Brief Description:

The name "Mandalay" is actually taken from an ancient inland temple city in Myanmar. Although the real Mandalay is in Southeast Asia, the hotel casino is decked out like a South Seas beach resort, complete with the scent of coconut oil drifting through the casino and pagodas and gardens rising out of the vast casino floor. Unlike other properties, such as Excalibur or Paris, Mandalay Bay is well organized, with wide open spaces and broad, pleasant walkways. Among Strip hotels, it's cultivated one of the hippest and classiest clienteles: those seeking luxury without all the hullabaloo and ostentation of the Venetian or Bellagio.

This fun, imaginative hotel has some unusual elements, such as a lagoon complete with a huge wave pool (8-foot waves, roughest waters on the Strip), a ¾-mi-long "lazy river" pool, and a man made beach! 

Mandalay Bay Shark Reef Aquarium

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There's also the dramatic Mandalay Bay Shark Reef aquarium and the rollicking House of Blues music club and restaurant. The selection of trendy restaurants, the distinctive and offbeat upscale shops, the presence of a Four Seasons hotel, and the recent addition of the glamorous all suites THEhotel property all contribute to the property's cool without trying too hard vibe. And here's another plus: because it's at the south end of the Las Vegas Strip, it's a bit out of the way and pulls in relatively fewer gawking sightseers than some of the more centrally located hotels.

HOTEL: Mandalay Bay Resort has three distinct hotel options: there's the main hotel tower described here; the Four Seasons, which occupies the main tower's upper floors; and "THEhotel" at Mandalay Bay is an entirely separate all suites property in its own massive tower. The main hotel is the more affordable and less fabulous lodging component of Mandalay Bay. It's a first rate property with cavernous rooms. Bathrooms have understated, elegant stone floors and counters as well as deep soaking tubs with separate showers. The sleeping and living areas are outfitted with his and hers lighted closets and large beds with plush linens. The breezy, low-key decor is luxurious without being overbearing.

CASINO: The Mandalay Bay has hordes of fabulous beautiful people and millionaires crowding the tables of this very hip and luxurious high roller casino, which feels more casual and lively than pretentious counterparts such as Bellagio or the Venetian. Slot players won't have to search the dark corners to find one of the abundant nickel or quarter machines. The sports book is huge but set off from the main traffic flow. For a break from the action, sit amid the virtual vegetation, rock waterfalls, and lily pond of the Coral Reef Lounge, one of the largest lounges in town.

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