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| - Booked a 750 sq. ft. suite for $135/night. Checked in, were told our reservation was unavailable--- BUT, they were instead going to upgrade us, for free, to a 1050 sq. ft. penthouse suite on the 61st floor. Now THAT'S what I'm talking about! The elevator made my ears pop.
Two rooms, 1.5 baths, and a wet bar, this room was more than any couple really needed, especially since we weren't planning any hotel parties. We didn't have a direct strip view, but you could see it if you angled your head just right... Four tvs in the room, one in each section of the room (living room, wet bar, bedroom, bathroom).
The jacuzzi tub was more than pleasant, as was the overabundance of towels provided. All the little bottles of goodies were not only fun but also very high quality-- usually hotel shampoo leaves me feeling a little smarmy, but not this.
There was a FRIDGE in the room, which was so great, since I'd brought some pies for Thanksgiving and wanted them to keep for the two days leading up to the big dinner. I was also told by the woman at the front desk that if there wasn't one in the room already, I could call housekeeping to request a fridge, no charge. Charge for a DVD player though, which is included standard at THEhotel, boo.
Kind of got walked in on by the turndown service lady. Very awkward to run to the door pulling on things just to meet her and say, "er, no thanks, the bed is sort of already turned-down, you see..." Minus one star for that awkwardness.
Left my keys in the room after check out, but when we went back up to find them, the cleaning lady had very kindly set them aside for me. Phew!
Usually I stay at the "other" Mandalay property-- THEhotel, but after enjoying this newly remodeled suite so much, I will say that I will probably be back to this hotel again! South end of the strip is so much nicer than the North end, no matter how many Wynn Casinos they build, I'll still stick to Mandalay Bay Resort.
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