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| Vertical strip lighting delineates the three wings of the Mandalay Bay tower, right at the south end of the Las Vegas Strip |
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| Mandalay Bay - Facts |
| Year open |
1999 |
| Rooms |
4,332* |
| Floors |
39 |
| Hotel class |
AAA Four Diamond |
| Price range |
high |
| Owner |
MGM MIRAGE |
| Website |
www.mandalaybay.com |
*including THEHotel and the Four Seasons
Mandalay Bay Hotel Reservations |
Mandalay Bay - Special Offers
Exotic Escape - Rates from $100/nt (2nt min)
Plus, Guaranteed midweek suite upgrade (Sun - Thurs), Suite Upgrade on Weekends starting from $30 (not available for THEhotel), $50 Resort Credit, Fly Back Free Certificate ($350 value), 2-for-1 Admission to MAMMA MIA! ($110 value), $300 Saving Certificates to Mandalay Place (see site for additional detail and restrictions)
Valid Nov 2, 2008 - Jan 6, 2009
Promo Code: PRCP08
Holiday Cheer - Rates from $100/nt (2nt min)
Plus, Complimentary Suite Upgrade (based on availability at time of check-in), 2-for-1 Admission to MAMMA MIA, 2-for-1 Spa Admission, and $300 Savings Certificates to Mandalay Place (see site for additional detail and restrictions)
Valid Nov 23, 2008 - Jan 4, 2009
Promo Code: PLOC08 |
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Mandalay Bay: For 40 years, the southernmost casino along the Las Vegas Strip was the Hacienda Hotel, built just across from the international airport and so capturing the most impatient of the newly-arrived gamblers, but this was torn down in 1996 and replaced by Mandalay Bay, a top end resort that in terms of land occupied is the biggest in Las Vegas. Much of the space is taken up by the Mandalay Bay Convention Center - the fifth largest in the US, this has 1.7 million square feet of event space, and includes the largest pillarless ballroom in the country. Besides the main accommodation tower of over 3,000 rooms, the complex also contains a 43 storey tower (THEHotel), offering 1,117 luxurious suites at least 725 sq ft in area. Both this and the main tower have an AAA Four Diamond rating, though the top five floors of the hotel are occupied by the Four Seasons Las Vegas, which has a Five Diamond rating, and rates about double. There is no exterior attraction at Mandalay Bay, and no particular theme, though the design and decor are loosely based on a Southeast Asia beach resort.
Mandalay Bay is at a slight disadvantage when it comes to attracting non-resident visitors due to its relatively isolated southerly location, though a free 24 hour tram connects with the next two properties north (Luxor and Excalibur, both also owned by MGM MIRAGE), from where a short walk reaches the Las Vegas Monorail station at MGM Grand, and hence allows people to travel in comfort right to the northern end of the Strip. But the hotel has so many facilities on-site that guests may not want to leave. There are 22 restaurants & cafes, eight nightclubs & lounges, two spas, 135,000 of casino space, and the 36-store Mandalay Place shopping arcade. Las Vegas weddings can be staged at any of three chapels, one built on the shores of an 11 acre lagoon that forms the centerpiece of the extensive pool area; this also has cabanas, a poolside casino, a wave machine, several hot tubs and a short river. Another water-based attraction is the Shark Reef Aquarium, a 1.6 million gallon tank home to 2,000 animals, including 15 types of shark.
Top of the bill for entertainment at Mandalay Bay is MAMMA MIA!, an award-winning musical based on the songs of Abba. Other live music is performed regularly at the House of Blues Concert Hall, or for the bigger acts, in the 12,000 seat Mandalay Bay Events Center, a venue also used for conferences and sporting contests.
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