My MGM offer ; help me choose
Choosing between, totals include any resort fees and is for 4 night stay length.
Park MGM: totally free stay and $200 resort credit to use. No mention of view.
MGM Grand: totally free stay and $100 credit. Strip view room is not extra.
Bellagio: $259 for the stay in premier room / $100 credit
Aria or Cosmo: $220 for the stay / $100 credit. Can pay $50 more to upgrade to Strip View at Aria
V'Dara: $262 for Studio with Fountain view for stay / $100 credit.
last minute long weekend type trip so trying to keep expenses fairly low - have to pay for airfare - but like to stay somewhere nice ; is a birthday trip. A place that make a nice impression would be good. Not too concerned about a place being crowded/loud vs. quiet. Given the location, crowds won't bother us.
we: myself, wife and will bring our 12 year old daughter and share a 2 queen room. Parking does not matter would take a taxi from the airport and back.
wants: good location for walking (mid-strip), pools are important, value location and view more than actual room size, no smoke smell in rooms or main areas of the hotel (smoke smell on the casino floor is fine). Shopping is important, wife and daughter will want to check out the indoor malls at Caesers Palace and I assume Bellagio and/or The Venetian. Tables don't matter much. No clubbing, late nights, etc...
Plan on going to KA show (inside MGM Grand) and likely a show at the Sphere (only option is Wizard of Oz). - if staying at the Bellagio could possibly switch KA for the O show instead but tix costs are much higher.
restaurants: would likely do one high end dinner otherwise preference for casual / decent value options but nicer than a food court.
Originally I was thinking the Bellagio but the current offer is a little different and now the Park MGM or MGM Grand are better values. I assume the Bellagio rooms would not be fountain view?
I assume our daughter would prefer the pool at MGM grand and MGM Grand is where the KA Show is so would be convenient for that. Park MGM close enough to just walk over and use pool at the Grand? Would we actually do that or feel strange - is there a changing area?
Many talk negatively about the size of the MGM Grand and how far the rooms can be from everything else - I have not stayed there and though walked past it / through it I don't have much memory of the property.
Have stayed at Mandalay Bay / W before and excluded them due to location even though I like the property and pools. Lazy River definitely would be a +.
Questions:
I have MGM reward credits: I can use them like cash for KA tickets or meals at restaurants within the hotel or to pay the above fees? I don't have enough credits for all that but enough to help offset any one of these things at least.
Offer says taxes are additional but list $0.00 for everything so are there any taxes? Maybe a minimal room/city tax per night or something?