text: As others have pointed out the parking situation is a pain Signs for THEhotel are not very good and you cannot pull up to the front of the Mandalay to Valet because it is a separate hotel nnAt checkin we were upgraded to a corner suite which was great because our room for the previous days at Vdara was not very large at all However I noticed several things when we got up to our room that made me a little uncomfortable There were some fingerprints on the pictures makeup on the bed pillow sham a hair in the jar holding cotton ballslittle things that were missed by housekeeping that made question the overall cleanliness of our room Had we paid for the upgrade I would have called to complain There are tvs in the room but neither are HD There also is a per night resort fee that after taxes is per night Beware though that most of the pool area is closed in December and the wifi can be spotty so I am not sure why they are even charging a resort fee during these months The room was huge and the living room was still nice to lounge in and catch an on demand movie nnBreakfast is not nearly as expensive in THEhotel as it is up the strip at some other casinos and it is spoke free and a quiet place to eat One of the days we took the trams up the strip to Ceasars for their buffet which is only and worth every penny We did not try the buffet at Mandalay because the reviews were not very good and it is the same price as Ceasars PalacennThe free tram to the Luxor and Excalibur is convenient and we used it a lot which saved on cab fares You can actually get off at the Luxor walk past NY NY and then hop on another that will bring you to the Bellagio pretty quickly All in all it was not a bad place to stay but for the price there are better MGM properties up the strip at Aria and Vdara If you are looking to club this is not in the right location for you either