Mandalay Bay has been undergoing a major facelift over the past year or so and will continue through much of this year. It’s about time.
Owner MGM Resorts Internationalembarked on a massive renovation of the 3,000-room resort, the first since it opened in 1999. Construction began late last year and is expected to be completed by summer.
A second phase of construction, slated to start this summer, will rebrand The Hotel as the Delano Las Vegas, with a projected 2014 opening date. MGM officials would not disclose the cost of the projects.
Las Vegas casinos, generally, do some kind of renovation every 6 to 8 years so these changes to Mandalay Bay are a little overdue. Most of the renovations have been annouced piece by piece and none stand alone as being awesome but when but together they have a little more meaning. Vegas Chatter breaks down the changes nicely.
- Michael Jackson Cirque Du Soleil Production
- Light
- The Delano
- A New Adult Day Club Experience
- Citizens Kitchen
- Another Light Group Restaurant
- A New Food Court
- Resto Redos
- The Casino
- A “Lobby-Lounge Experience”
Unfortunately the Mandalay Bay hotel rooms will NOT be renovated as part of the overall updates to the property. I guess that’s a good incentive to spend money on the more expensive rooms at The Delano or Four Seasons.
When I first started visiting Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay was my go-to casino to stay. They had beautiful and large rooms that were always a decent price. The rooms had an amazing oatmeal soap that I’ll never forget. They also had a light in the closet that turned on when the doors were opened. These two things were luxurious to me at the time.
Since I moved to Las Vegas I’ve barely spent time at Mandalay Bay because it’s secluded from the rest of the strip. Having low to mid tier properties (Luxor and Excalibur) blocking it from the rest of the strip does not help. Hopefully these renovations build a new life into Mandalay Bay and give me an excuse to go back in time.
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Too bad about the rooms. The last time I stayed (at least 2 yrs ago) the rooms were clean but looking a little worn and needing some updating. I am glad they are sprucing up the casino. It has kind of a weird layout. Often there will be pockets of nothing. Just bare spaces among the slots area where other machines had been sitting.
We were just talking about staying at MB for Barrett Jackson next year. We are not buyers, just like lookin’ at the cars and mixing with the people. My partner loves it. I’m o.k. with it except for the bidders asst. who shrieks when he bids. Not sure what his name is…Maybe he should shriek..then I would know.
The Delano should be nice when the rooms are finished. I have friends that have done the same thing for Barrett Jackson and they’ve had good times.