Awesome atmosphere!! Went here with a Groupon Now and loved it. The food was good. They were really flexible with the bill too.

positive

So I feel a bit bad for giving a 1 Star - think of it as a 1.5. I just doubt I will ever recommend it or go again. They where having a big gambling promotion to get customers in but the restrictions where so, well, restrictive I ended up not even being able to figure out how to take advantage of it. Actually walked down to Hooters and tried twice plus attempted to eat there. Positives: Since I didn't actually partake take this with a grain of salt - cheap gambling, hotel rooms, food & drinks. Negatives: Somewhat disinterested staff, had to ask three different people for help before actually getting any. Parking lot right out the front door (which foot traffic has to cross to get in) was beyond stinky - dont think I set my bar that high either on that. They have two eating establishments, one casual and one restaurant style. The "casual" one was shut down and the "restaurant" one had a 45 minute wait. Let me be clear, there where two people waiting in line ahead of us and it was a 45 minute wait. The supposed promotional gambling deal they had going on took 15 minutes to locate and the place isn't big, then it ends up that it is roped off and you have to sign a list to utilize it. The rest of the slots and tables had about 3 people on them. I really wanted to give them a chance because they didn't pick a good spot to place themselves but I just couldn't cut them any slack. SInce I didn't stay in the hotel portion cant rate that but the rest blew.

negative

Sushi - Mediocre Ordered a piece of fish and they gave us one with a THICK piece of sinew, tried but can't chew at all. Rolls - Got their 2 most expensive rolls, they did not WOW us. Service - Very good, guy came over and exchanged the sinew dish immediately Over charging - Made mistake on the bill and over charge us, good thing we checked and they fixed it. We wanted to like this place but 2 major mistake in a roll, it's tough to do.

negative

Even though I have wandered thru virtually every casino hotel on the Strip (except for a few of the crappy ones no one cares about)..I only review the ones I actually stay at. So this trip was my first time staying at Mandalay Bay..I got comped 2 nights and I did like the looks of the place so I figured why not...even though it is ALL THE WAY at the southern end of the Strip. The room was decent, nice big bathroom with tub and shower, though I'm not quite sure why there was a window between the bathroom and entrance foyer...unless we got one of the Kinky Rooms or something, though I don't really get off on watching my fiancee on the toilet, so this whole window thing is still over my head. We had a great view overlooking the entire pool area...and that is one big pool area...I think I counted six pools and a river....and a wonderful view of the mountains in the distance. everything looked beautiful lit up at night...one of the reasons I love coming to Vegas...a beautiful city of millions of lights plopped in the middle of the barren darkness of the Nevada desert. The hotel is laid out very nicely, everything is clean and classy...wonderful choice of restaurants, good buffet, lots of bars and shopping, with an easy walk to the Luxor next door..and that's about the only easy walk, because if you wanna go to any other casino on the strip, you have a hike ahead of you, or an expensive cab ride...because those buses they have on the Strip...SUCK. I really enjoyed my stay here but what would keep me from going back for a few years is its inconvienent location, hence the 4 stars intead of 5.
positive