Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas (to become Waldorf-Astoria)
Aug 9, 2018, 12:24 am
#136
Join Date: Apr 2014
Programs: Hyatt Diamond, SPG Plat
Posts: 182
R.I.P. to the Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas... I stayed there frequently in 2009-2011 and it was always a pleasant, calm oasis, especially during the downturn when the Vegas hotels weren't as busy. It got less impressive service-wise as the years went on, but it will be missed. Hopefully the Waldorf will do something cool/special with the property.
Aug 9, 2018, 2:12 am
#137
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: here and there
Programs: some
Posts: 3,381
R.I.P. to the Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas... I stayed there frequently in 2009-2011 and it was always a pleasant, calm oasis, especially during the downturn when the Vegas hotels weren't as busy. It got less impressive service-wise as the years went on, but it will be missed. Hopefully the Waldorf will do something cool/special with the property.
I had a great stay there - don't think I would have wanted to stay anywhere else in LV!
Aug 9, 2018, 6:30 pm
#139
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: BKK
Posts: 6,741
It’s always unfortunate when an hotel downgrades to a lesser flag. From a service perspective it’s usually a bad sign. The potential upside is that the same hard product often becomes less expensive under the new flag. And, in this case, it’s good for people with Hilton points/status.
Aug 10, 2018, 7:22 am
#142
Join Date: May 2011
Location: NYC (LGA, JFK), CT
Programs: Delta Platinum, American Gold, JetBlue Mosaic 4, Marriott Platinum, Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond,
Posts: 4,895
It’s always unfortunate when an hotel downgrades to a lesser flag. From a service perspective it’s usually a bad sign. The potential upside is that the same hard product often becomes less expensive under the new flag. And, in this case, it’s good for people with Hilton points/status.
Aug 10, 2018, 11:54 am
#143
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: SAN
Programs: AA Platinum, Bonvoy Gold, DL Gold
Posts: 1,200
The Mandarin was very generous with bath amenities (even the base rooms came with the full works of toothbrush, toothpaste, bath salts, etc.) which I find to be very nice. It has some other great touches like the valet closet for delivery of items, shoeshine, etc. Will be interesting to see how much of the quality is preserved when it changes to a WA. Even with some downgrading it'll likely remain a go-to for me given the great location and the fact that you can have peace and quiet to sleep after your Vegas adventures. Does anyone know if it'll remain part of Amex FHR this year or do we have to wait until the 2019 contracts are made?
Aug 10, 2018, 3:43 pm
#144
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: LAS ORD
Programs: AA Pro (mostly B6) OZ♦ (flying BR/UA), BA Silver Hyatt LT, Wynn Black, Cosmo Plat, Mlife Noir
Posts: 5,992