Las Vegas Hotels: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
The 4 star rated MGM Grand Hotel is located on the southern end of the strip in Las Vegas. Also the largest hotel in North America, the MGM Grand Hotel is a show stopper all the way when it comes to non stop gaming and entertainment.
The hotel’s concierge service takes care of shuttle transfers to and from the McCarran International Airport. Shuttle transfers require a small one time fee that can either be paid while booking the accommodation or added to the bill that needs to be paid when checking out of the hotel.
The hotel also offers shuttle transfers to and from the strip. Serviced by the new Las Vegas monorail, the strip has several central locations where guests can disembark. Some of the more important stops include the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas Hilton, Imperial Palace and the Sahara.
Accommodation: MGM Grand Hotel has a total of 5034 rooms that are scattered throughout the 4 towers of the establishment. Each tower rises up to 30 stories high and houses the spacious guestrooms in addition to several other facilities.
Guests have a wide range of options to choose from in accordance with the room type. The hotel offers Grand Tower Deluxe rooms, West Wing King rooms, bungalow suites, hollywood suites, celebrity spa suites, premier suites, glamour suites, terrace suites, marquee suites and sky lofts.
The rooms come with different amenities and attractions in par with their names. Some of the basic amenities that can be found in all the rooms include individual air conditioning, IDD telephones with voice mail, irons and ironing boards, well stocked mini bars, office desks, cable televisions and radios; internet access, alarm clocks, built in safety deposit lockers, electronic locks and en suite tiled or marble floored bathrooms with bathtubs and showers.
Alternatively, guests can choose to stay at the Mansion which is a separate accommodation complex within the hotel itself. Designed like an 18th century Florentine Villa,the Mansion has 29 individual accommodation units whose guests get to avail the services of a private pool, spa, in room dining and most important of all, private butlers.
Dining: MGM Grand Hotel has over 11 restaurants and cafes to choose from for meals. Serving every kind of dish from traditional San Fransican delicacies at the Nobhill, steak varieties at the Craftsteak, sea food at Emeril’s New Orleans Fish House and buffet meals at the MGM Grand Buffet to grilled dishes at Mark Miller’s Grill Room, live seafood and Chinese specialities at the Pearl, and fresh seafood at the Seabluer; dining at the MGM Grand Hotel is like traveling around world while sitting at one place.
The casual spots in the hotel where one can relax and unwind after a hectic day of sightseeing and gaming would include the Coyote Café, the Grand Wok and Sushi Bar, and the Wolfgang Puck Café.
General Amenities: In addition to a dedicated concierge service, the hotel also offers laundry and dry cleaning services, room service, complimentary wake up calls, maid service and currency exchange facilities.
The hotel features a 27000 square foot Grand Pool complex which in turn has 5 different pools, three Jacuzzis and a lazy river that courses through the complex for about 1000 feet. In addition to this, the hotel also operates a 29000 square foot spa which has over 20 individual treatment rooms, more than 100 types of massages and treatments to choose from and a full service salon called the Christophe Salon.
The Forever Grand Wedding Chapel that is present within the hotel premises is the venue of grand weddings and the MGM Grand Hotel offers several lucrative wedding packages that are a hit with those wishing to tie the knot here.
The state of the art business and convention center of the MGM Grand Hotel features a 50000 square foot Premier Ballroom, a 5000 square feet Vista Ballroom, and a 62 000 sqaure feet Grand Ballroom and Exhibit Hall in addition to housing more than 30 individual meeting rooms, 2 large boardrooms and a massive area for pre function gatherings.
Recreational Activities: Entertainment and gaming are the foremost reasons visitors flock to the MGM Grand Hotel for and there is not a single dull moment at the hotel. The Grand Garden Arena is the venue for popular sporting activities like tennis matches, boxing, and wrestling in addition to hosting several music award shows.
The 740 seater Hollywood Theater must be seen to be believed and hosts star studded performances by great entertainers like Tom Jones and Ann Margaret. The smaller 340 seat theater is the venue for the show, Crazy Horse, performed by the renowned La Femme French dance troupe from Paris.
The Lion Habitat features free shows daily and is a large glass enclosure that enables guests to see lions walk about in recreated life like habitats. Guests can walk through a transparent tunnel that winds through the habitat, enabling them to get as close as possible to these ferocious beasts without getting eaten.
The hotel’s casino covers an area of 171000 square feet and is almost always filled to capacity. The casino features a wide variety of card games, slot machines, table games and race books.
The Tabu is a chic night lounge which is frequnted by several celebrities. The music and dancing are non stop here and go on into the night. The Studio 54 is the sight of a more down to earth crowd and is designed after an New York industrial setting dance club.
Shopping can never be more exciting than at Studio Walk which is a 115500 sqaure feet shopping complex, complete with a crowded promenade that features CBS Television City screens and television show pilots.
