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Both Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino and Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas are recommended by experts. On balance, Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas is preferred by most writers compared to Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino. Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas comes in at #3 in Las Vegas with praise from 19 reviewers like Condé Nast Traveler, The Telegraph and Lonely Planet.
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
Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas Show All Reviews
3752 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV 89158
From $152/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"A window has opened up for another hotel to slip in and battle for the crown of "Most Luxurious" in Vegas. The Mandarin Oriental seems more than up for the fight." Full review
Concierge
"Executive Club rooms have vast views of the Strip and the meteorlike new Crystals shopping complex."
Fodor's
"As a brand, Mandarin Oriental pledges to provide everything for the business traveler, and the Vegas property certainly delivers on that promise." Full review
Jetsetter
"Serene CityCenter stay that adds a dose of sophistication to the Strip, with two pools, a spa and haute French fare." Full review
Star Service
"Mandarin Oriental puts the new City Center development in a good light." Full review
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Or perhaps more accurately, it can be described as American with a French twist, as guests choose their sauces to go with the beef from Nebraska and Idaho, or lobster from Maine.
Michelin Guide
"This newly opened (2009) CityCenter oasis features gourmet dining, spa services, spacious guest rooms and a fitness center offering Pilates and yoga classes."
Gayot
"Located in the new CityCenter development, this LEED Gold-certified property resides in a 47-story non-gaming building in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip."
Zagat
4.3
""Marvel at the madness that is Vegas without getting involved in it" at this "unreal" yet "serene" casino-free hotel on the Strip boasting "true luxury" and a staff that "treats you like royalty"."
Travel + Leisure
"At the 392-room property, interior designer Adam Tihany tries to re-create the experience of contemporary Hong Kong." Full review
Afar Magazine
"One of the rare, non-casino luxury hotels that provide an almost residence-like respite within steps of all that makes Las Vegas Las Vegas." Full review