I booked at this resort for a weekend getaway with my sisters (no kids, no husbands, all Vegas, baby.) It was my first choice because we went in August and I had heard that their pool and beach were the best on the Strip. It was a bit of a disappointment. At check in, I wanted to ask about an upgrade to a larger room, but was flatly refused anything other than a standard 550 sq ft 2 queen room. All suites were booked, nothing available larger than the above. \nAs soon as I got to the room, I tried to book a cabana for the next day. They had 2 options: one was $325 and the other was $500. This is significantly more than I paid for the room! We decided to take our chances on finding shade. When we went to the pool on Saturday, we could not find a place to sit. Every chair was taken and we ended up folding up our things and piling them in a corner so we could go in the pool. It was not a high-end luxury experience to say the least. Later in the afternoon, we found some chairs in a remote pool area, but it certainly wasn't anything like what I expected. Before booking, I had pictured drifting along the lazy river in a tube, but I never even went in the lazy river. It was full of rambunctious kids and little infants. No thanks. \nThat evening after dinner, we went to one of the casino bars. I put money in the video poker machine, and we ordered and paid for a round of drinks. When I was ready for another drink, I asked the bartender and he refused to serve me unless I bet the maximum on the machine. I didn't even know what he was talking about. The dude was seriously rude and I was completely baffled. To this day, I don't know why he was so unfriendly. As I said, we'd already bought drinks, I had paid to play, my cute younger sister was up on the dance floor dancing with some dorky bachelor party guys. Why would he be so rude? Fortunately, there are many, many bars in Vegas, so we moved on quickly. Everywhere else we went, staff and other customers were friendly, hospitable and fun. Overall, we had a great vacation, and Mandalay Bay didn't ruin it, but I definitely wouldn't recommend it for a girls getaway. Maybe for families with kids it's fun.