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MGM Grand Hotel Las Vegas

MGM Grand has one of the cleanest and funnest live poker rooms in Vegas. I actually won 6th place in the 5th tournament I ever entered in Vegas here taking home a big purse of $187. It's weird to be playing poker while the screams and roars of lion cubs ring out from the African Lion Habitat adjacent to the poker room, then you here wild music and dancing and people yelling and cheering the dancers on the bar 30 feet away in Centrifuge.

The MGM Grand is BIG. Period. See it. Walk through it. Check out the front from the strip at night with the laser backed giant Gold Lion. If the typical rooms aren't enough for you then book the Signature Tower where every room is a suite. I liked the view from my standard room especially for the price.

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The biggest draw for MGM Grand itself is the MGM Grand Arena where massive UFC mixed martial arts fights and boxing events take place weekly. They also host giant big name concerts and celebrations. Crazy Horse Paris is an adult only showcase of Paris finest dancers showcased in a dazzling array of special lighting and stage effects. The biggest most powerful and mind blowing show I have ever seen was MGM's "KA", a show on a stage that is an absolute engineering marvel. Much better than Bellagio's "O" and just as expensive. Put it this way, when you spend $150 for a ticket and its worth every penny of it you know you have seen something you will never forget.

Overview: famous massive must see strip front hotel and casino
Location: Middle of Las Vegas Strip at one of the busiest intersections in the world. It amazes me what you will see here EVERY DAY like clockwork.
Restaurants: Get some fresh fish southern style at Emeril's New Orleans Fish House, or some French at Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill, but stay away from the goofy Rainforest Cafe unless you have kids or no money for the better food.
Nightclubs, Lounges: Studio 54 has a class and style similar to the one in New York, Tabú is real clever and you can get in free early sometimes.
Casino: 180,000+ square feet, including Blackjack, Caribbean Stud Poker, Craps, Keno, Let It Ride, Baccarat, Pai Gow Poker, Poker, Roulette, more than 2,300 slot machines, and poker room, race & sports book has seating for only 100 people with 100 TV's and 40+ big screens for viewing major events.
Entertainment: Cirque du Soleil's KA, and Crazy Horse Paris for adults, plus numerous other smaller act in smaller venues throughout the casino
Extras: 17,000+ seat stadium venue called MGM Grand Garden Arena
Pools: 7+ acres of pools, lazy rivers and waterfalls plus great outdoor hot tubs and hidden little places to hang and hide.
Health Club or Spa: 30,000+ square foot spa plus a salon
Shopping: not much here except Studio Walk with small shops and little restaurants. Check out this list for serious shopping.
Wedding chapel: numerous packages via Forever Grand Wedding Chapel
Childcare facilities: None
Pets allowed: No
Parking garage: massive, far from the casino, but free indoor parking garage. I recommend valet, its worth it.
Shuttle service to the airport: back and forth to the airport by a private company, better to take a cab unless you are real short on cash.
Shuttle service to Strip: MGM Grand is ON the strip, no shuttle needed, Las Vegas Monorail stops at: MGM Grand, Bally's, Paris, Flamingo, Harrah's, Imperial Palace, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas Hilton and Sahara.
Hotel amenities: Typical amenities, plus valet parking, salon, currency exchange, laundry, luggage handling, electronic check-out, car rental onsite
Miscellaneous: Check-in time is 3 pm and Check-out time is 11 am. The minimum age to reserve a room is 18 years so you will see lots of the younger crowd. There is a maximum number of guests per room of four. Must provide a credit card for incidentals

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