Mandalay Bay Resort & CasinovsRed Rock
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino and Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa are both recommended by reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa ranks slightly better than Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino. Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa scores 89 with positive reviews from 14 reviewers like Gayot, BlackBook and Forbes Travel Guide.
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
Red Rock Show All Reviews
11011 West Charleston Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89135
From $80/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Concierge
"The Station Casinos chain is popular with locals and with visitors who are here strictly to gamble—comps come quickly and the staff prides itself on remembering regulars."
Fodor's
"Way out on the western edge of the Las Vegas suburbs, this swanky golden-age Vegas throwback is a delight." Full review
Oyster
Luxury
"This hip resort, located half an hour from the Strip, boasts an impressive pool, notable spa, multiplex movie theater, and 72-lane bowling alley." Full review
Time Out
"This billion-dollar operation pays homage to the classic resort architecture of the early 1950s and '60s as well as the natural landscape that surrounds it." Full review
Star Service
"This hotel has the kind of off-center appeal that makes Lake Las Vegas' resorts so popular, though Red Rock focuses on a younger, livelier demographic." Full review
Gayot
"Billed as both a retreat and a center of entertainment, this exciting resort located in Summerlin, Nevada (just ten miles west of the Las Vegas Strip) opened to rave reviews in 2006."
BlackBook
"The Red Rock Mountains offer a surprisingly different backdrop for Las Vegas hospitality than the high-rise complexes of the Strip."
Zagat
4.5
"Surrounded by “amazing scenery” at the gateway to Red Rock Canyon, this “fantastic” casino resort boasts “upscale” amenities."
Jetsetter
"The great outdoors meets great gambling in this family-friend, off-Strip resort." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Located 6 miles east of the Red Rock Canyon Visitor Center and a world away from the Strip, this luxe resort boasts dining, services and entertainment on par with the city's top casinos." Full review