tHEY Had to Close the Lions mouth entrance upfront cause previously the Asians did not want to play here cause walking into a Lion with an open mouth meant they were going to lose money ( the lion was going to eat your money). So MGM spent millions change the entrance and replace the open lion mouth with a regular bronze lion statue.
The rooms are nicely decorated and fairly modern looking. I am minusing a star for not having a plasma.A 42 inch plasma is a requisite in my estimation. The views of the strip were outstanding.The beds are the most comfortable from all the hotel casinos I have stayed at - Venetian, Luxor, Treasure Island, Hilton and Aladdin. I must have slept for over 7 hours and I usually do not sleep for more than 5 hrs in Vegas. The bed definitely had something to do with that.
MGM is one of the nicer casinos to play at and they have some of the better restaurants - Fiamma, Shibuya, NobHill, Wolfgang Puck and L'Atelier Joel Robuchon. I ate at Wolfgang Pucks bar and grill since I was not in the mood for French(L'Atelier), Italian ( Fiamma) or Japanese. But I hear they are all very good restaurants. The Davidoff cigar shop is another plus.