Room Amenities
Internet access - wireless
Internet access - high speed
Cable/satellite TV
Pay movies
Hypo-allergenic bedding available
Air conditioning
Climate control
Blackout drapes
Internet access - TV
Internet access - surcharge
Voice mail
Telephone
Wake-up calls
Rollaway beds |
Housekeeping
Complimentary toiletries
Hair dryer
Massage - available in room
Electronic check-out
Electronic/magnetic keys
Iron/ironing board
In-room safe
Television
Clock radio
Desk
Video-game console
Cribs (infant beds) available
Smoking room |
Dining
Joël
Robuchon at The Mansion - Traditional French cuisine by famed
French chef. 1930s-Paris decor and ambience. Reception area, dining room,
terrace, bar. Tasting and à la carte menus. Dinner only.
L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon - ("Culinary
workshop of Joël Robuchon.") Styled after Paris original. French
cuisine. Counter service and exhibition kitchen. Tasting and à
la carte menus. Dinner only.
Nobhill - Acclaimed San Francisco chef Michael Mina's
elegant version of a cozy neighborhood restaurant. Semi-enclosed glass
booths in front. Fine-dining room, lounge. San Francisco-style choices
such as Truffled Macaroni and Cheese, Lobster Pot Pie, and Crispy Black
Bass. Dinner only.
Craftsteak - Renowned New York chef Tom Colicchio's contemporary
steakhouse featuring Kobe beef as well as braised short ribs, seafood,
vegetable and potato side dishes. Dinner only.
Seablue - San Francisco chef Michael Mina's seafood restaurant
with cylindrical fish tank and dining-room walls of stone and water. Dinner
only.
Emeril's New Orleans Fish House - Celebrity TV chef Emeril
Lagasse's tribute to Cajun- and Creole-accented seafood. Lunch and dinner.
Pearl - Chinese restaurant featuring live-tank seafood
and contemporary cuisine. Dinner only.
Shibuya - Named after a stylish Tokyo district. Contemporary
Japanese cuisine, including sushi and extensive sake selection. Dinner
only.
Fiamma Trattoria & Bar - Branch of acclaimed New York Italian
restaurant. Bar/lounge with fireplace. Dinner only.
Diego - Ultra-contemporary Mexican restaurant in shades of red.
Refined twists on traditional country dishes. Dinner only.
Wolfgang Puck Bar and Grill - Casual bistro by celebrity
TV chef featuring his California cuisine and contemporary pizzas. Lunch
and dinner.
Rainforest Café - Branch of casual jungle-themed
chain with waterfalls and animatronic gorillas. Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Children's menu.
Grand Wok & Sushi Bar - Fronted by narrow pond. Chinese,
Japanese, Thai, Korean, and Vietnamese dishes. Lunch and dinner.
MGM Grand Buffet - Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and weekend-brunch
buffets.
Studio Café - Casual 24-hour Art Deco restaurant
serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
'wichcraft - Sandwiches to go. Open from mid-morning to early evening.
Stage Deli - New York-style takeout delicatessen. Open
early morning to late evening.
Cabana Grille - Open seasonally during daytime in pool
complex. Fast foods and tropical drinks.
The Studio Walk shopping/dining mall includes a Häagen-Dazs, Nathan's
Famous (hot dogs), McDonald's, Starbucks, a pizza spot, and a frozen-drink
bar.
Entertainment
KÀ,
a Cirque du Soleil production, combines acrobatics, martial arts, puppetry,
multimedia, and pyrotechnics to tell the saga of Imperial Twins—a
boy and a girl—who embark on a journey to fulfill their destinies.
Featuring 80 performers from around the world, KÀ has its own theater.
Headliners such as
Jimmy Buffett,
Barbra Streisand,
and
Pearl Jam appear in the 17,157-seat Grand Garden
Arena, which is also used for boxing and tennis matches and televised
music-award shows.
Other headliners such as
David Copperfield,
Tom
Jones, and
Dennis Miller perform in the 740-seat
Hollywood Theatre.
Veterans of Paris' renowned Crazy Horse theater and occupying a theater
that re-creates the original,
La Femme dance troupe offers
a nude-female show embellished by textured lighting.
Housing as many as six big cats, the
Lion Habitat provides
free shows daily in an enormous glass cage containing rocks, trees, and
waterfalls. A see-through tunnel winds through the habitat, allowing visitors
to be surrounded by lions.
Studio 54, a three-story re-creation of the 1970s New
York City industrial-setting dance club, features dancers writhing on
platforms at the entrance, symbols of the action inside. Opens late at
night and closes just before dawn.
At Tabú, guests sip champagne and dance to DJ music amid and atop
contemporary furnishings that include low tables upon which projected
video images can be altered by hand movements.
Dance performances and progressive music highlight the offerings at
Centrifuge,
an ultra-contemporary lounge open from early afternoon to after midnight.
Zuri, a 24-hour lounge, serves champagne by the glass,
beer from around the globe, cigars, and “hangover” food and
offers live entertainment.
Located on Studio Walk, a 115,500-square-foot shopping/dining mall resembling
a Hollywood sound stage,
CBS Television City screens
television-show pilots to gauge audience reaction, contains a futuristic
digital home theater, and sells logo merchandise
from popular shows and cable channels.
The 171,000-foot casino includes a poker room and a race-and-sports book.
An 11,400-square-foot
arcade contains video and virtual-reality
games.
Recreation
A coconut-grove garden features five pools (one open year-round), three
spa tubs, and a quarter-mile lazy river. Rafts and tubes are available
for rent. Rental cabanas come with TVs, phones, dining sets, ceiling fans,
beverage-filled refrigerators, and private servers.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site
or near the hotel; fees may apply.
Swimming on site
Helicopter/airplane sightseeing nearby |
Golfing nearby
Golf - driving range nearby |
Policies
xtra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
There are no room charges for children 12 and younger when staying in
the same room as their parents or guardians and using existing bedding.
Rollaway beds and cribs (infant beds) may be available and should be requested
at the time of booking; fees may apply.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in
for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests
made via this Web site cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
Pets not allowed
Check-in time is 3 PM
Check-out time is Noon
What
to expect: Billing itself "The City of Entertainment,"
the 5,034-room MGM Grand Hotel and Casino indeed resembles a teeming
city where thousands of guests and staff converge. The hotel is fronted
by a 45-foot-tall lion, the largest bronze statue in the United States
and a tribute to the MGM film studio's legendary roaring-lion symbol.
The
spa includes a fitness center with a wide selection of cardio and
weight machines, along with men's and women's saunas, steam rooms,
relaxation lounges, and spa tubs. Use of spa facilities is available
for a daily charge or complimentary with a treatment.
MGM
Grand offers 5,034 guestrooms and suites in a 30-story emerald-green
building. Amenities include safes, pay movies, electronic check-out,
and wired, wireless, and TV Internet access (surcharges).