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| - Decent budget/economy hotel/casino with some pluses and minuses.
They do have nice rooms, but you get what you pay for, newer renovated rooms are in Tower II, Tower I still has un renovated rooms but all units have updated flat screens.
This is a good location if you need to keep costs low, you can get rooms as low as $20-30 a night, plus the $20 resort fee.
The location is good, easy to find free parking and valet (don't forget to tip the valet) if you use a rental car, plus its connected to New York New York, MGM Grand, Luxor and Mandlelay Bay via the tram or a short walk. This can be also a negative as you have lots of foot traffic breezing through the casino.
If you are on a budget, there's an AM/PM across the Tower I exit on Las Vegas Blvd where you can get a cheap cooler, and drinks for the room. Plus there is a large food court with all sorts of chains inside offering cheap eating options if that is a concern [and as a bit of trivia, the Excalibur has one of the two Mc Donalds locations in the world that serves pepsi products instead of Coca Cola].
In Vegas I did my usual clean sweep with my room, keeping my luggage sealed in the bathroom while I turned over furniture, pulled out cushions, pulled all the sheets off the beds, looked under and in between the mattress and piping/stitching, etc. It's a 30 minute ritual, but I hate bed bugs, and while my room as dated, it was.. very clean, I slept well for a week there.
Bathroom was basic, no tubs, just a large walk in shower.
The internet sucks, wired only in tower I. Not sure about tower II, there is wifi on the casino floor in spots.
Pool is ok, 3 pools, a shallow pool, a large landscaped pool with a waterslide and an adults only [$10] pool area. Cabanas range from 150-300$ when I last checked, its worth it if you have a huge group that can split the bill and catch a big game and get a few free drinks and snacks, etc.
The spa and gym are nice... not huge but decent enough in size to get a workout done. I believe the gym is covered with the resort fee, however the spa does cost $10, which you get steam rooms, a sauna, hot tub with a relaxation room with free drinks and juice and toiletries so you can shave/brush your teeth, etc.
Dicks was humorous.. the gimick of the bar is that the wait staff is susposed to be a bit rowdy and off color with their jokes and humor, don't go there with thin skin. I'd watch getting generic cocktails.. there is value to be had with some drinks but not others, one of my party got nailed $22 for 2 tiny rum and cokes in a little plastic cup. Food was decent.
You also have an italian restaurant there with large family style portions to share, a below average hotel buffet, an average steakhouse and a few bars and lounges.
Basically its... "OK".
As for the general feel... remember the end of the movie Casino? Everyone looks like they are at disneyland. Fun to people watch if you get a good spot.
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