MGM Grand Hotel - Las Vegas

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

...My husband and I have just gotten back from a trip to Las Vegas and chose the MGM hotel to stay at so this forms my review. The MGM is located right on the strip (Las Vegas Boulevard) right by Tropicana Avenue so fairly near one end of the strip. It is located close to the New York New York hotel and there is actually a walkway which joins the two hotels to give you easy access to both. The hotel in its present form was opened at the end of 1993. Most of the hotels in Las Vegas have a certain them that they like to promote through each of their casinos such at NY NY, Paris, The Venetian etc. The MGM in my opinion is not as heavily themed as the other hotels but follows along the lines of old Hollywood/California movies stars etc with the feature of the MGM lion and movie star photos in the bedrooms. When the MGM first opened it had...

Spottydog11 25.06.2008 · Read review
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  A Superb Gamble in Vegas! The Paris Hotel!

Advantages: Something new to explore..you can be in Paris and Las Vegas at the same time!
Disadvantages: A bit pricy for some, you need more than two weeks to see everything!

... First . . . Las Vegas . . . and the strip One of the magnificent trips that I will never forget was my recent visit to the city of lights and entertainment - Las Vegas! It is the most densely inhabited city in the United States of America. Las Vegas is known for its gambling places and games; for unusually shaped large hotels, casinos, restaurants, resorts, properties and spacious houses. Most of the first class hotels, casinos and entertainments are laid out over a mere 3.8 miles. The most extraordinary hotel I have ever seen was the Paris Hotel . . . in Las Vegas! It?s not only a hotel . . . it?s like an amusement city! This hotel was arranged, decorated and designed just as if a slice of Paris had been pulled out and put down in Las Vegas! I was lucky enough to go to Las Vegas . . . I work in a travel...

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Sahara Hotel and Casino of Las Vegas

Advantages: Located at the border line of the Strip and downtown
Disadvantages: N/A

...Sahara Hotel and Casino , located 2535 Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109 This Hotel is one of the oldest Hotels in town , must be at least 47 years old. Until abuot 5 years ago, it was pretty neglagted. The rooms and the service wasn't so great or in other words it was real bad. The walls had paint chips all over , it wasn't too clean either. 5 years ago new ownership took over, they invested few Million Dollars, to fix it and make it look real good. They added a NasCar Arcade with a Restairant, Roller coaster for the kids, night club who hosted some good entairteners. They fixed the show room and had some reaal great shows such as: Clint Carlini was of the best Elvis empesenator in the world. Debbie Ranoylds, Susanne Barr and more and more. They added a Caffe open 24 hours with outstandig food and service. It seems that...

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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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Premiering in Vegas!

Advantages: Flashback to the glory days of Vegas, low prices
Disadvantages: A bit shabby, minimalist housekeeping

...In August 2007, Himself and Yours Truly took our first trip to Las Vegas--our premier, if you will. We stayed at the Sahara because our daughter recommended it as an economy-minded base of operations and because she and our son-in-law had already booked a room for their own stay. Lodging at the Sahara would keep our budget intact and would allow us to spend more time with our daughter and son-in-law. I won't say that these considerations weren't correct for the time and place, but I will say that any return trip to Vegas that includes accommodation at the Sahara will require careful consideration. Before dealing with that conclusion further, let's discuss what we found. In many respects, the Sahara represents a flashback to the Vegas of another era--that is, the Vegas of Elvis, Sinatra, and the Rat Pack. It's all glitter, glitz...

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Review of Sahara Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas

Vegas Virgins?

Advantages: Centrally Located, Great Views, It's In Las Vegas
Disadvantages: None

...Vegas Virgins? NO WAY! My husband and I have about 14 trips to Las Vegas between the two of us. So, when we decided to use some air mile points for a quick trip to Las Vegas we decided to try and stay somewhere we had not stayed before. It was going to be a short trip, only 4 nights. So, we decided we could splash out on something more than a regular room. In the end, we decided on a Petite Suite at The Mirage. ~Booking~ When we go to the states, we always book our own arrangements. In the United States, most of the time the cost is per room. However, package holidays in the UK charge you per person and the room ends up costing you A LOT more that it costs them! With is in mind we went to www.mirage.com and did our booking directly with them. The website is easy to navigate. By clicking on HOTEL, you have the ability to...

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Review of Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas

Totally Vegas!

Advantages: Fantastic location, very reasonable
Disadvantages: Pool a bit busy, didnt win at the casino!

...My recent holiday took me to many places but my stay in Vegas was unique and one of the most fun parts of the trip. We stayed at the Mirage, right int eh heart of the Las Vegas 'strip' and Im very pleased we chose it. Vegas hotels are completely over the top, thats the whole point of Vegas, and the Mirage in no exception. Some facts about this mega hotel before I begin: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- It has 30 floors There are 3,049 rooms There is a tiger sanctuary, dolphin habitat and a 20,000-gallon aquarium with sharks and sting rays It employs 7,500 people It has a 1,500 capacity theatre All mind boggling, and there is a whole lot more which ill try to cover (a difficult feat!) Location Location Location -------------------------------------------- Before arriving in...

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Tropicana Amarante Garden Palms Hotel, Sharm Egypt

Advantages: Great food, clean and friendly.
Disadvantages: No beach, lost sister Hotel Grand Oasis, the 5.30am sunbed securing

...Just returned from this hotel, very nice clean friendly hotel with a fantastic restaurant, but my only gripe is that the hotel is no longer part of the 'Tropicana' group and as such the deal is off as far as using the 'Tropicana Grand Oasis' facilities and beach! It's now owned by 'Amarante' This makes a huge crimp in your stay firstly as a beach user or snorkeller as Garden Palms has no beach and the bus service run by the hotel now takes you to a local public beach about 20 mins away, as you can imagine the beach is crammed full, so it is difficult to get shade when you need it and it's not particularly clean, second problem that arises from the 'no beach' situation is that if you want to sit around the pool a bed needs to be secured with your towel by 6am, this is made a problem by not enough beds for everyone and no-where else to...

Chelley1 25.04.2008 · Read review
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Review of Tropicana Garden Palms Hotel, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

Go! Tropicana Go!

Advantages: Natural, very tasty, choice of flavours, 1 of the 5-a-day for kids
Disadvantages: None

...In this weather, Harry is drinking like a fish, and even though I take out a big cup of juice for him, it's usually gone by the time we get to town! So I've started to look at little drinks that I can pop in my bag for him when we run out. I did use Fruit Shoots for a while but he was getting hyper from them, and to be honest, they weren't all that nice and tasted so artificial! So when I popped to the supermarktet yesterday and saw these new Tropicana Go! drinks on buy-one-get-one-free offer, I thought they'd be worth a try for Harry! Tropicana Go! are a new drink for children, but the difference with these compared to similar drinks on the market is the fact that these contain 70% fruit juice and 30% water, and thats it! There's no colourings, additives, sweetners or added sugar at all, and that appealed to me straight away...

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Review of Tropicana Go!

Fabulous exclusive hotel in Las Vegas!

Advantages: Tranquil and exclusive hotel
Disadvantages: Rooms overlooking the airport could be noisy

...This has got to be the best hotel I've ever stayed in. We went here in July 2005, which was a reward trip paid for by my company. The Four Seasons Las Vegas is situated on the top four floors (35th to 39th) of the Mandalay Bay Hotel and is at the south end of the strip, just 3 miles from the airport. However, the Four Seasons has it's own secluded entrance separate to that of the Mandalay Bay: the drive sweeps in past the main entrance, and then doubles back on itself, thus creating a one-exit roundabout. The centrepice of this is a small garden which is beautifully maintained, and has a small fountain and seating area. The entrance is set under a large porch area, reminiscent of a great Southern house, and is always well staffed by bell boys willing to help with luggage or open car doors for you. Once inside, the hotel is...

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