My2Cinderellas
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jun 2, 2005
Mandalay Bay - I was at there a couple of weeks ago and had a great stay! The hotel was beautiful, room was excellent - enormous, we had the basic cheapo conference rate room and it was wonderful! Much much nicer than Caesar's a couple years ago... Loved the bathroom, it was huge - and there is something to be said for lounging in the giant tub watching TV. King bed was very comfortable. I asked for a refrigerator at check in to store meds in, and it was delivered about 15-20 minutes after we arrived in the room. Great service. Housekeeping was not stellar, our room didn't get the thorough going over since we were there multiple nights. I had to ask for fresh sheets, I had a small nose bleed one night and the sheets were stained, the housekeeper left them on the bed and there was no way she could have missed the stain. That was the only mis-step of the trip.
Restaurant prices have gone up! Best deal of the trip was eating at the Burger Bar in the shops connecting Mandalay Bay and Luxor. Delicious! Stopped in for dessert at the Chocolate Swan based on recommendations here, the desserts were tasty but not OMG over the top good. And if you are going to charge $8 for a piece of cake, I want it on a china plate with a real fork, not plastic.
One downside to the Mandalay is of course location. The tram to Excalibur is nice, and then NYNY and MGM are easy to get to, but to go any further you need to cab it. It's a hot dusty walk through a construction zone to get to mid-strip. Did it once under protest with DH and friends on the first day, then I put my blistered foot down and insisted on a cab back to the Mandalay...
Restaurant prices have gone up! Best deal of the trip was eating at the Burger Bar in the shops connecting Mandalay Bay and Luxor. Delicious! Stopped in for dessert at the Chocolate Swan based on recommendations here, the desserts were tasty but not OMG over the top good. And if you are going to charge $8 for a piece of cake, I want it on a china plate with a real fork, not plastic.
One downside to the Mandalay is of course location. The tram to Excalibur is nice, and then NYNY and MGM are easy to get to, but to go any further you need to cab it. It's a hot dusty walk through a construction zone to get to mid-strip. Did it once under protest with DH and friends on the first day, then I put my blistered foot down and insisted on a cab back to the Mandalay...