"2009-06-03T00:00:00"^^ . "11"^^ . "5"^^ . . . "This is my favorite place to stay in Vegas, apart from the lake front \"1500\" suite at The Bellagio or Villa #1 at The Mirage. I have stayed at least 5 times at this point. The service is impeccable, the styling by Tony Chi will inspire you, and the rooms are flat out amazing! The good news is that the price isn't that outrageous for Las Vegas. You could certainly spend a lot more for less at other properties. I know I have.\n\nTo start, the hotel will pick you up and drop you off at the airport as a complimentary service. They use a fleet of Maybachs, so if you have never been in one, here is your chance. It is very luxurious, but the ride will be short since the Skylofts are on the top floor of the MGM Grand, which is right next door to the airport. If a Maybach isn't available, they send a limo, but I have never had that happen.\n\nOnce you arrive at the hotel, an agent will meet you at the car to escort you directly to your room for check-in. This is a nice touch as I loathe waiting in a hotel lobby for check-in with a ton of people. They walk you through the MGM Grand lobby into the VIP, where there is a private hidden bank of elevators that go directly to the top floor of the hotel without stopping. This is nice because the MGM Grand elevators (there are 6 in each bank) are always FILLED with people and stop at nearly every floor. When you need the elevator, you just walk past the crowds, through a set of double doors, and into a private elevator to the top. Stay at the MGM Grand one time and you will understand why this is so valuable for a pleasant overall experience.\n\nWhen you get the the Skyloft lobby on the top floor, the design will immediately embrace you. This hotel looks NOTHING like the MGM Grand below. It is an entirely different property, and it shows. There isn't a theme so much as a lot of natural elements like earth, fire, water, etc. You feel different once you enter, and it holds throughout the entire experience. The designer created everything down to the uniforms worn by the staff. As you walk by staff members, they stop what they are doing, stand up, and greet you.\n\nWhen you get to your room, a butler is waiting, complete with white gloves, a tray, and a complimentary cocktail or freshly squeezed glass of juice. The check-in is quick and requires a few signatures. Then, the butler will show you around your apt. and the amenities (if you are there for the first time). It takes a minute to figure everything out because there is a lot of stuff. I have always stayed in a 2-bedroom unit, but they also have 3-bedroom and 1-bedroom spaces. The butler will offer to press your clothes or provide any other services you may need.\n\nThe 2-bedroom is approximately 3,000 sqare feet on two levels. Downstairs, you have a dining area for 8, a living room next to the dining room, a pool table room (sometimes a foos ball table), a movie theater with surround sound and a powder bath, a second living room, a breakfast nook with coffee machine (the kind that makes an assortment of drinks using packets) and a sexy entry foyer with a stairway to the upstairs. The entire place is luxury and you will feel special just being there.\n\nThe upstairs has large art installation common space between the two bedrooms. One room has two queen beds and a huge, spa-style bathroom, and the master has one king bed with the even better spa-style bathroom.\n\nThe entire place is completely teched out. There are Lutron lighting controlers with buttons in the entry that say \"day, night, mood, etc\". One click and the entire apartment is set. There are also Crestron controllers in every room and Bang and Olufsen butterfly stereos in the bedrooms and movie theater. There are iPod docks in nearly every room as well, and the shades are motorized. The list goes on and on...\n\nThe master bathroom has a huge steam shower with about 9 heads including a rain shower head, a negative-edge soaking tub with led lights and jacuzzi jets, a powder room with bidet, televisions inside of the bathroom mirrors, a dressing area with full length mirrors and lovely storage cabinetry, a scale, a separate bathroom music controller, a large flat screen over the tub, and fantastic robes, towels, and spa products. The guest bathroom has everything I just listed minus the steam shower feature. It also has a table with 4 chairs in the dressing area.\n\nThe entire place is setup to party. The best part, you can go crazy in here with the music on full blast and nobody can hear you. Likewise, you can't hear anybody else. It is like a Vegas dream come true if you hate hearing the doors of your neighbors open and close during your entire stay.\n\nI am running out of space, but there is a lot more to share. There is a service entrance to the apt. where the staff can enter your unit and deliver things like the best room service EVER without bothering you. I could write for an hour about the food options. 5 stars!!!!!"^^ . . "40"^^ . "0"^^ .