I stayed at the Luxor for my recent vacation and I absolutely adored it! I had a tough time on the day of my check-in as Vegas Blvd was closed for a marathon that day. I obviously don't blame the hotel for this, but due to the marathon, they posted a guard at the entrance of the self-parking garage who wouldn't let anyone in without a key-card, I explained that I had a reservation at the hotel, but the guard still made me drive to the front and valet my rental car while I registered, and wouldn't let me park until I had my key-card so that was a bit obnoxious. I was a bit concerned about the check-in process as previous reviews mentioned having to sit through timeshare presentations on the way to the check-in desk. I didn't come across this problem at all, you could see where the timeshare presentations were, but you can easily just walk past them to the registration desk. I didn't find the registration desk to be tough to find as there was pretty clear signage from the front doors leading to it. Registration was quick and friendly, I had a reservation for a pyramid room and they offered a non-smoking room for a small daily upcharge, but I chose not to do this as I'm an ex-smoker so the smell doesn't bother me at all. Everything in the room was clean, if a bit dated. The bathroom had a walk in shower rather than a tub which I prefer. One thing I really loved about the hotel was the smell that they pump in through the air system, it was tough to describe, but I found it very pleasant, and slightly similar to the smell next door at Mandalay Bay. I enjoyed the casino and had some decent luck playing roulette and blackjack. I tried the T&T (Tacos and Tequila) restaurant and had some good Mexican food, I do wish that they had an Egyptian themed restaurant though to match the rest of the hotel. The downsides were that the elevators were very loud and sounded like an elephant going through a wood chipper and there's only one elevator which would go to the floor of your room, so you'd sometimes have to walk the entire way across the casino just to get to the correct elevator. As other people have mentioned the Luxor's location at the south end of the strip can be a bit inconvenient, I wanted to go to the Bellagio one night and I had to take a tram to Excalibur, then walk past New York New York, Monte Carlo, and the whole City Center complex (Mandarin Oriental, Aria, Cosmopolitan) which is about a 1 mile walk.