Vegas Hotel Review – MGM Grand
MGM Grand is just located on the Las Vegas strip with the dividing of Flamingo Road and also while arriving at McCarran International Airport; it is the first hotel to be seen. It is situated just opposite the Mandalay Bay & Luxor on one side and Excalibur on the other side of the road. It is at a prime location with restrictions to pedestrian walkways at ground levels and although there are intertwining bridges going south and west to the neighboring casinos.
It is an advantage to the pedestrian walkers that the MGM Grand offers an easy access through a monorail which connects the airport as well as to the other casinos like the Flamingo and Bally’s.
The MGM Grand is currently owned by MGM Mirage and is a sister concern casino resort to the likes of the Luxor, Bellagio, and Mandalay Bay. The Grand MGM as a casino is the second MGM casino as the first one got devastated during 80s in a fire. Though the name of MGM casino couldn’t stay out of Las Vegas for a long time and was rebuilt as Bally’s Casino resort in 1986.
During the period of 90s MGM Grand was a bit more of a family oriented place. It was opened in the year 1993 making the use of old Marina resort and at that time casino had a very distinct Wizard of Oz theme. In order to attract more and families there was an amusement park built on a theme. But today the appeal of the people has passed over from history just because the casinos are more youth oriented as a result MGM has got more of a Hollywood Theme.
In the latest competition, MGM Grand survives to be the second largest hotel in the world in the present times. And as a resort it is just next in size when only Venetian casino resort happens to be at the first spot. The hotel in its size itself includes five thousand and forty four rooms to choose from, including just over seven hundred and fifty suites. And also at the lower level price range, The MGM Grand rooms are normally available at somewhat around USD100 per night which shows that MGM has got everything to accommodate most of the requirements. But the prices are highly tentative as the crowd influx grows during the festive season. But the major change in the prices can only be felt in the cost of luxurious rooms and villas.