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Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino is a hotel/casino
on the "Strip" in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned
by the Mandalay Resort Group. The upper floors of the main
hotel building are used as a Four Seasons Hotel, which has
a separate entrance.
Mandalay Bay has 3,309 hotel rooms and a
casino of 135,000 ft² (13,000 m²). The adjacent
convention center has almost one million ft² (93,000
m²) of space.
Attractions
Water features:
- 1 river
- 2 heated pools, one of which is topless in the European
style
- 1 wave pool
In keeping with the resort's tropical Asian
theme, it features the Shark Reef, and aquarium containing
over a million gallons of saltwater. Another popular attraction
is the House of Blues, a venue for live music and a restaurant,
with a capacity of approximately 1,800.
History
During construction engineers discovered
that one side of the tower had sunk about two feet (600 mm)
stopping construction. Construction was delayed while a solution
was designed and tested. Eventually they were able to add
material below the structure to carry the weight. Since then,
there has not been any reports of this problem reoccurring.
The resort opened in March 1999, and is located
on the former grounds of the Hacienda.
The convention center was added in January
2003. When it opened, it was ranked as the fifth largest in
the United States. It also offered the largest unobstructed
ballroom in the country, at 100,000 ft² (9,000 m²).
In 2004 a new 43 story tower was opened with
1,120 suites, called THE hotel at Mandalay Bay.
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