text: This was one of the best stays I have had in Vegas so far The room was super clean and HUGE especially for the average deluxe room on the stripnnEven though the hotel itself is considered to be quite out of the way from the rest of the casinos on the strip it offers more in their typical room than most other higherscale casinos The additional square footage is definitely noticeable along with having a HD plasma tv on the wall facing the beds another smaller HD tv in the bathroom ipod capable clock radio his and her closets his and her sinks shower AND tub a separated toilet reading lights built into the beds workspace and a view of the pool area Mandalays backyard to bootnnThe hotels casino is huge and it is quite a pleasant surprise to find the casino not completely filled with cigarette smoke as I have previously encountered at other hotels Instead they have somehow replaced it with a subtle scent of fresh coconuts Their sportsbook is SPECTACULARone of the most impressive I have seen The casino level is also directly connected to THEhotel on one side and a mall that leads to Luxor and Excalibur along with a ton of great restaurants as well You basically never have to leave this resort it has everything you would possibly neednnOne thing I was disappointed with was the pillowtop bedsthey were far too soft for a sidesleeper like myself If you like firm the beds at MGM Grand are the best The quality of the bed sheets was low in comparison to those at MGM Grand even when this hotel is supposed to be on a slightly higher scale For this reason I cannot give Mandalay starsyes I put a lot of weight on beds hannFor those who are not VIP ie meimagine all this at the unbelievable rate of stay one night get the next comped as one of their promotions came out to night I bet there is no place on the strip that can possibly beat that twofernnBig ups MB