text: Stars nnWhen choosing a Vegas hotel my two main selection criteria are location and pool mirage receives stars for both nnThe moment you walk into the hotel you are greeted by a total tropical lush ambiance with large palm trees flower gardens waterfalls and a check in desk that is back dropped by a tropical fish aquarium nnThe casino floor itself is a little dated and in definite need of a face lift however not to the point where it detracted from the overall atmosphere nnThe rooms were recently renovated it has probably the most comfortable hotel beds I have ever slept on Alot of yelpers were complaining about the small size of the bathrooms I found it to be more than adequate nnWide variety of food selections We ate the BLT Carnegie deli and their buffet amazingall were affordable and tasty eats nnThe location is probably the most appealing quality of the mirage dead center of the strip right across from the venetian and in between ceasars palace and treasure islandperfect for trekking the strip There is a tram across the street if you get lazy or if you want to travel to the tail ends of the strip ie go north to the stratosphere of south to Mandalay bay nnOverall I would recommend this hotel to anyone traveling to Vegas for any reason you get the best of all worlds without breaking the bank