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| - I have been to Mandalay Bay many times, but this is my first review for MB. MB has been one my favorite Vegas hotels, if not the top spot, for many years - just love the place and so when I decided to get married in Vegas, MB was definitely my go to stay.
I booked the Vista Suite 6 months in advance, but when it was time to check in, we were told the room was not available due to 'a pipe burst' and the room was unusable. Although they did upgrade us to the Media Suite, I was pretty upset as the Vista Suite was what we wanted, for layout and location. I find the 'pipe burst' excuse a bunch of hooey - and tell me why was I the one who got bumped? I booked 6 months earlier - couldnt they have bumped someone who booked later? Ok, I got over it, because they gave us a bigger suite and it was my wedding weekend and didnt want to let this bother me.
Once in the room, we discovered there was only one usable frig(besides the one filled with overpriced drinks etc) and it was smaller than most peoples lunch totes - very disappointing. Not only was it tiny, but it didnt work and we lost the few perishables we could fit in it. We called the front desk twice and it was never fixed or repaired in the 5 days we were there.
The suite also lacked cutlery - really? and no glasses in the bar for our guests, we had to PAY a dollar a glass! really? no microwave either - that cost $25 a day! very disappointing MB! And get bigger ice buckets please!!!!
Ok, so I had to get the negative out of the way - it has been bugging me. Lets get to why I love this place- the suite we did get overlooked the beach/pool and airport(which I love to watch aircraft takeoff/land, just love it) so that was very relaxing - more to see in my opinion than overlooking the strip.
The bedroom/bathroom was gorgeous, very comforting and relaxing - LOTS of space. The great thing about the Media Suite was the ability to plug my iPod into the music system within the suite - speakers everywhere, it was awesome! much better than the stereo we brought with us (just in case).
Joe, our bell hop, was great! Thanks Joe!
We reserved a private bungalow at the Mandalay Bay Beach - very expensive and overpriced in my opinion, but it was great to have on a busy weekend and especially in 108 degree weather! The personal service there was excellent.
In unusual fashion, we had two bad restaurant experiences (noted in other reviews) at Borders Grill and the Red,White and Blue restaurants, but Raffles was great.
All in all, I still love this place - especially the Foundation Room if you can get reservations - just a little bummed we had the issues with the suite(s). I will always return to MB, unless things really go south.
PS - my buddy AC appreciates the $80k he won on a penny slot - can you believe that? I am jealous you SOB!!
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