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The green monster on the Strip!
by Jefie
Written Fri, Dec 12, 2008
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The hotel/flight deal we found included a 3 nights stay at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, and I quite enjoyed staying at this hotel. I thought the location was nice - it is located at the beginning of the south end of the Strip, just in front of the New York, New York - and of all the ...
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The hotel/flight deal we found included a 3 nights stay at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, and I quite enjoyed staying at this hotel. I thought the location was nice - it is located at the beginning of the south end of the Strip, just in front of the New York, New York - and of all the hotels and casinos in this area, I thought this was the one where there was the liveliest atmosphere (it probably helps that "The Dream Match", a fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao, took place on the Saturday night while we were there). Our room was nice, clean and comfortable, much better than I expected from one of the world's largest hotels. Check-in and check-out were fast and easy, and the staff working at the front desk was very friendly and helpful. Even though the place is huge, it is relatively easy to get around. The pool area was nice and the water was quite warm, which made it possible to go for a swim in December :o) Of course, there was no coffee maker in the room (we quickly figured out that they want you to spend as much time downstairs as possible), but there were a few Starbucks on the main floor. With 16 restaurants, finding a place to eat was not much of a problem, and I was relieved to see that there was something to fit every kind of budget, from a McDonald's to Joel Robuchon's (where you can order a 7 course menu for a mere $500 per person!). You can read more about my experience at the MGM Grand in the "Things to do" section!
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The Lion's Lair
by chengie_19
Written Sun, Jul 06, 2008
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The MGM Grand Hotel and Casino personifies the spirit of Vegas, complete with posh accommodations, exciting live shows and nightlife and services that are more than enough for even a king. This grandiose hotel is fit for everyone especially to those who are adventurous and daring. A ...
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The MGM Grand Hotel and Casino personifies the spirit of Vegas, complete with posh accommodations, exciting live shows and nightlife and services that are more than enough for even a king. This grandiose hotel is fit for everyone especially to those who are adventurous and daring. A fun-filled hotel that even kids, yes, kids would love to stay in. A million and one facilities and special activities awaits those who stay here.
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The hotel has a lot of unique and world-class facilities such as the Grand Garden Arena which hosts world class-boxing events and concert tours by the best performers alive. The resort also features a Lion Habitat with big cats decended from Leo, the original MGM lion. The casino offers ...
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The hotel has a lot of unique and world-class facilities such as the Grand Garden Arena which hosts world class-boxing events and concert tours by the best performers alive. The resort also features a Lion Habitat with big cats decended from Leo, the original MGM lion. The casino offers table games, slot machines, poker, and a race and sports book. Massages and beauty treatments can be arranged in the MGM Grand Spa. The pool area contains five outdoor pools, three whirlpools, lazy river, lush gardens, waterfalls, and private cabanas for rent. Other amenities include golf arrangements, a wedding chapel, several luxury shops, tour assistance, and a stop on the Las Vegas Monorail.
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Mgm Grand Hotel & Casino
by Bob_Shan
Written Sat, Nov 03, 2007
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The hotel is built in mid 1990's after the original one was burned in late 80's. The MGM is currently (by Nov. 2007) the largest casino hotel in Las Vegas, 5000+ rooms. Standard room is big, however, decoration looks a bit old fashioned. No fridge in the room. Safer, hair dyer are all ...
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The hotel is built in mid 1990's after the original one was burned in late 80's. The MGM is currently (by Nov. 2007) the largest casino hotel in Las Vegas, 5000+ rooms. Standard room is big, however, decoration looks a bit old fashioned. No fridge in the room. Safer, hair dyer are all available.
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Have some best theaters in town, e.g., KA theater of Cirque de Sollie. Crazy horse, Hollywood theater, and coolest bars/night club, e.g., Studio 54.
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The City of Entertainment.
by mi.chelle
Written Tue, Aug 28, 2007
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I stayed for a week attending a 3 1/2 days conference, which was also held there. Huge hotel; one could just stay inside the premises and still experience what Vegas is about. I've had to rely on the friendly staff for directions for the first couple of days. World class entertainement ...
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I stayed for a week attending a 3 1/2 days conference, which was also held there. Huge hotel; one could just stay inside the premises and still experience what Vegas is about. I've had to rely on the friendly staff for directions for the first couple of days. World class entertainement facilities, i.e. Grand Garden Arena, Studio 54, Hollywood theatre. Fine dining restaurants, i.e. Emeril's New Orleans Fish House (creole & cajun dishes, line up is always long), Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill (loved the steak), Pearl (chinese cuisine, really classy), Fiamma (italian, elegant yet simple dining experience, ate there almost everyday, lol!). They even have a Grand Buffet; I guess it wouldn't be Vegas without one, and for casual, convenient, eat at any time of day, there's Studio Cafe. Thristy? just take a sit in their casino, and you're immediately offered a drink of your choice by their always on hand floor hostess/staff. For fun and relaxation, there's a spa and a 6.6 acres pool complex. At night, when people are more hyper and a lot of action is going on in the casino floor and bars, there's a security personnel by the elavators who checks for people's room key before they are allowed to go up, so no room key, no entry.
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MGM has a kiosk at the airport where one can check-in while waiting for their luggage or right after picking up their luggage, so once you get to the hotel you could just proceed to your room, no need to line up at registration/check-in counter. The kiosk can also book your tickets to the ...
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MGM has a kiosk at the airport where one can check-in while waiting for their luggage or right after picking up their luggage, so once you get to the hotel you could just proceed to your room, no need to line up at registration/check-in counter. The kiosk can also book your tickets to the shows happening at the hotel; arrangge pick-up time for when you depart the hotel. Great service!
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Massive hotel
by JenniBenni07
Written Thu, Aug 16, 2007
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I stayed here from july 30th until aug 4th. It was absolutely wonderful. We had first booked a room with an outside travel agent for a west wing room and i heard how small and cramped it is in there, so i wanted to try and switch to a Grand Tower room (which is considered a downgrade to ...
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I stayed here from july 30th until aug 4th. It was absolutely wonderful. We had first booked a room with an outside travel agent for a west wing room and i heard how small and cramped it is in there, so i wanted to try and switch to a Grand Tower room (which is considered a downgrade to them, but i think it was a good upgrade). We checked in at the Airport which is VERY nice because it is right in front of the baggage claim and the bags take FOREVER to come so by the time you are done checking in and have your keys, BAM there are your bags. The check in desk was very sweet and helpful, i asked them if we could switch both of our rooms to a grand tower and they did. They also ended up upgrading one of the rooms to a bungalow suite (which was very nice) for free. It had a huge jacuzzi tub and 2 huge windows to look out of. The hotel is HUGE but if you read the signs and follow the walkways in the casino, it's very easy to get around. Also, if you can remember a couple of the places around the casino floor, you can remember where to go also. The staff and service there were WONDERFUL, the food was yum. We ate breakfast at the Grand cafe i think it was called and mmmm they had yum food. The pool was a lot of fun, even though we did not get to enjoy much of it because it stormed every day (i know) and we got kicked out before of lightning. All in All, i definitley recommend this hotel to anybody. :o) Oh, the monorail is great too
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Great modern rooms and a fun pool
by glamourprincess
Written Thu, Aug 16, 2007
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We stayed at the MGM Grand in June 07. We booked our rooms over the Internet a few months in advance. When we arrived we were told they had no none-smoking rooms left, which really annoyed me since it's supposed to be the biggest hotel in the world.. I hate smoking, I come from a country ...
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We stayed at the MGM Grand in June 07. We booked our rooms over the Internet a few months in advance. When we arrived we were told they had no none-smoking rooms left, which really annoyed me since it's supposed to be the biggest hotel in the world.. I hate smoking, I come from a country where smoking in public areas is banned. So the service was terrible. I have the impression they take great care of guests that visit often than new guests. The hotel itself was huge (of course), it is not as worn down as many of the other hotels in Vegas and the interior is delicate and modern. We got a nice room with a view over the South Strip. The room was large and spacey, with a fantastic bed and a great bathroom. But there was no mini-bar, disappointing! As for the smoking, it was bearable, due to huge amounts of room spray I think. There was an ice machine in the hall, and that saved us. There were several restaurants and cafes, clubs and bars.. and also lots of shops. McDonald's, Starbucks, Hagen Daazs are all represented. The main attraction at the MGM is the lions. Typically the lions were on "holiday" for two of the days during our stay, but we got to see them on our last day. They usually sleep all day so the best time to see them is around 10-11 when they are let in in the habitat. A fun thing is the CBS viewing where you can review episodes of their show and other things. We didnæt have time, but I think it would be fun. I also think the Tabu club would be fun, but I had trouble with my ID (they only accept passports if you're a non-US citizen, and I refuse to bring my passport in clubs).
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I don't know what the view is like from other rooms, but we had a nice view over to New York New York and Excalibur. The best thing was the pool. They had a lazy river and tubes for rent. Insanely priced at 18 or 22 dollars.. ? a day.. The drinks and food at the pool was also overpriced. ...
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I don't know what the view is like from other rooms, but we had a nice view over to New York New York and Excalibur. The best thing was the pool. They had a lazy river and tubes for rent. Insanely priced at 18 or 22 dollars.. ? a day.. The drinks and food at the pool was also overpriced. You get new towels at the entrance which is great. No glass bottles are allowed. There are four or five large pools. Not all of them were open when we arrived at 9-10 AM.. I think they open the pool later on when there are more people. If you want a sunbed in front (as close to the pool) you should get there before 11:30 AM. It's quite an party atmosphere, I would never stay there if I had kids. People are drinking margaritas and beer by the pool and in the pool and the lazy river. The sunbeds were crap, they were quite uncomfortable. It's possible to rent cabanas, but it's very pricey.
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Grand is an understatement
by nz_traveller
Written Fri, Aug 04, 2006
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Pros about staying @ MGM 1. Great location with heaps of parking 2. Fantastic View right across from New York New York Hotel (ask to be put on a higher level - they told me they only had smoking rooms on level 28 - to get that view it's worth it) 3. The hotel staff where very friendly ...
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Pros about staying @ MGM 1. Great location with heaps of parking 2. Fantastic View right across from New York New York Hotel (ask to be put on a higher level - they told me they only had smoking rooms on level 28 - to get that view it's worth it) 3. The hotel staff where very friendly when checking in and helpful 4. Got to see Tom Jones live (called from our hotel room, just before the show to see if they had any tickets left, think we may have been given priority as guest's because when we went down there was a hugh cue waiting to see if they could get in). 5. Hotel room was very clean, HUGE bed, bathroom really nice size. 6. Buffet was great, heaps of choice (check out the cons as to how I got that comped) 7. Ice machine on the floor (much needed as there is no fridge in the rooms) Cons about staying @ MGM 1. No fridge (it would have been really nice to be able to store drinks after been out all day site seeing, they only had a couple of stores downstairs that sold really (over priced) small bottles or water. 2. Inexperienced staff (I stayed @ the MGM twice on my visit and the second time I checked in the staff member told me I only need to pay for the first nite (i was staying 3) and then charge the rest when I checked out... this was completely wrong, as i learned the next day when i got locked out of my room, it was very inconvenient. In the end they comped a buffet for two. Overall MGM is an amazing place to stay and I would go back there again, even if you don't stay it's worth checking it out :)
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MGM Grand
by imlikeabird
Written Thu, Dec 22, 2005
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MGM Grand is a great place to stay, has a good location, lots of restaurants, and a fabulous pool. We saw Tom Jones perform there. It was so Vegas! The only downside to this hotel is that it's huge! You walk forever just to get anywhere. On the plus side, the monorail picks up here, and ...
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MGM Grand is a great place to stay, has a good location, lots of restaurants, and a fabulous pool. We saw Tom Jones perform there. It was so Vegas! The only downside to this hotel is that it's huge! You walk forever just to get anywhere. On the plus side, the monorail picks up here, and there are walkways to Tropicana and New York New York. Our room was a bit on the smallish side, but we don't stay in our room much anyway.
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We spent hours at the pool, and I could have spent my whole vacation there. There are four swimming pools, a lazy river, and lots of cocktail bars.
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MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
by lazyman_1
Written Tue, Jun 06, 2006
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Billed as the largest casino in the world, the MGM is nothing short of huge. At over 5000 rooms it is really really easy to get lost in this place. There is an enormous pool, wedding chapel, shopping center, 3 theaters, a lions habitat....the list goes on and on. It was difficult to get ...
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Billed as the largest casino in the world, the MGM is nothing short of huge. At over 5000 rooms it is really really easy to get lost in this place. There is an enormous pool, wedding chapel, shopping center, 3 theaters, a lions habitat....the list goes on and on. It was difficult to get from one place to another and back to your room at times but for the most part i loved staying at the MGM.
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The Grande Hotel
by HotSpotJ
Written Fri, Oct 21, 2005
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I could not believe the size of MGM's casino... I think it has over 3700 video slots, and very formidable amount of tables as well. I spent one night here in the Casino and Studio 54 nightclub, and I was very suprised at how many young, energetic people stay here. It was a crowd I would ...
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I could not believe the size of MGM's casino... I think it has over 3700 video slots, and very formidable amount of tables as well. I spent one night here in the Casino and Studio 54 nightclub, and I was very suprised at how many young, energetic people stay here. It was a crowd I would have expected from the very overrated Palms. I had a great time here, even though lady luck was not on my side, and would very much consider staying here ona future trip, if nothing else than the very young, sexy, single crowd that was in here.
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They have 5 Lions in a den in this spot, but, sadly for me they decided not come out while I was waiting.
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MGM Grand Hotel And Casino
by Fen
Written Thu, Jun 30, 2005
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A great Hotel & Casino which includes a cinema size screen playing clips of the classic MGM Movies.
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Trying its best to be "classy"
by soupay
Written Fri, Jun 17, 2005
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Overall, the MGM Grand was great. The club Studio 54 is inside, and there is a walkway over to the NY,NY. The NY,NY caters much more to the 20s crowd while the MGM has much more a businessman crowd. The decor inside isn't much to write home about. In the rooms and hallways there are black ...
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Overall, the MGM Grand was great. The club Studio 54 is inside, and there is a walkway over to the NY,NY. The NY,NY caters much more to the 20s crowd while the MGM has much more a businessman crowd. The decor inside isn't much to write home about. In the rooms and hallways there are black and white glossys of actors. However, the "casino women" wear the most clothing compared to other "casino women." (In the Paris, they wear little more than bathing suits.) We stayed in the MGM because it was the cheapest casino that wasn't way out in B.F.E. If it was the cheapest again, I would stay there.
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The lion exhibit is pretty neat. Since lions are cats, they mostly sleep all day, but if you are lucky, you'll get a chance to see the cubs. This might more cuteness than you can handle.
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Pick a definitive spot to meet
by PinkFloydActuary
Written Sun, Mar 20, 2005
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The casino is a monster, so be sure you know where exactly you are going to meet. I stayed in the Emerald Tower, which was a bit older, but also quite a bit cheaper. Check-in was not too busy, but the desk staff did have several problems trying to transfer our reservation to a different ...
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The casino is a monster, so be sure you know where exactly you are going to meet. I stayed in the Emerald Tower, which was a bit older, but also quite a bit cheaper. Check-in was not too busy, but the desk staff did have several problems trying to transfer our reservation to a different credit card. Other than that, the service was pretty good. Due to the higher table limits, we didn't gamble much here, and when we did, it was at the machines - drink service was almost non-existent. Buffet is OK, but a bit overpriced for what you get.
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Be sure to check out the lion habitat to see if they're actually awake. The pool area is awesome. Spent all of the time floating along the lazy river. A bit crowded, but a great way to cool off.
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A view of New York from Nevada
by kit_mc
Written Wed, Dec 08, 2004
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This place was fab! It's huge, the rooms are huge, the windows were huge, the views were huge, so on and so forth. I'd heard that this place was meant to have some Wizard of Oz theme going on, but realy apart from the fact that the hotel lights up partially in green each night, I'm not ...
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This place was fab! It's huge, the rooms are huge, the windows were huge, the views were huge, so on and so forth. I'd heard that this place was meant to have some Wizard of Oz theme going on, but realy apart from the fact that the hotel lights up partially in green each night, I'm not sure what that is all about. We had a direct view from the 20+ floor of the New York and could even se as far as the Luxor. The room and bathroom was great, even the moisturiser provided was lovely! This isn't quite a theme hotel in the same league as the Venetian, but it's still well located and a very nice place to stay indeed.
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Good views if you are high enough, though you will also have a partial view of the roof which kind of distracts the eye if you are on a lower floow. A fantastic and quite famous all you can eat buffet - guests get a discount. Lions.
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MGM Grand Hotel And Casino
by goingsolo
Written Tue, Jun 15, 2004
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The MGM Grand is on the southern end of the Strip, across from the NYNY Hotel. The MGM has on display at the lion's den several lions which are supposedly descendants from the famous MGM lions seen roaring before the showing of an MGM movie. The MGM Hotel also has 2 nightlife spots, Tabu, ...
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The MGM Grand is on the southern end of the Strip, across from the NYNY Hotel. The MGM has on display at the lion's den several lions which are supposedly descendants from the famous MGM lions seen roaring before the showing of an MGM movie. The MGM Hotel also has 2 nightlife spots, Tabu, the popular lounge, and Studio 54, the too popular and too crowded (at least for me) nightclub.)
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Lovely casino, nice hotel, liked the bathrooms
by EdinburghRoc
Written Wed, May 12, 2004
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Yes I recommend the MGM Hotel and Casino. I thought it was C O O L ! No Fridge Pity !
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Clean colour TV nice bathroom cool view. It's BIG it's GREEN you will not lose it. The Pool is awesome. It's right in the action.
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