text: I am probably part of the group of outliers who prefer to stay in a hotel sans clubs casinos pool parties and restaurants Which is probably why there are not that many alternatives on the Strip for our type nnOne can argue that to experience Vegas you do need to be surrounded by the cacophony of the casino floor slot machines excited gamblers at the crap tables and faux and gaudy decoration it is always easier to get the hookups to get to the right clubs if you stay in the same hotel as the concierge can help you out especially if you are a woman being in the same hotel as the Zagatrated restaurant that you have a reservation at has its perks and benefits and most importantly for me it is nice to not have to walk so far to get to the shopsnnI get it nnBut maybe I have been to Vegas too many times hence a sensory overload or I have just grown old and cranky I am actually welcoming the peace and quiet afforded by places such as Thehotel Mandalay Bay and the Signature Suites It is like we have the ability to opt out of the crazies or to join in and that is just awesome nnOur room was spacious the amenities were new and modern and the kingsized bed was oh so comfortable nnAnd the two things that made us love the Signature even more the longest that we ever had to wait for a cab was mins I guess the plus of staying in a hotel which offers no restaurants casinos clubs is the fact that you do not have to compete with nonguests for a cab for the most part the driver of the cab that we took avoided the strip and took the back road to go to the other casinos priceless during a weekend as busy as the halloween just past