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| - I've always wanted to stay at the Luxor so was glad to finally have the chance, and would certainly do so again in future.
We originally booked a Pyramid Room, and was upgraded to a room in one of the Towers. Though I would have loved to have stayed in the Pyramid itself, a King size bed was much more enticing.
Our room was clean and large (Hello two wardrobes with lights? I like!), the shower and the bath tub being separate to one another was a bit odd, but whatever. The bed itself was amazingly comfortable. I'm usually not a fan of hotel beds, but plenty of soft pillows, comfortable mattress and clean bedding.
The resort fee? Lame. If you're going to charge me extra, how about having WiFi? For all the marketing around the hotel encouraging you to Check in on Foursquare or get social with the Luxor, providing WiFi to your paying guests seems like a no brainer.
We did receive 2 free drink coupons for each night we were staying at the hotel, so the additional resort fee wasn't that big of a deal as we got 6 drinks out of it. Heads up if you're expecting the included newspaper to arrive in the morning at your room - it doesn't, you need to pick it up in a store near the check-in.
Also, if you're craving coffee in the morning, you'll just have to suck up the additional cost Starbucks charges in the hotel, the prices are jacked up, but to be expected.
Cons:
- End of the strip
- Mandatory resort fee
- No WiFi
- No coffee maker in your room
- Worst buffet
- Pool isn't open very late (closed at 6pm while we were there)
Pros:
- Dude. Ancient Egyptian theme. Sweet!
- Pretty inexpensive for Vegas
- Titanic Exhibit. Surprisingly very good. Was expecting something super cheesy but it was very well put together and curated.
- Easy connections to the Excalibur and Mandalay Bay
- Possible Criss Angel spottings makes for much hilarity.
Overall, we enjoyed our stay. The staff were very friendly and helpful. Our check-in was pretty quick (we arrived 11pm on a Friday night), quick check out and clean, comfortable room. I'd stay again for sure, but probably won't for some time as I like to try out different hotels when in Vegas.
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