How do you find the perfect room in Vegas?\nStep 1: Find the most expensive hotels on the Strip.\nStep 2: Eliminate any hotels that have been opened less than a year, have had movies filmed about them (bye, bye, Bellagio), are on the bad end of the Strip, or can be found in your hometown.\nStep 3: Eff it! There's still 20+ hotels on this list. Just go with Mandalay Bay.\n\nI've stayed at the Mandalay a couple of different times. Love the suites. Love the effing lotion. OH.MY.GOSH! You can buy that crack in a bottle downstairs, but forget that. I take them directly from the maid carts when they come to clean my room. I'm sure my luggage has had a full-luggage-cavity-search because of the ridiculous amount of Mandalay Bay lotions in it. Actually, I'm surprised I haven't been put on a no fly list yet.\n\nI only go to Vegas in October for a week of birthday+Halloween celebrations and I think I've only ever ran into four kids in the span of three years, but I'm sure they're there...lurking in the corners waiting for some unsuspecting guest to feed them something with sugar, only to turn out to be a human sized Gremlin. But whatevs, my trips have been safe and Gremlin-free thus far.\n\nI could stay at the Mandalay my entire trip and still wouldn't be able to experience everything it has. But I think I've got the gist of it. Topless pool. Beach. Shark Reef. Lazy River. Bombdotcom buffets. Upscale restaurants. An infinite amount of ways to lose every penny to your name. I love it!\n\nLike any holiday in Vegas, Halloween week is serious. So as you can imagine, Mandalay has tons of events going on and you'll run in to some cool characters and some dumb ones too. Tip of the day: NEVER GET IN AN ELEVATOR WITH ONLY ONE OTHER PERSON ON BOARD (unless you know the other person). My first trip I got stuck on an elevator for about 30 minutes with a mid-30's drunken buffoon that started crying. When entering an elevator immediately ask your self if the people on the elevator will entertain or annoy you. If there's only one person, choose another elevator because options are always nice.\n\nI've walked the (entire) Strip before. I never plan on doing it again (not even a small section of the strip). I prefer my rentals and cabs 100% so MB's location works out perfect. Easy access on and off the Strip.\n\nThe suites. I've stayed in a couple different ones and strangely enough the smallest one is actually my favorite. If it's just you, you're going to be eating out every meal (which, why wouldn't you?), and you'll be out til 7 am-ish...stay in the Great Room Suite. It's open and everything about it is comforting. I'm still trying to figure out how to smuggle out the chaise/couch thing...I want it. I need it. I can't find one anywhere.\n\nIf you're sharing you're hotel tab with a friend, go with the Extra Bedroom Suite. Amazing views too!\n\nPlay the slots. Get some food. Go get married. Swim topless. STAY AT THE MANDALAY BAY!\n\nOh and you can check-out via phone. K thanks!