I stayed at the Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas last month. The property was formerly the Mandarin Oriental. Since I was only in Vegas for one night, I decided to use my weekend Hilton certificate. As a Hilton Diamond, I wanted to check out the benefits at this hotel.
The Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas is located on the strip, though the building seemed to be overshadowed by the modern, sleeker-looking Aria Resort and Casino. In fact, I got distracted too. Somehow, I ended up with this picture instead.
Getting There
The hotel does not offer self-parking. Valet service is available at $35.00 per night (which, by the way, I think it’s over the top, just like parking in NYC). I haven’t visited Las Vegas in years, but it seemed that the days of free self-parking on the strip are gone with the exception of a few places left. We decided to just get a taxi from the airport ($15-$20 range with tips).
Bell service attendants are ready to assist with your luggage needs. You’d take the elevator to the Sky Lobby on the 23rd floor to check-in. You can’t really get lost with these elevator options. 🙂
Check-In
She also let me know that as a Hilton Diamond member, I have a $50 credit that I could use towards room service dining or breakfast dining at the hotel. She then stepped out to point us to a different set of elevators that would take us down to the guest rooms.
The Room
The room is a standard room – comfortable and spacious.
You have options if you are a coffee or a tea drinker.
Breakfast at Zen Kitchen
While most Hilton properties include complimentary breakfast for the stay, I decided to use the $50 credit (for the entire stay) at the hotel’s Zen Kitchen.
The restaurant’s decor is nice and the service is wonderful, but our bill came out be a little over $70 with gratuities. It was fine given the $50 in hotel credit, but the price tag is excessive for breakfast. I don’t think it was worth it.* Maybe we were spoiled by the all-you-can-eat buffet at Aria on the first day, but the food there was great and it’s a much better value for the price (more in a separate post).
Overall Thoughts
The Waldorf Astoria is certainly a very fine hotel. The room is comfortable and the service from staff is always professional. If you like to shop, you can follow the sky bridge to get to The Shops at Crystals. The hotel is never crowded as there isn’t a gaming facility on-site.
I’ve only ever stayed at 3 hotels in Vegas. Bally’s. Caesar’s Palace. Waldorf Astoria. Waldorf Astoria is the best of the lot in my opinion, but given other hotel options in the area, I would be inclined to try a different hotel the next time I visit.
Maybe the Aria.
Which hotel is your favorite on the Strip and why? Sound off below.
Helpful tip – the parking fees at MGM hotels are waived with Pearl status. If you have Discoverist status with Hyatt (which comes with their credit card), they will match that tier to Pearl.
Depends on what you like. Aria is probably the nicest from the Mlife portfolio in terms of their base room (I think that the Bellagio needs a refresh soon) and a fountain view balcony room at the Cosmo is the best view in the city, but it is pricey. The Four Seasons is really nice as well, but it’s location is kinda a bummer. The Mirage is my go-to because I like it’s location and their Tower Suites are a great value, but it is not on the same level as the resorts I listed above in terms of overall quality.
I actually went to the Mirage just to check out the Volcano show. I like the location. The Cosmopolitan wasn’t even on my radar, but now it is. The city views (online pictures) from that hotel look gorgeous. I am glad they are dropping the parking fees for hotel guests too: https://www.latimes.com/travel/lasvegas/la-tr-las-vegas-cosmopolitan-parking-fees-20181227-story.html.
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Join the discussion…stayed @cosmo few times. service not very good. food overpriced and not really that good. view /w balcony is very nice. parking (i Paid) is below the hotel so that’s very good in the dessert heat!