text: I booked at this resort for a weekend getaway with my sisters no kids no husbands all Vegas baby It was my first choice because we went in August and I had heard that their pool and beach were the best on the Strip It was a bit of a disappointment At check in I wanted to ask about an upgrade to a larger room but was flatly refused anything other than a standard sq ft queen room All suites were booked nothing available larger than the above nAs soon as I got to the room I tried to book a cabana for the next day They had options one was and the other was This is significantly more than I paid for the room We decided to take our chances on finding shade When we went to the pool on Saturday we could not find a place to sit Every chair was taken and we ended up folding up our things and piling them in a corner so we could go in the pool It was not a highend luxury experience to say the least Later in the afternoon we found some chairs in a remote pool area but it certainly was not anything like what I expected Before booking I had pictured drifting along the lazy river in a tube but I never even went in the lazy river It was full of rambunctious kids and little infants No thanks nThat evening after dinner we went to one of the casino bars I put money in the video poker machine and we ordered and paid for a round of drinks When I was ready for another drink I asked the bartender and he refused to serve me unless I bet the maximum on the machine I did not even know what he was talking about The dude was seriously rude and I was completely baffled To this day I do not know why he was so unfriendly As I said we would already bought drinks I had paid to play my cute younger sister was up on the dance floor dancing with some dorky bachelor party guys Why would he be so rude Fortunately there are many many bars in Vegas so we moved on quickly Everywhere else we went staff and other customers were friendly hospitable and fun Overall we had a great vacation and Mandalay Bay did not ruin it but I definitely would not recommend it for a girls getaway Maybe for families with kids it is fun