on a weekday during the off-season (late October), when the prices are lower and the crowds less dense.
Our room on the 27th floor of the pyramid looked out on the Sphinx below and McCarran International Airport across The Strip, as well as miles beyond due to the clear desert air. From just outside our door the view from the interior hallway was nearly as spectacular: the apex of the building above and the enormous atrium spread out below.
The room was clean, comfortable, and stylish without going overboard on the theme (no hieroglyphs on the walls or anything). Check in and check out were surprisingly efficient considering the amount of people they were dealing with, and we were even treated to a coupon book (good at both Luxor and Excalibur) that included a $20 credit for food and/or drinks at several hotel bars.
Getting from Luxor to Mandalay Bay (South) or Excalibur (North) can be accomplished on foot without ever leaving the climate controlled fantasyland of shops, restaurants, and casino floors, or via a free tram that departs from the Sphinx. Finding one's way back outside to the real world, however, is more of a challenge!
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