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sayko Nov 7th, 2007 07:50 PM

Would you stay at Caesars Palace or MGM Grand?
 
We are staying in Las Vegas for 2 nights during the Christmas. This is our 2nd time to LV and we stayed at Venetian last time.

For the budget I am working with, I originally booked MGM Grand. Now I've found a comparable deal for Caesars Palace. My sense is that Caesars has a more grand architecture and more centred on the strip, a higher 4-star than MGM Grand. But, I am not sure!

Which one do you think it a better hotel to stay at?

jstrane Nov 8th, 2007 12:58 AM

I HAVE STAYED IN BOTH PLACES AND I LOVED THE PALACE! ENJOY.

jannieween Nov 8th, 2007 01:01 AM

I have never stayed at MGM but stayed at Caesars last month...asked for and got a room upgrade..it was beautiful!...Loved Caesars Palace..We walked to NYNY for supper and toured the surrounding hotels all evening.

Dukey Nov 8th, 2007 04:44 AM

We have stayed in both. I'm not sure why you think that the four stars at Caesar's are better than the four stars at MGM....but Caesars is more centrally-located (which we liked) and I thought there was more to see and do in and near the hotel than at the MGM.

If those things matter then i would stay at Caesar's

mikesmom Nov 8th, 2007 04:56 AM

I would choose Caesar's Palace. The location is very centrally located on the Strip.

Travel_Girlygirl Nov 8th, 2007 07:44 AM

I would stay at the MGM Grand! I've always stayed there, and I can't see myself staying any other place! Not only is the hotel it's self very up beat, but the over all personal service is A+. The night life great and there are more then a few places to eat!

Hands down the MGM.

chepar Nov 8th, 2007 08:05 AM

For me location is pretty important and Caesar's is more centrally located.

Debi Nov 8th, 2007 08:35 AM

Been to both - if the price is the same - definitely Caesars - for all the reasons mentioned....

smartcookie Nov 8th, 2007 01:10 PM

If you're looking to do some shopping, definitely Caesar's. It's also closer to some other major hotels in the middle of the strip.

beachbum Nov 8th, 2007 02:06 PM

No contest! I've stayed at both, and am hard pressed to come up with any reason to choose MGM over Caesars: location, restaurants, shopping.... Last time at Caesars, a friend and I got a free upgrade to the suite used in filming Rainman. Can't imagine something like that ever happening at MGM.

sayko Nov 12th, 2007 07:00 PM

Great! Thanks for all the responses. I think I will go with Ceasars.

SaraWOO Nov 17th, 2007 05:13 AM

If you decide to stay at the MGM then make sure you book a room next to the exit of the hotel. MGM grand is so huge it took me about 15+ min to get to my room from the strip and vice versa.

It seems like the MGM Grand is offering much better deals so if its a matter of price I would go for MGM, other wise I would go with the Palace just because of the more central location.

Check out this website for discount options
MGM Grand promo codes:
http://www.smartervegas.com/hotels/m...onalcodes.aspx

sayko Nov 21st, 2007 04:13 PM

Yes, I was aware of MGM's promo code and that's what we originally booked. There is also various special going on with Caesars, and we have booked our nights for $120 a night. MGM average to about $100 a night, for the $20 different, we are going for Caesars.

mysalsa Nov 21st, 2007 05:08 PM

I would definitely do Caesars. The rooms are much, much nicer and you have more options for shopping and restaurants. Check out TravelTeeth.com. They tend to have pretty good Vegas hotel deals published.

sayko Nov 23rd, 2007 07:03 PM

After all these, what about Mandalay Bay? They are having stay 2 nights and third night free promotion.

beachbum Nov 25th, 2007 12:53 PM

Mandalay Bay is probably a nicer hotel than the MGM or Caesar's, but it's a hike from there to anything else you'll want to do. I'd stick with Caesar's, if only for the convenience of location.

trippinkpj Nov 25th, 2007 12:58 PM

I would pick CP for location and a step up.


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