3799 Las Vegas Blvd S
Las Vegas, NV 89109
(702) 891-1111
http://www.mgmgrand.com
We had a mini winter vacation in Las Vegas right after new year. We decided to stay at MGM Grand Las Vegas because we found a great deal. The rate is only $51 per night, and they even offered $100 dining credit at the new Aria in the City Center! It was like staying at the hotel for free!
We left Los Angeles around 2pm and arrived at the hotel around 6:30pm. They still had the Christmas decoration with the famous lion in the lobby. The hotel and casino was a bit empty, but it was a Sunday night.
Our room is on the 17th floor. A king sized bed took up most of the space in the room. Initially we thought the room was nice when we first arrived. But then we found out the pillows were really uncomfortable. It was hard, stiff, with lumps of things inside, and the fabric made Dr. P's face itched. I woke up with stiff neck and soar shoulders. And the room was noisy. I could hear people talking and walking up and down the hallway in the middle of the night. In the morning we were awaken by the vacuum noise from the housekeeping staffs working in the hallway.
A simple desk and a cabinet with a small TV inside. I like that they have Taiwanese CTI-TV channel (中天頻道). I watched 康熙來了 while waiting for Dr. P getting ready in the morning. The show was so funny. I almost wanted to stay in the hotel room and just watched TV. That would be a fun TV watching trip in Las Vegas. haha....
The wall was decorated with old photos of movie stars. Some pictures were nice, but I personally don't like the ones that having the people in the photos starring at me.
Bathroom was pretty spacious. On one side is the standard sink.
On the other side is a small bathtub with shower head.
Ok.... I don't like their toilet seat. It felt really cold and hard... just uncomfortable. And I dislike their toilet paper even more. It was single ply and had very rough texture. Fine, I have baby soft butt and I NEED soft and smooth toilet paper. Is that too much to ask? haha....
This was the view from our room. We could see Hooters Casino across the street, and Mandalay Bay in the distance.
MGM is a nice casino, but I don't think it's a nice hotel. I really don't need too much for a hotel room because I only go to the room to sleep and use the bathroom. All I need is a comfortable bed and a comfortable bathroom, and MGM Grand lacks both. I was happy that we got a really good deal on the room with the free dining credit, but I probably won't stay at MGM Grand again.
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great deal, but the hotel is too big... so much walking to get around the giant MGM Grand. They call it Grand for a reason... Grande! Fun trip though!
ReplyDeleteToo bad the room wasn't as comfy as we'd like.
I am surprised that the pillows were hard now! When I went, I thought everything was just way too soft which made me feel not very comfy. MGM seems to be quite empty. Last time I was there right before CES and it was so empty, not full!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see how you used the dining credit :).
Really? Too soft? We hated the hard pillow with the lumps.
Maybe someone told them everything's too soft before, so now they make everything too hard? haha...