The MGM Grand is Grand Indeed!

Advantages: A fascinating place to visit and so much to see
Disadvantages: One can get worn out just trying to explore the whole hotel

...I stayed at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas for 3 nights and 4 days in August 2008 and can honestly say I had a great time. Please let me warn you that this is a fairly lengthy review of my experience. We got a taxi from the airport to the hotel which cost about $7 which worked out at less than £4 at the time. The first thing you notice about stepping out of the taxi and into the hotel is the fabulous air-conditioning. Vegas in August is VERY hot, well over 40o Centigrade! So it's really a relief to get out of that heat into the fabulously spacious lobby of the MGM and feel cooler straight away. On stepping inside the hotel (if you arrive by car) you are greeted by the large gold lion in the centre of the lobby in front of which it seems everyone who goes there for the first time rushes to have their photo taken in front of! As did I...

anonymili 01.10.2008 (13.04.2009) · Read review
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Review of MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas

MGM Grand Hotel - Las Vegas

Advantages: 4/5 star, great price, good gambling and atmosphere
Disadvantages: The Lion enclosure

...a ranch off the strip so are not there all the time) and inside is decorated with false rocks and lots of vegetation to make it look like the jungle. It is surrounded by clear walls and a clear ceiling so visitors can see the lions but the space is so so small that it can't be nice for the lions. Every time we walked past they just seemed to be lying there not doing anything and was quite sad to see. Our rooms was nice and spacious. We had a queen bed that was big and the room was nice and clean. We had a view of the airport which was quite interesting to see. There were planes arriving all the time! The room as cleaned everyday and we could have fresh towels if we wished. In my opinion the best part of the MGM are the swimming pools. The MGM actually has 5 swimming pools in total. The Grand Pool complex features these pools and 3...

Spottydog11 25.06.2008 · Read review
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Review of MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas

MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas

Advantages: Everything you could want under one (massive) roof
Disadvantages: Located at the southern end of "The Strip" - so a bit of a walk to some attractions...

...We stayed at the MASSIVE MGM Grand for a few days this time last year. The MGM Grand, guarded by a 45-foot-tall bronze lion statue has 5,005 rooms and used to be the largest hotel in the world, a claim recently stolen by the Ambassador City Jomtien hotel in Thailand with 5,100 rooms. It's still the largest hotel in North America, although I think this will soon be stolen by George Clooney's Vegas hotel development... (While we're on the subject of large hotels, 17 of the 20 largest hotels in the world are in Las Vegas ! So even if you don't stay at The MGM Grand, odds are you'll be staying somewhere big...) The MGM Grand is part of the MGM Mirage group, that also owns, among others, The Bellagio, The Mirage, Treasure Island, New York-New York (just across the street) and Beau Rivage hotels/casinos in Vegas. The first thing...

matt_fantastic 12.04.2006 · Read review
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Review of MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas

MGM Florida

Advantages: read opp
Disadvantages: read opp

...Well this review is focusing on more of my time in Florida, ive been away for a while in Australia, so you will hear some reviews about that in the near future, however I felt I should finish off my whole America experience. This review is on my time at the famous Disney attraction "Disney's Hollywood Studios", which is also known as MGM Studios. History: Disney's MGM studios were officially opened in 1989, and spans approximately 135 acres in size. It has become one of the main tourist attractions Disney has to offer, attracting millions of people all year round. The parks concept came from the original idea of Epcot, the developers wanted something different to what Epcot was already offering, and thus they decided on a movie epic concept that would attract a wider range of fans. Tickets and Prices: Now the prices...

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Review of Disney MGM Studios, Orlando

LIGHTS, CAMERA, MGM

Advantages: great fun!
Disadvantages: none

...MGM is the theme park more of the movies out of all of the Disney parks. This was my 2nd favourite park out of the whole of Disney. I liked it here because there were a lot of rides which I love, also it was nice to be in. This is one of the parks which isn't split up into different lands it's just one big park. I'll tell you about each attraction by number. When you walk into the park, you walk straight ahead and come to number1 which is 1.The Great Movie Ride-this is near the 100 years of magic sign. This ride is like a tour, everyone sits in the train which sits up to 5 in a row, there are about 12 rows, anyway it starts to move and you go through all the movies. You go through films like, Casablanca, Alien, The Wizard of Oz, Angels With Dirt Faces, Indiana Jones etc. At the end you all sit and watch a film in the train...

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Review of Disney MGM Studios, Florida

MGM- Disney magic

Advantages: fun for all
Disadvantages: very busy

...Disney MGM is a place of stunts, thrill rides and more Disney magic. MGM studios is mainly shows icluding car stunts and indiana jones but the few rides that are in the park are amazing Tower of terror- drop 13 stories in the dark Rockin rollocoasta- twist, turn and loop on a ride in the dark. Startours- fly on a spaceship with R2D2 and C3PO The shows are excellent too... Car stunts- a must see, cars jumping crashing through and at each other in a spectacular show. Fantasmic- join micky mouse and the gang as they fight against the evil disney charactors. Indiana jones- see three scenes from across the trillogy performed live in an epic show. When going to MGM use the most of the free fast track tickets. Place your ticket into a booth next to a attraction or ride. You will receive a ticket which tells you to come back...

05cwestr 14.08.2008 (03.09.2008) · Read review
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Review of Disney MGM Studios, Orlando

The Grand is truly Grand

Advantages: A comfortable hotel and great restaurant
Disadvantages: Quite a walk up the hill or steps if escalator is not on

...I had a very hectic Christmas last year cooking for the family and generally doing far too much eating and drinking, so when it came to New Years Eve I was worn out, and to be quite honest just could not face another knees up to see the New Year in. My husband came up with the idea of going for a pint at tea time then back home for a night in front of the television. I agreed with that idea and then he piped up that we would have to go to bed early because we were getting up at six in the morning to drive to Scarborough and staying over night in the grand Hotel. Scarborough is about three and a half hours drive from where we live so we took a steady pace travelling over the moors keeping away from the motorway. It was great no stress and gorgeous scenery. There was quite a lot of snow on the moors but the roads were clear...

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Review of The Grand Hotel, Scarborough

MGM where showbiz is

Advantages: Great fun for all ages, where everyones a kid!
Disadvantages: none

...On parking up at Disney MGM you are faced with two options, walk to the entrance of the park or get on the free tram which takes you right to the main entrance, the car parks are enormous and a tip is to remember the section you are in, these are all themed depending on the park you are in. The tram is a great idea as it saves your legs for the walks around the park.These are available at most disney parks. On entrance to the park you find yourself on Hollywood Boulevard which consists of mainly shops to buy and browse at the souveniers and gifts available; i found myself spending a small fortune here(it is advisable to limit the amount of money you take to a park so you have enough left to enjoy the rest of your holiday!). There are many great gifts available including nail varnish in disney character shaped bottles, hats, mickey...

gemini26 12.05.2001 · Read review
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Review of Disney MGM Studios, Florida

Do you love the movies? Visit Disney MGM Studios

Advantages: Fun, less busy than other disney parks.
Disadvantages: Poor food at Pizza Planet

...Getting to the Studios is fairly easy. Motorists can reach Disney-MGM Studios via World Drive, often called "the main entrance" which is off of US192. It can also be reached via Epcot Drive off of I-4. The best method of transport is the Free disney resort bus's which can be picked up from your Any Disney world hotel, Downtown disney or the transport station. -----------THE PARK---------- Disney MGM Studios is my families 2nd Favourite Disneyworld Park. This park is not as large as the others but if you love movies its not to be missed. The park is about bringing the movies, TV, music, to life. Disney MGM studios is not just a themepark but is also a working studios. Approx two thirds is a closed off to the public but don't let this put you off there is still plenty of space for us. The studios opened May 1, 1989. Opening times...

CRAFTYDONNA 28.07.2006 (01.08.2006) · Read review
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Review of Disney MGM Studios, Orlando

Grand facilities at the 'Grande'

Advantages: Lots of facilities and good choice of restaurants
Disadvantages: Rooms are more basic than you'd probably expected

...When I travelled to Jamaica with work we stayed in a few hotels in different locations and the one we stayed in whilst in Ocho Rios was this one. I have to admit that although I was looking forward to it I was a little disappointed to be moving from the hotel we had stayed at in Negril as it was a luxury hotel. So I was hoping that this one would be nice in its own way! The hotel: The Sunset Jamaica Grande is a hotel in the 'Sunset' group of hotels. The hotel is the largest of the three in the group and is rated as a 4 star standard. The hotel is made up of one main building and two tower blocks which are very easy to spot from a distance due to their bright yellow colour! Location: The hotel sits on the edge of the bay and in a prime position directly on the beach which is also private to hotel guests. The hotel is...

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