My work has had a sales conference in Vegas every year, and traditionally, my roommate and I get placed in the worst venue each time. Last year, all our friends got but in Mandalay Bay, and we were placed in an unrenovated, dingy tower at Caesars. I think god is trying to punish us for our sins. First of all, I hate Las Vegas and casinos especially. I think all the lights and sounds and masses of people tend to drive me insane. I also found navigating this hotel really confusing. Its like a maze and it took me forever to find the exits. As usual, we checked in and got placed in one of the smoking towers, and the week went pretty much downhill after that. The ambience of the room was similar to a best Western, or maybe Motel 8, and reeked of smoke and stale mold. All that for $140 a nite! Also, there was a shooting here recently which I think adds to its \"hood\" credibility. The restaurants and bars in this hotel leave much to be desired. There are a lot of fake new york pizza and deli places, and some stands that feature some pretty unappetizing looking \"new york\" hotdogs. The pool is not the greatest here either....its small, with limited numbers of lawn chairs. Also, the room service at this place sucks. Its slow, and the food is pretty crappy. But hey, I was in Vegas, where I typically drink things that i should not and eat nasty food late at nite, so there were a couple nites i went on eating binges . The lowest point during the week was when I woke up at 8 in the morning in a plate of fried chicken and mac and cheese. I hope to never repeat that again.