Originally Posted By DAR I'm staying there over Labor Day weekend and was wondering if anyone is familiar with it.
Originally Posted By DAR Is it nice? How are the rooms(which I plan on spending a tiny amount of time in) How's the food? How's the casino itself? Nice pool? I do like that it's located near MGM, NYNY, the Bellagio etc.
Originally Posted By SuperDry I've stayed there 3-4 times over the past 10 years, most recently in December 2009. For my personal tastes, I would not stay there again, because there are so many other great options in Las Vegas, but that doesn't mean it's a dump. For the price, it's perhaps the best value of the MGM-Mirage resorts. Certainly it's a lot better than any of the pre-Mirage resorts (Flamingo, etc) that may be 30-40 years old by now, and it's not ultra-low-end like Excalibur and also not family-focused so it's not overrun with children. Good: one of only two pool areas in town with an artificial wave pool. Connected to CityCenter and new Aria casino. Free monorail to other end of CityCenter and Bellagio. Food court with 24-hour McD's. Clean. Okay location on Strip - you can go South by foot and explore those casinos, or north by the free monorail to Bellagio and see that end as well. Bad: Not much in terms of nightlife. Casino is bland. Only bar in casino is at far end. Other: Steakhouse "Brand" is okay (good by most city's standards, but LV has so many excellent restaurants that it's hard to compete), and has the benefit of being easy to get into because nobody is ever there. If you're an infrequent LV visitor and want to see many things in town, then it's probably one of the better options, both in terms of location and price/quality ratio. If you go frequently and want the full resort experience where you don't leave your own property much and take full advantage of the in-house amenities, then I wouldn't recommend it.
Originally Posted By DAR This will be about my 7th trip there but first time at Monte Carlo. Other times I've stayed at NY/NY, Rivieria/Flamingo/Tropicana/Excalibur and TI. I'm going for the Wisconsin/UNLV game. I've walked passed the Monte Carlo but never really went inside.
Originally Posted By tashajilek I think it's a decent enough hotel. If you have stayed at the Tropicana you can stay pretty much anywhere lol. What i like about MC and NY NY is good location and easy enough to get in and out. Hotels like Mandalay Bay drive me up the wall when it takes 2hrs to walk from one end to the next. Have a god trip and tell us all about it i wish we had a Vegas section on lp! Vegas is probably my 2nd favorite place next to DL.
Originally Posted By DAR <<If you have stayed at the Tropicana you can stay pretty much anywhere lol.>> I liked the Tropicana, it had the 24hour pool so we'd head back to that when we'd roll in about 3 am. I wasn't crazy about the Excalibur. If I were to rank right now where I stayed and the reason: 1. TI-Wisconsin game w/friends and family 2. NY/NY-With friends 3. Tropicana-With friends 4. Flamingo-With family 5. Riveria-With friends/Bachelor party 6. Excalibur-With friends/Bachelor party
Originally Posted By tashajilek Im sure you didnt have the room my friends had, it had mirrors above the bed lol. I stayed a night in excalibur in april. The room was newly renoed and you cant be $34 for a night. My dream place to stay would have to be the Venetian. Ahh one day lol.
Originally Posted By DAR The Venetian would be cool to stay at. Actually one of these times I might go and just stay downtown for a weekend.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I stayed at the Venetian for $99, courtesy of Priceline. Even the cheapest rooms (it's an all-suite hotel) are 650 square feet in size... thats more than twice the size of a room at a Disney Value resort, and more than a third bigger than the rooms at the Contemporary and Poly. The marble bathrooms alone are 130 square feet, with separate tub and shower, and toilet room: <a href="http://blog.tripkick.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/44817bathroom.jpg" target="_blank">http://blog.tripkick.com/wp-co...room.jpg</a>
Originally Posted By tashajilek ^^^ Wow very nice, i have stalked Vegas hotels on PL before but it would suck paying 100+ a night and not get the venetian. My brother loved the gold nugget, i would die to spend a few hrs in that pool.
Originally Posted By TheParsec I've only stayed at the Excalibur, Four Queens, and the Hilton. Tell us after if it was worth it or not! Have Fun!
