I posted this a while back, it may be helpful, it may not...
I've had a suite at the Mirage, Stardust, and Mandaly Bay on different occasions to Vegas over the past 3 years.
The Stardust has great suites at reasonable rates, all of their restaurants are top notch (especially like Tony Roma's), and the pool is decent, not spectacular like the Mirage). The only negative here is that they are not very kid friendly.
Mandalay Bay has suites, but they are small, and I don't think you could house 5 in their suites confortably. The pool area is decent for kids (wave pool, lazy river, sandy "beach"), but March really isn't warm enough for me to be pool side unless it gets up into the 80's.
The Mirage is expensive, but their suites are nice, the hotel is "more" kid-friendly than the other two mentioned above, their pool area is great, and the restaurants are good (most of them). The suite I had there had 2 Tv's (one for kids--one for adults), 2 bathrooms, jacuzzi, etc...It could hold 5 no problem, but once again they are a bit pricey.
I have never stayed at the MGM, but I have had friends stay there and they say it is very kid friendly---It has some decent shops in their mall, and I'm almost positive they have a kid's gameroom with quite a few gamesa to keep them busy while the adults play their games...
Hope that helps...
AHHHH Vegas....I love that place!!!!!!!
Oh yeah,
I have a friend who writes sports for the LVRJ, and another who was a former Sportsbook director of Terrible's Town Casino in Pahrump, and they both say that the new Terrible's Town Casino in Vegas is nice. I do know it is cheap, and their suites should be cheap as well...may be worth looking into...
--DF
more....
A casino full of old geezers is not what you'll find at the Hard Rock.
It is a hip place where the younger crowd hangs out. It's atmosphere is mostly about Rock 'n Roll (memoribilia, tunes playing, Concert Hall--aptly named The JOINT).
It's location leaves a little to be desired. It's off the strip and not within walking distance either (unless you want to walk for a half hour).
It is across the street from Club Paradise, an upscale gentelmen's club.
Basically it is a nice hotel with a sandy beach pool and lots of rock and roll memoribilia to look at, not to mention some of the hottest chicks in Vegas (but many in their early 20's).
Bally's is a relatively cheap hotel with a great location (within walking distance to All casinos--or monorail to MGM). I do not like to gamble there though due to their 6 deck shoes, no poker room, and low payouts on Caribbean Stud Poker...If gambling isn't important to you, you may want to consider Bally's for Value...
--Dr Feelgood
