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

...and a bit of tarnish, it's still a fully functioning casino with all the bells and whistles. Other amenities include a large outdoor pool, a spa and salon, a business center, a hair-raising roller coaster ride, and monorail access. Of these, we only took advantage of the monorail access--which was enormously useful for traveling up and down The Strip. For gamblers, membership in Club Sahara (every casino in Vegas has something similar) offers opportunities to earn premiums on meals and other comps. Membership is free for the asking. Clearly, there was a time when the Sahara meant luxury. There are signs of this everywhere--the tiles in the casino bathrooms, the crystal chandeliers in the casino itself, and even the wallpaper and trim in the rooms. Today, however, it's just a remnant of the Rat Pack's Vegas. It doesn't compare well...

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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...

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Vegas Virgins?

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

...Las Vegas. Hotels are a by-product of the number one business of the city- gambling. So, in ANY hotel casino you stay in, you WILL have to walk through the casino to get to the elevators (lifts). This is their business and if you fully understand that, you won't be shocked. We did find that the walk to the lifts was not bad. We have stayed in other hotel casinos that have had a MUCH longer walk. ~Room~ One of the reasons we choose the petite suite at the Mirage was because it had 2 bathrooms. YES, you read right! 2 BATHROOMS- His and Hers. The room door is actually French doors that open into a marble floor and mirrored foyer. There is a wet bar that includes a sink, drinking glasses, wine glasses, ice bucket, fridge and mini-bar. Please note that the mini-bar is very expensive. We knew how mini-bars can be in Vegas...

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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!

...buffet, including as much (non alcoholic) drink as you want and coffee. The buffet counters were: Salad Bar Sushi Pizza Seafood Latin Pasta Pizza Noodle Bar Mediterranian Carvery Chinese Cakes Ice Cream Fruit Each counter had a huge spread and would have been enough on their own! There were probably more which I have forgotten. CASINO TIME -------------------------- These days there is so much else to do in Vegas you dont have to gamble but it is what Vegas is all about. We found all the casino's to b much the same as each other, but the Mirage one is, like the rest, huge! Im sure we didnt see it all. There are use usual slot machines ranging from 1c to $100, blackjack, craps, roulette, sports betting etc.. You have to be over 18 to gamble. SHOWS! ---------------------- The Mirage hosts 'The Beatles' - one...

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Review of Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas

A Taste of Egypt- Las Vegas Style.

Advantages: Unique Shape, Good Casino
Disadvantages: Cleanliness an issue, Understaffed.

...reception areas, we had booked into the Pyramid, and there is a 'Pyramid' reception and a 'Tower' Reception, for guests staying in the towers. The decor was clearly Egyptian, obviously, with hieroglyphics? moulded into the wall, artificial greenery surrounded the walls. It all looked presentable but the floor had some fast food litter on the floor which hadn't been cleared up yet. As you enter up an escalator or stairs, you go past the walkway to/from The Excalibur and head past some of the Luxor souvenir and clothing shops, they were never packed when we pasted but had a steady flow of customers throughout the holiday and the window displays showed a nice selection of goods that could be bought. You enter to try to find reception through the casino, a common theme in Las Vegas, the signage for receptions also stop outside the casino...

memphisto_chick 04.05.2007 (01.05.2007) · Read review
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Review of Luxor Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas

Casino - great Vegas of the 70's insight

Advantages: Cracking cast and well acted
Disadvantages: It is violent, and at nearly 3 hours long some will find it too much

...Casino is a long and bloody look at what the gambling epicentre of the world, Las Vegas, was like before the big corporations took over all of the casinos, back in the day where any self-respecting organized crime family could have their fingers well and truly in the many pies offered in Nevada. De Niro is never disappointing, and Sharon Stone plays her part as a cokehead whore worryingly well. Pesci is also great and the voiceovers by the two male lead characters really make the film. Even though it is 171 minutes long, it is so good that it prevents even the most ardent of clockwatchers from wishing away the hours....

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The Mirage Hotel and Casino

Advantages: Centre of the Strip, 1st class hotel
Disadvantages: 1st class hotel, mean's paying 1st class prices

...get a tad annoying after a while but it was a small price too pay and what more do you expect going to stay in Las Vegas. Im 25, 26 in July and what was annoying was that at every bar and restaurant or even on the tables for the casino I was getting asked for I.D. I suppose they have got to be careful s oI got used to getting my drivers license out at every place. There was some Tigers that look really unhappy behind some glass in a sort of cage. Apparently they used to do shows but one of the tigers attacked one of the blokes who use to train them so they have stopped that now. There was a little zoo at the back of the hotel and also a Dolphin arena. Worked out quite expensive to do all these things but we had to do it seeing as we were on holiday. Cant seem to think about anything else apart from saying that bookies never...

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Review of Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas

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

...'s always the Crazy Horse Paris (if you're staying at the MGM with children, I'd warn you that they advertise this quite adult entertainment on the screens in reception where you check in). I saw a few parents actually make their children turn their faces away, although from the MGM's point of view, their main business is casinos and you need to be over 21 to go in the casino or bars or clubs so they want to advertise their entertainment as much as possible. Also on the room TV there is a whole channel dedicated to advertising the hotel's entertainment. THEIR MAIN AIM One thing to remember about all hotels on the Las Vegas Strip is that their main mission in life is to get you spending your money in their casinos which is why even the cheapest rooms are quite luxurious so you're not spending all your money on your accommodation...

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