[HOTEL REVIEW] MGM Grand Hotel and Casino

Grand is the operative word. The biggest hotel (by room count) in Las Vegas has the biggest casino in town, many of the best restaurants, an enormous and fun pool complex, and a huge range of on-site entertainment options. But this place is so big and diverse that everyone -- yes, everyone -- can find what they want, even if the service is unexceptional. Plus a large scale renovation is in the works to pep up the 1993-built behemoth.

Pros

• Everything -- absolutely everything -- under one roof
• Excellent celeb-chef restaurants
• Giant casino
• Huge, fun pool complex
• Great gym
• Many room-upgrade options
• Massive renovation in 2012

Cons

• Impersonal and sometimes unresponsive service
• Sprawling hotel means lots of walking
• Extra fee for gym/ spa
• Fee for Wi-Fi