| Mandalay Bay |
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| Mandalay Bay |
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| Location | This is the first or last resort on the Strip depending on how you look at it. It overlooks the airport and out towards the mountains. Its nearest neighbour is the Luxor and that is about a 10 minute walk. Luckily there is a monorail that links you to Luxor and Excalibur; this makes the location of Mandalay Bay the ideal resort for people who want easy access to the action of the Strip without being right in it. | |
| Theme | Tropical Island is the theme here, with a swimming pool the size of 9 football pitches complete with lovely palm trees and jungle type foliage. Pseudo bird and animal sounds as you enter the property along with loads of water features and a classy beach resort feel. | |
| Attractions | Shark Reef has been voted the best tourist attraction on the Strip. It is similar to a Sea Life centre with a walkthrough reef containing real sharks. The pool is worth a look, and Mandalay Bay is now up there with Caesars and MGM as far as being a big shot boxing venue. I did not see an amusement arcade, nor do I expect there to be one hiding in a nook or cranny as you get the feeling this is a resort for grown ups. | |
| Shopping | The shops here are aimed at rich people who don't want, or can't be bothered to go to a proper Mall. The selection of shops is good but pricey, you are far better travelling a mile down the Strip to Caesars or Aladdin for a much better choice and more reasonable prices. | |
| Dining | The Bay Side Buffet (B$15.99, L$19.99, D$26.99 champagne Sunday Brunch $23.99) has a stunning view over the marvellous pool. Better still the food was great including a mountain of smoked salmon that we rapidly mined. This buffet feels up market, the food is probably not as good as the Aladdin but the setting is great and so I think this buffet more than justifies its high price tag. There is not only a 24hr Coffee shop here but also a 24hr noodle bar; great for those of us that craves sweet and sour at 6am!! There are another 8 or so more expensive restaurants including Trattoria Del Lupo - a very expensive Wolfgang puck restaurant, several very expensive seafood eateries, a couple of South Asian places to keep eating in line with the theme and Red Square the only Russian restaurant in Las Vegas. | |
| Gaming | 135,00sq ft including 2400 slots from a nickel upwards and loads of table games Mandalay Bay has a spacey, airy and refreshing casino. Not feeling bustled or cramped is noticed and enjoyed here. Although there are a lot of slots here, there are not loads of nickel machines here, Mandalay Bay is aimed at upper middle Californians and they are not too keen to attract too many low rollers like yours truly. | |
| Drinks Service | We played on Nickel machines here and did not find the drinks service as good as elsewhere. That said the drinks we did get were some of the best in strength - up there with the Las Vegas Hilton. | |
| Best Thing | The tropical feel, the theme is done very well without being over the top and does make you feel very fresh and clean. Oh yes and rich!!! | |
| Worst Thing | Location it’s great to get to from the airport or I15 from LA as it's the last casino on the Strip but it's a pain if you want to visit several casinos in one evening you need to have a car. | |
| Overall |
A great resort it has everything great bars, great places to eat, great clubs, best pool in Vegas and nice spacious feel.
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