text: We left on DAY Ok where do I start We booked Mandalay out of sheer curiosity having seen it last year when we stayed at the amazing Mgm Signature and went to Mandalay for the Shark Reef We saw the beach part of Mandalay and we were impressed We got a good deal through Travelocity so we jumped on it We got a deluxe room which includes nothing No spa tub no dvd player no coffee maker no fridge It was a LUMPY bed dirty or stained linens and towels and that is just the room nThe pool was even worse There is very little room near or around the pool area You have to be out there in a chair by approximately AM to get a chair This is so ridiculous The Wave pool was even more of a joke Its gorgeous but there is teeny wave every minutes or so This does not a wave pool make The lazy river another amenity we booked for was also awful First of all you have to bring a tube from home or buy one in the Walgreens on Las Vegas blvd Mandalay does not rent tubes but sells them at and better No thanks We brought out awesome tubes from CVS in Staten Island Lol The lazy river is not lazy at all Its FAST Which would be nice if there were not so many road blocks in the river Meaning people are allowed to walk thru swim thru or just hang out in the river without a tube This is retarded There are a bunch of other pools right next to the lazy river If you want to swim so bad get out of the lazy river and hit a pool What the hell You are whipping through the lazy river on your tube unable to stop or control where you are going and you bang into some kid or their mom in the river coz they are standing there like they are waiting for a bus and its MY fault I do not think so We went around once or twice and that was enough for our liking We got out deflated our tubes and head up to the South Lagoon pool A fine choice if you have to stay at this hotel Its quiet up there there are not many kids around they are all at the wave poollazy river and you can get a chair anytime you get up there There is also a jacuzzi Oh btw NO ALCOHOL allowed in the poolhello Is Not this Vegas where you can drink walking down the streetnNext the elevators OMG You could spend your entire trip trying to get from your room to the pool in the elevators There are only elevators for floors They are slow and ALWAYS packed We waited a good minutes to get from the rd floor to the pool Insane nThe only saving grace of Mandalay is Burger Bar Fantastic place Fun Customize your own burgers and now shakes Love that joint We were in Mandalay for days when we decided to escape to a nicer hotel on the actual stripWe took our luggage in one hand and our burger bar take out order in the other and fled This hotel is WAY TOO FAR away from EVERYTHING That is a reason in itself NOT to stay here Yea they have the tram but by the time you get off the tram Excalibur and walk all the way across to NY NY and then across again to MGM to walk thru their casino to get to the monorail you and your feet are exhausted Also The Tram is NOT hours We were stranded on the strip and had to take a cab back to the hotel which was pricey since you are way off strip and the traffic lights in Vegas are the longest I have ever seen The cab meter goes up FASTnAdd on that the hotel staff was completely useless and whenever you tried to get Concierge to help you it was like they were doing you some favor There is no button on the phone for concierge so when you call the front desk for help they answer with a That Is not us that is concierge and they transfer you We gave up on this hotel on day of our day trip and escaped to Paris What a difference Omg Please see my Paris review for more info as I have taken up enough space here Ps buffet was not that good We had salad lamb bad sushi and dessert Now that they have this one price eat all day thing the quality of the food has suffered This is bad because as you can see on Yelp most of the other restaurants in Mandalay have awful reviews Therefore you are almost forced to leave your hotel for decent food and therein lies the issue of the hotels location