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| - I stayed at MGM this past week on a weekday and it was actually quite busy. I think there was a convention in the area so that made the mgm a little more crowded than it was used to. On to the review.. I got booked into a regular room in the Grand Tower. I believe there are other regular rooms in the older tower but I'm not too sure. The grand tower rooms were really great, far from what I expected. The bed sheets, couch, bathroom were all pretty modern and clean. The bathroom was kind of small compared to other strip hotels like mandalay, aladdin (planet hollywood), and of course venetian or those all suite hotels. Anyways, the king size bed was REALLY great, it was soft, clean, and came with a lot of pillows.
On to the casino.. they spread pretty much every table game imaginable....bj, paigow, baccarat, etc... The limits were actually lower than I expected..I saw a few $5 blackjack tables during the day but it was obviously bumped up to $15 and $25 later on in the night. I liked the fact they baccarat in a separate room away from the other games. The poker room is rather big for a vegas property. I counted somewhere around 20 tables with most of them being used. They spread mostly $1/$2 no limit games with some $3/$6 limit and another omaha game. I was there during the day (2pm) so I'm guessing later that night other games could have started as well. Here's a tip: if you play at least 4 hours during your stay you can qualify for the poker room rate which is only $89.99, far cheaper than the regular price. That's the lowest they will go down I overheard.
For dinner I ate at the MGM buffet and was satisfied. It wasn't "GRAND" as the hotel name implies but it wasn't bad either. I thought their crab legs were smaller compared to Wynn or Aladdin. The prime rib wasn't that flavorful ( expected) but I really like their mac n' cheese! The shrimp wasn't pre-peeled so that was annoying. The desserts were not memorable either. Overall it's a good buffet but nothing spectular. Also for $23.99 (dinner) it was rather expensive. Thank goodness I had a $25 restaurant credit.
In all I would recommend MGM because it pretty much has everything under its roof....10+ restaurants, starbucks, casino, pool, spa, gym...etc. I got a real good deal at $59.99 (weekday) /w the restaurant credit, and two drinks at one of the bars. If you can find the same deal go for it. I wouldn't pay anything over $150 for a room here on a weekday.
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