Mandalay Bay Resort & CasinovsCaesars Palace
Both hotels are praised by travel writers. On balance, Caesars Palace ranks marginally better than Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino. Caesars Palace ranks #17 in Las Vegas with endorsements from 16 reviewers including Travel + Leisure, Jetsetter and Concierge.
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino Show All Reviews
3950 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV 89119
From $71/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"Mandalay Bay is one of our favorite hotels. Why? Well, we love that the lobby...and the other public areas really do make this seem more like an actual resort hotel than just a Vegas version of one." Full review
Insight Guides
"At the south end of the Strip, this resort is a good bet for families."
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"The ornately appointed rooms here have a South Seas theme, and amenities include floor-to-ceiling windows and luxurious bathrooms." Full review
Oyster
Upscale
"The giant, 3,215-room Mandalay Bay offers more for kids... and plenty for adults." Full review
Star Service
"This is a champion of luxury and a purveyor of honest-to-goodness deluxe standards. " Full review
Gayot
"This resort feels like the kind of place Robinson Crusoe might have dreamed up on his return to civilization."
BlackBook
"If the ideal of the resort-casino is guests never having to leave the grounds, then Mandalay Bay has come closest to achieving it."
Zagat
4.2
"Supporters "love, love" this "swanky" resort with "stunning" decor that's highlighted by “elegant”, “spacious” rooms that are “well appointed” with marble baths."
Travel + Leisure
"Mandalay Bay’s aquarium, with more than 15 types of sharks and a Komodo dragon, has some of the best bells and whistles over its 120 acres." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"Mandalay Bay is an all-encompassing casino resort at the southern end of the Strip, with restaurants, bars, shopping, entertainment and nightlife inside gold-tinted towers." Full review
Caesars Palace Show All Reviews
3570 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109
From $94/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
Rough Guide
"The epitome of Las Vegas luxury ever since the 1960s."
Concierge
"Like Cher, who performs regularly in the hotel's major concert venue, Caesars Palace has been around forever—and seems forever new."
Jetsetter
"Roman mega-resort with six pools, two casinos and Michelin-starred restaurants in the heart of the Strip." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Send away the centurions and decamp in style – Caesars' standard rooms are some of the most luxurious you will find in town." Full review
Oyster
Upscale
"A massive spa with Roman baths; elaborate mosaics and classical architecture around the pools; one of the biggest casinos in Vegas." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Caesars Palace opened in 1966 and was long the Strip’s most opulent and, some would say, most ostentatious hotel."
Time Out
"While the Bellagio is perhaps the epitome of new Vegas luxury, Caesars remains an icon of classic Sin City decadence." Full review
Star Service
"This longstanding tribute to the gods and great nobility of ancient Rome is a first-rate deluxe hotel with a less fluff than in the past. Still, there is something for everyone." Full review
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Guests staying in the Augustus should request a room overlooking Bellagio's fountain.
Gayot
"With its towering row of fountains leading to its entrance, this hotel revolutionized the Strip when it opened in 1966."
BlackBook
"1966 classic casino stretches imperial length for a block in all directions with acres of gaming, miles of shops, dozens of restaurants and thousands of rooms."