Green Valley Ranch Resort and SpavsMandalay Bay Resort & Casino
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino and Green Valley Ranch Resort and Spa are both endorsed by those who travel for a living. On balance, Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino scores marginally better than Green Valley Ranch Resort and Spa. Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino scores 83 with approval from 10 reviews such as BlackBook, oyster.com and Travel + Leisure.
Green Valley Ranch Resort and Spa Show All Reviews
2300 Paseo Verde Pkwy, Henderson, NV 89052
From $80/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Concierge
"The place attracts an uncanny mix of characters: the 45-plus Architectural Digest crowd, who favor a more resortlike experience and dig the Italianate architecture."
Fodor's
"Locals have long known that Green Valley is a low-key, refined resort for the high-end crowd that prefers style over bustle." Full review
Jetsetter
"Those seeking a Las Vegas experience without all the clamor of the Strip will be easily seduced by Green Valley Ranch, a self-contained suburban casino resort that deftly balances..." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Join a country-club crowd of conventioneers, locals and families here at this barely sophisticated Mediterranean-style hotel." Full review
Oyster
Upscale
"This resort may be wedged between two major highways and a shopping mall in suburban Las Vegas, but it's a stunner." Full review
Time Out
"The Green Valley Ranch was a gem right out of the box in 2001, and it hasn't stopped polishing itself since." Full review
Star Service
"Like the JW Marriott, the Red Rock Hotel and top-tier lodges out at Lake Las Vegas, this decade-old operation appeals to a well-heeled crowd that can do without the hullabaloo of the Strip. " Full review
BlackBook
"Playground provides quiet setting, spacious grounds of a suburban resort, plus restaurants, nightspots and action like the Strip."
Travel + Leisure
"A palm tree-lined parkway leads guests to the scenic and Spanish-villa-like exterior of the Green Valley Ranch." Full review
Gayot
"Urban sophistication in a tranquil setting."
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