Hey, everyone, this is Kyle from Money@30, and today I want to do something a bit different
because I'm actually in Las Vegas right now for CES and I'm staying for the first time
at the Mirage and I kind of want to share my experience with you.
So the reason I wanted to spend at least a couple of nights at this hotel specifically
this time around is because MGM is getting ready to sell it to Hard Rock.
And while that might take a while, I didn't want to pass up the chance to stay here and
check it out while it's still what it is
So let's take a look around.
Opened in 1989 and currently located between Caesars Palace and Treasure Island, the Mirage
is an iconic Polynesian themed resort and casino.
Not only is it known for its nightly volcano spectacle, but is also home to the popular
Beatles Cirque du Soleil show Love, as well as magician Shin Lim and more.
As for dining, there are a number of restaurants ranging in price, including Heritage Steak,
Otoro, Diablos Cantina, CPK and several others.
For our stay at the Mirage, we booked a resort king room for two nights and I had a few thoughts
overall.
All right, so let's run down some quick pros and cons about the Mirage in its current state.
The first thing I have on my list of pros might surprise you, and that's actually good
elevators.
So we're staying on the second floor, and I definitely feel silly about taking an elevator
just one floor.
But the good thing is that there are several different elevator banks divided up by floors.
So specifically for us, there are six elevators serving floors two through eight.
I figure that elevator access is probably not something that most people think about
when booking a hotel.But having stayed at some hotels here where we've had to wait in
long lines or even go up to go back just to come back down because of how rarely the elevators
would come by or how many floors were serviced by that.
It's definitely nice having a number of elevators that you can recall quickly and get where
you need to go.
The next item on my list of pros would be the room layout.
I think it's a nice size.
I like the furniture.
It reminds us a little bit of the Bellagio where we stayed there a few months ago, which
would kind of make sense because both were developed by Steve Wynn back in the day.
Several years have passed since then, so I don't know if that actually makes sense, but
that's what it reminded us of.
I really like the wood and the artwork behind the bed.
The built in with the TV, the minibar and a little desk bar is nice, and it's also a
really comfortable love seat.
Personally, I like the look of this room.
My wife says it's a bit dated, but I'm on board with it.
And I also really like the door design, which I think is really unique.
Another thing in the pro column for the Mirage itself would be the location, and this is
actually a bit farther north than we usually stay.
And that's actually been really good for us this time to kind of mix it up.
We are able to walk up to the new Resorts World.
You're right next to Caesar's Palace with the Forum Shops, and if you're looking for
more affordable food options, then there's the Fashion Show Mall, which is a short walk
away as well
So while I wouldn't call this the North Strip exactly since technically the strip goes all
the way up to like the Stratosphere, depending on who you ask.
I definitely call this north of central.
As far as price, I'd say I'd put that in the pro column as well.
Thanks to my MGM gold status, we actually got the first night for free and then paid
a base rate of $31 for the second night.
Although both nights had a 39 dollar resort fee, so of course the resort fee outweighs
the room fee, but that's just how it goes sometimes.
While room rates are always fluctuating, so it's hard to say exactly if it's worth it,
from what I've seen, I think it's pretty fair.
It is an upgrade from like a Luxor Pyramid Room or something like that, so I think it's
worth it if you want to stay a bit further north on the Strip, which is usually Caesar's
territory.
While we transition on my list of cons, I'll share one that's kind of good and bad, and
that would be the bathroom.
The shower had nice water pressure and temperature, and I also really like the mirror lighting.
But this part of the room is what I think is the most dated, and I definitely prefer
a walk in shower as opposed to the tub shower combo.
But you know, it works.
So the biggest thing on my list in terms of cons is a frustrating lack of power outlets
near the bed or by the desk area
There is a nice power hub where you can plug in several devices with either USB or regular
outlets, and you'll find a couple of other outlets around the room.
But I was surprised to see that at least on my side of the bed near the nightstand, there
wasn't a single plug to be found.
In fact, if you trace the cord from the lamp, it actually goes behind the bed, making it
inaccessible to me.
Considering how many devices we all need to charge, especially at night, this was actually
pretty frustrating and I had to change my night routine a little bit and the way I do
things just because of that.
So hopefully if these do get remodeled, they'll add some more plugs.
Another con that's a bit more minor is the sound that the keys make when you scan them
on your door.
There's this chirping sound which isn't completely out of the ordinary, but you can hear them
pretty well through your own door and so it feels like people are breaking into your room
every once in a while, which is a little weird.
Similarly, I'll add that the walls are a bit thin, but that's Vegas for you.
Another thing I don't really like about this room is that there is not a mini fridge by
default that you can use for personal items.
Now there is a mini bar that you can use for obviously pay items, and I think it's one
of those where if you take an item, it'll charge you almost immediately after you remove
it.
So be careful with that.
And there's not even a courtesy shelf like some of the other ones have.
Now it does say that you can request a mini fridge from housekeeping.
I didn't inquire how much that would cost.
And we're only here for two nights, so it wasn't a big deal.
But that is one of the reasons that I like some Caesar's properties better because they
tend to include the mini fridge by default, so you don't have to bother asking for one.
Finally, and I'm pretty sure this one is more specific to our exact room here, and not maybe
for everyone, but I don't know.
Our room is slanted.
I'm not actually sure how to prove this to you, so I'll try to show you some images here
so you can see the slant.
This was pretty noticeable when we first got into the room and when we were laying in bed
for the first time, but then we did adjust to it.
And I will say that it's not terribly steep, it's just it's noticeable.
It's there.
So I'm not sure exactly what's up with that.
We googled a few things and didn't really see anyone talking about it.
So maybe it is just this room or we're crazy either way.
So overall, with all those pros and cons, we did enjoy our stay at the Mirage.
I'm glad I got to check it out.
I there's parts of this hotel that I really like.
I think it's a nice looking casino.
I like the theme is still here, but it's fairly subtle and I'd definitely stay here again.
I'm interested to see what Hard Rock does with it.
But while it's an MGM, maybe I'll have more time to sneak in another day.
I'll admit that knowing that MGM was selling this property, I was a bit concerned that
maybe they had let it go downhill, and I don't really think that that's been the case, at
least from what we've seen.
Another thing I want to mention that relates to staying here, even though you don't necessarily
have to be staying here to take advantage of this is an offer inside of My Vegas rewards
app.
If you're not familiar, My Vegas is a collection of mobile apps that are free to play, but
you can earn points when you look at your M life rewards number, which will now be known
as MGM Rewards.
Ahead of my trip, I looked in the My Vegas slots app and found an offer for Buy one,
get one sandwiches at the Mirage quick service location Snacks.
After earning the required 4000 points in the app, I was able to purchase the coupon
once at the Mirage.
I didn't need to visit the M Life desk located at the casino cage.
There they were able to see the offer and apply it to my card.
Then, after ordering, I handed my MGM card to the cashier and the second sandwich was
removed from our bill.
Of course, there are limitations to these types of offers coupons, so be sure to look
at the fine print.
This is actually my second time redeeming one of these my Vegas reward offers, and it
worked really well.
I saved $16, so definitely can't complain there.
Hopefully you enjoyed this.
Look at the Mirage and eventually I'll have a full written review in the description box
down below.
But for now, you can check out some of my other travel reviews down there.
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