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Both Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino and New York - New York Hotel and Casino are endorsed by reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino is the choice of most professionals compared to New York - New York Hotel and Casino. Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino is ranked #21 in Las Vegas with positive reviews from 11 sources including Lonely Planet, Travel + Leisure and Frommer's.
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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
New York - New York Hotel & Casino Show All Reviews
3790 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV 89109
From $34/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Rough Guide
"Among the most enjoyable accommodation options on the Strip."
Concierge
"The New York-New York has found its footing as a small... resort appealing to such hip niche markets as the gay traveler."
Fodor's
"The mini-Manhattan skyline is one of our favorite parts of the Strip—there are third-size to half-size re-creations of all the biggies." Full review
Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"Low rates and inexpensive dining options make it a reasonable choice for families looking to stay cheaply on the Strip." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"While this casino offers plenty for gamblers... it’s also home to the Desperado, one of the tallest and fastest roller coasters in the world." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"The Statue of Liberty raises her torch over the busiest intersection in Las Vegas."
Time Out
"The most audacious, preposterous example of hotel theming in Las Vegas... remains a thrilling success more than a decade after it welcomed its first guests." Full review
Star Service
"This hotel brings a touch of the magic of the "City That Never Sleeps" to the Nevada desert, right down to steam-spewing manhole covers and graffiti-painted mailboxes." Full review
Gayot
"This resort is an imaginative re-creation of New York City, complete with brownstones and ethnic neighborhoods."
Zagat
3.7
""Conveniently located close to everything", this "lively", "awesomely themed" Strip resort is an "exciting environment" that's "just like going to New York"."