Problem: Write a positive yelp review.
A: This was one of my favorite hotels I have stayed at...mainly because of some key ingredients to making a trip great - Concierge, the room, the rest of the staff present. The Concierge was more than happy to guide us to where great places to hangout and party were. He not only directed us, but gave us comp (free admission) cards to more places than we could possibly go in one night, leaving us with many options. In just the bar, and club that we actually did go to he saved us over $30 in just cover costs. BOOM! The room was large and spacious, the gentleman who checked us in at the front desk was more than accommodating by putting us in a king room. Great bed and great view. Lots of TV channels and free wi-fi. Couldn't ask for more! The hotel staff was incredibly warm, and welcoming...Everyone. I mean it! The valet, the front desk people, the Concierge, and even one of the managers. They really, really took care of us and I am thankful for that! Why no fifth star? This place really needs to figure out the PARKING ISSUE...It is a $15 a night to park, which is not a huge deal when you are in a great location but what a pain in the ass to get there! Once you park your car you go down an elevator, then walk about 200 feet to the entrance to the hotel, then walk another 200 feet to another set of elevators up to your room then walk another x amount of feet to your room. Not convenient at all! There should be a way to go from the garage to your room, or something to that effect. Or charge less for parking! Overall, I'd stay there again - great experience!

Problem: Write a negative yelp review.
A: As someone who volunteered for this fiasco, rather than running in it, I noticed quite a few problems, which I detailed in a letter to Competitor Group. (No response, of course...) 1) At one point I was asked to guard a barrier to ensure people did not get into the finish line area, and was told to send people the long way around (20+ minutes of walking, since you had to wade through all the runners exiting the secure area)... That would be fine, if they didn't try to keep family members from getting to their relatives in the medical tents when there were emergencies. I actually had to get an EMT to override a staff member's decision to get a man to his wife in Medical Tent 1. 2) A man face-planted right near the finish line, and was having a heart attack. Medical personnel was called apparently, and no one showed up for several minutes. A man came up to me panicking about it, and I actually had to track down EMT staff to go help the guy suffering from a heart attack. 3) Staff members constantly gave conflicting information. This was nothing short of a cluster-fuck. 4) Volunteer coordinators at the booth were rude and unhelpful. After asking 3 times where the group I had come with was, I finally said to the person "I'll go find them myself." because she kept trying to herd my husband and I into a fenced off area behind the volunteer tent. I later found out that they had kept several people here for well over an hour... so much for being understaffed on volunteers. They also repeatedly yelled and screamed at volunteers who arrived later during the marathon due to their work schedules. 5) The secure area was very small, and shortly after the first few people crossed the finish line, there was a huge wall of them coming through. This has been complained about in enough reviews. 6) Volunteers were lied to by Competitor Group. We were promised a "delicious dinner buffet at Mandalay Bay" for our efforts. What we actually got was not being informed about the food being put out, and it was just some stone cold/rock hard pizza, cold chicken fingers and some room temperature coffee. 7) Staff were unaware of what races the handicapped marathoners were running, and so volunteers were instructed to rush over to them and give them their medal when they arrived... except... they were given half marathon medals when they did the full marathon. Very disrespectful. I definitely do not think I'll be volunteering there again. I feel even worse for the people who paid money to participate in this... :(

Problem: Write a negative yelp review.
A:
Good gas prices & staff is friendly but very very very dirty! Half the coffee pots were empty & the got coco was not working. I was left getting tea & that skieved me out. GROSS!!!