I just returned from LAS this morning. I have been more than a few times and have stayed at each of the hotels metioned and a few others. Among those mentioned, I prefer the Mirage on balance. The facilites are a little better at Mandalay, but between the location at the far south strip and sub-par service, Mirage just edges it. I would never stay at MGM again. They have great restaraunts, but the hotel is awful. The place is a factory. The servcie is slow and often rude. The rooms are very much hit or miss, with even the best being just OK. It is poorly layed out. You will most definetely get lost at least 6 times in the first 6 hours you are at MGM.

The absolute best hotel on the strip (IMHO) is Bellagio. It is part of the Mirage resorts group and is top of the line in all regards. It is intended to be their flagship hotel. Between the fantastically attentive service, the huge rooms with all italian marble baths, world class art collection, Monaco style casino, gorgeous pool area, top notch spa, and numerous great restaraunts it is first rate in all areas.

During the this Summer, Bellagio has a special rate of $109 Sun-Thr. I stayed there for the past 2 nights for that rate. What a deal. The high season rate can be as much a $500/night. For the Mellenium they are getting $2000/night and are already 85% full acording to those I spoke with this week that would know.

Check out this site for stay info on all Las Vegas Hotels as well as other info about the town.

http://www.a2zlasvegas.com/hotels/striphotels.html


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[This message has been edited by BLADE (edited 07-01-1999).]