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Mandalay Bay Resort & CasinovsPlanet Hollywood Las Vegas Resort & Casino
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino and Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino are both recommended by expert reviewers. On balance, Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino scores slightly better than Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino is ranked #21 in Las Vegas with endorsements from 11 reviews like Travel + Leisure, Zagat and Time Out.
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino
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Lonely Planet
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Gayot
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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 PlanetTop choice
"The ornately appointed rooms here have a South Seas theme, and amenities include floor-to-ceiling windows and luxurious bathrooms." Full review
OysterUpscale
"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."
Zagat4.2
"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 Telegraph8.0
"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
Planet Hollywood Las Vegas Resort & Casino
Rough Guide
Fodor's Oyster
DK Eyewitness
Time Out Star Service Gayot BlackBook Zagat The Telegraph Show All Reviews
3667 Las Vegas Blvd. S, Las Vegas, NV 89109
From $60/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
Rough Guide "Some of the nicest mid-rate rooms in town."
Fodor's "Everything at Planet Hollywood is designed to make ordinary people feel like stars, and the lodging accommodations are no exception." Full review
OysterUpper-middle-range
"Located in the center of the Strip, the 2,496-room Planet Hollywood offers movie-themed rooms, hot nightlife, and a sexy atmosphere." Full review
DK Eyewitness "Vegas goes Hollywood at this stunningly ultra-modern resort and casino conveniently located near the center of the Strip."
Time Out "The Aladdin rubbed its magic lamp for the last time in spring 2007 and out popped Planet Hollywood, a rather hipper casino version of the restaurant chain." Full review
Star Service "Planet Hollywood is nevertheless an impressive redoubt for gamblers with a love of pop culture and first-class standards. " Full review
Gayot "Along with a romantic wedding chapel and the luxurious Planet Hollywood Spa by Mandara, the 75,000-square-foot meeting space includes a Grand Ballroom and a full-service business center."
BlackBook "Formerly the Aladdin, this resort casino has been transformed from a family-oriented Arabian Nights parody to a trendy homage to contemporary Hollywood glitz."
Zagat3.8
"A "happening place to stay" in Vegas for "the young at heart or just young", this "modern", "trendy" Strip property is a "rocking" "place to enjoy partying and gambling"."
The Telegraph8.0
"Critics who expect movie-star fanfare may be disappointed...Others will find the atmosphere and attitude ‘contemporary cool,’ just like scenes from 21, which was filmed here." Full review
