Mandalay Bay Resort & CasinovsThe Strat Hotel, Casino & Tower
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino and Stratosphere Hotel, Casino and Tower, BW Premier Collection are both recommended by travel writers. On balance, Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino ranks slightly better than Stratosphere Hotel, Casino and Tower, BW Premier Collection. Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino is ranked #21 in Las Vegas with endorsements from 11 publications like Lonely Planet, Insight Guides and Zagat.
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
The Strat Hotel, Casino & Tower Show All Reviews
2000 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV 89104
From $18/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Rough Guide
"Despite its very unfashionable location at the far north end of the Strip, the Stratosphere has survived thanks to rock-bottom rates and a steady flow of budget tour groups."
Oyster
Mid-Range
"The 2,444-room Stratosphere Hotel and Casino... is on the northern outskirts of the Strip... but it's still a great pick for the price." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"The 2,427 guest rooms are basic but comfortable; “select” rooms contain updated amenities like marble floors and flat-screen TV’s." Full review
Time Out
"The Stratosphere strives to be a destination resort out of necessity: it's between the Strip and Fremont Street, essentially no-man's land." Full review
Star Service
"This hotel, the northern anchor for The Strip, is hard to miss, even in this city of horizon-hogging landmarks." Full review
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Accommodations are in the Premier, World and Regency towers, with those in the Premier tower being the most requested for their decor and views from high floors.
Gayot
"This place is good news for bargain hunters --- the service is friendly, and the prices and betting action are great."
Fodor's
"Down below, in two hotel towers, standard rooms were renovated in late 2010 and are now downright sumptuous for the price." Full review
Lonely Planet
"The bland hotel rooms are not actually inside the tallest tower west of the Mississippi River but they're usually a bargain." Full review
The Telegraph
7.0
"Towering over the far end of the Strip, the Stratosphere casino and hotel are favourite picks for budgeteers." Full review
Jetsetter
"A classic casino resort on the north end of the the glittering Strip, with more than 800 slot machines." Full review