The Strip
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Fashionably minimalist, THEhotel is meant to feel like a boutique hotel (though with 1,118 rooms, this is hardly the case). A non-gaming property, it adjoins Mandalay Bay but has its own lobby and check-in, full-service spa (The Bathhouse), and high-profile lounge (Mix in Las Vegas) on the top floor. Rooms, in mellow grays and tans, average a generous 725 square feet and have spacious marble-and-granite master baths with separate powder rooms, giant 42-inch plasma TV’s, and floor-to-ceiling windows. Despite the Mandalay Bay’s location right next door, THEhotel is still removed from the fray, with a contemporary art-filled lobby that always feels exclusive and clubby.
Tip: An adult-oriented property, THEhotel at Mandalay Bay draws L.A. weekenders, those in the fashion and music industries, and bachelor parties. Families traveling with children will feel out of place.
Room to Book: In this 42-story hotel, the better rooms are on the higher floors. Opt for a Strip or mountain-view room (pool views aren’t as impressive).
As Featured In...
From Travel + Leisure, Apr 2004
“Sleek, all-suite hotel with Vegas's only topless pool (for ages 21 and up)....” MORE>>
From Travel + Leisure Family, Mar 2004
“As we treaded water in the seven-foot-deep pool, waiting for the waves to start and sweep us to the sandy beach, we wondered: Why didn't anybody think of this before the Mandalay opened in 1999? There's also a lazy river, two conventional pools, and another, more secluded and quiet one....” MORE>>
From Travel + Leisure, Jan 2004
“Of course, there's always an exception to the rule. Mandalay Bay took a comparatively subtle approach with its new hotel within a hotel. The 43-story tower's 1,122 suites all have muted gray and beige tones, plasma TV's, and marble-and-granite bathrooms....” MORE>>
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