Mandalay Bay Convention Center

I am giving this place 5 stars for the Cirque de Soleil: Michael Jackson One show was amazing, outstanding, jaw dropping, makes you move in your seat. You will be dancing in your seat from beginning to end.
The thriller scene is amazing. I can understand why they charge so much for the tickets. I am glad we had the M Life card that allowed to get a small discount. We sat in the rear of the orchestra and the seats were still good.
Acrobats everywhere!!! You do have to do some walking, so you will have to leave your hotel at least 30 minutes early so you are not running to the show.
The seats were comfortable as well.
Definitely recommend this show to everyone no matter what age. The price is expensive, btu well worth it.

Very well organized. Quite a bit of display area. Most importantly, they have many rooms for hospitality, private meetings, speakers, press, media, etc. Most of those are on the second floor. Not too far from everything else. They do have a separate entrance for taxi/​Über drop off. Don’t try that exit after dark. The floor has many well marked rest rooms, food venues and amenities. Not too big, but not too small either.

After having to walk a crazy distance from the parking to the convention center, I expected a nice environment with helpful people. Nope. Not here. There was no seating whatsoever outside the rooms themselves so if you wanted to take a breather before returning for your show or whatever you are there for, you are out of luck.
There was no signage assisting you on where to park if you are going to the convention center and the part that REALLY scared me was that once inside, there is no signage pointing you to an exit!!! I wandered around for a long time trying to find my way back out to the point where I was getting a bit concerned. Did they learn nothing from the MGM Grand in 1980? If there was a fire or other emergency it would be a nightmare in there!

Be prepared to walk.
And walk.
And walk and walk and walk.
And walk some more.
Welcome to the Convention Center.

Mandalay Bay Exhibitor Services is a RIP OFF. This is the third year I have shown at a trade show there. Every year my cost for electrical services is such a mystery with multiple invoices and hidden fees. Complete lack of integrity! Charges show up on my Amex card days after the show with no invoices for payment ever received or signed for. I end up getting a week excuse that it is an outside email invoice problem which caused it. They should be investigated for FRAUD!

Went there a few weeks ago for a Bob Seger concert. Had a great time and the facility was clean, easy to see and was very convenient, as we were staying at the The Delano!

I attended PPAI there last week. PPAI is a very large trade show for the promotional products industry. It was very well staffed and seemed quite organized. It’s a huge facility, and the one complaint I have, and it’s a BIG one, is a lack of seating anywhere near the convention center. Yes I realize vendors want people walking, not sitting, but most people would need to sit down for a few minutes every few hours, and unless you wanted to literally sit ON THE FLOOR, you had to walk about ½ mile away from the convention center to find benches! I have trouble with my feet when standing and walking for long periods of time, and this was a real problem for me. Next year I am seriously thinking about bringing my own light weight seat, perhaps one with a back pack. I think they need to move a lot of benches just outside the main exhibit halls.

I’ve only been to about 4 convention centers in my life, so I don’t know how much my input can be taken.
I thought that it was just ok. The rooms were designed great, but the setup and acoustics were awful. The sound folks really didn’t know what they were doing and the video folks were fumbling around trying to get the powerpoints loaded.
On top of that, there were 8000 attendees all yelling for water, and the most Mandalay could do was bring water coolers out in the hall ways with 6… yes 6oz cups for people. What did they think we were going to do? sip the 6oz cups? or maybe keep disturbing the speakers as we got up to refill 6oz over and over? huge fail.
Food Catering from them was good during our lunch event.

Not the best venue to go to in Las Vegas for a convention.
I am not saying that Mandalay Bay Convention Center is bad. Just that every other venue I have been to in Vegas is better. From the facilities to the staff to everything in between, they are a notch below the competition.
That’s all folks.

Headed to the Mandalay Bay pool today. Tried to park in the lot by the Shark Reef, due to the Magic Convention there was VERY limited parking. I am ok with that BUT the «special event staff» directing traffic was rude and unhelpful they kept sending me in a big circle no parking spots when I stopped to ask where I could park I was told to just keep driving! Wow… I am not sure I would recommend this place for a convention because customer service starts IN THE PARKING LOT.

I can’t say there was anything I didn’t like about the convention center, but I can’t say that it’s better or worse than any of the others I’ve seen on the Strip. 4 stars seems about right.
Things I like:
1) Convenient location within the Casino.
2) Lots of desks to check-​in! (I’ve seen some where there are only two people available to check people into a huge conference — this one had about 10 staff members checking people in).
3) They took care of my special dietary needs and were super helpful about it as well. I went there for Sage Summit just last week, and it was great. So, I know that the Sage Summit staff can share the credit on this, but the Mandalay Bay staff were also involved in making sure that my food didn’t kill me (food allergies).
4) Coffee was DELICIOUS!
What I didn’t like:
1) WiFi could’ve been more reliable. That was frustrating, especially at a professional conference for business people. The Sage Summit had their own Wifi that wasn’t much better, but the Mandalay Bay Convention Center Wifi wasn’t fast either.
2) The coffee carts kept disappearing. Keep those things around 24 – 7! People need their caffeine!

I have been to many conventions in many different cities. I must tell you that the Mandalay Bay Convention Center is among the finest that I have been to. A couple of reasons why, the facility is immaculate, the staff are nice and informed (I can’t tell you how many places the staff doesn’t know what’s going on), The food was great and it was so well run there were no line, and events started spot on time (I can’t tell you how many events I have been to in Las Vegas that do not, only not start on time but it’s five min past start time and they are just figuring out how to do registration. Hats off to Mandalay Bay for running a top drawer organization. You should consider having your event here! Live it up, you are in Las Vegas for cryin’ out loud!

Everything was good until checkout. Terrible service, very disorganized. The rooms were nice but the AC was inaccurate. I don’t really like having psychological games played with me when it’s hot out and I rely on the AC in my hotel room. Overall I had a good stay but those two things turned what would have been a 4 or 5 star into a 3.

I would give more stars, but the food was quite horrible.
The accommodations were nice (although the signage could use some work) and it looks like they may have renovated recently. I did appreciate that it was connected to my hotel, so it made getting there in the morning easier.

This is a pretty nice convention center… when it comes to the convention centers that are about as common here in Vegas as the slot machines. The décor and facilities are always top notch. But as a «Frequent Attender» I find my feet hurting from the walk it takes to get tot he center, even when staying at the hotel here. I would also love to see a few more readily accessible eating options within walking distance. Yes, within a 5−10min walk you can get to the many restaurants at the Mandalay bay… but there is no fast food type option… only sit down type places… and high end sit down at that. Nothing you can really grab on a lunch break.
But…when my «dogs stop barking» I am a little less cranky… so guess the $ 12 sandwich at the snack bar will get me thru.

I’ve been to a few events here. It’s a big enough venue to get some of the bigger acts/​performers but yet small enough that there really isn’t a bad seat in the house. Personally I like to sit in what some would call «the nose bleed» seats on the side of stage, because they actually are closer to the performers than the lower level seats at the back of the venue, and cheaper than those seats too.
They always set up a bar or two outside of the venue by the box office, and they allow you to bring your outside drinks in as long as it’s in a plastic cup. There are concession stands throughout the convention center where you can get beer on tap, peanuts and even some made to order food items. I’ve never tried the food here, but their beer prices are actually reasonable.
For in indoor venue, this is a great place to see some of your favorite artists.

3.5 actually. It’s a lot nicer than most hotel convention centers. The ceiling and floors are actually finished and security is not so uptight like the Las Vegas Sands convention center.
I love Mandalay but finish your food court already!!! It’s been months and the border grill is not cutting it!!! To eat a meal on your break here is nearly impossible and annoying.
Bathrooms are usually pretty well kept and stocked. Overall I’d prefer to come here than most of the come here over any other convention center in Vegas.

We visited this convention center as an attendee had a great time. Restrooms were clean; however the food and snacks were a rip off (like any other convention places). I think we paid $ 10 for a bottle water and juice. Bring your own!
If you’re taking a cab from Encore, ask the driver to take Koval Lane. It’ll save you time and cab fare.

I’ve been to this convention center many times — both as an exhibitor and as an attendee. I have to say, as a hotel convention center they provide all the basics. There’s small food court outside, there’s a Starbucks in the walkway to/​from the Mandalay itself. and a couple restaurants in the walkway as well.
Convention center south has three floors of space. perfect for exhibits and educational sessions, and meetings, etc. Other than that there isn’t much else to say — its a Convention Center!

It’s a convention center — a huge, ginormous Vegas convention center. Seriously — its massive. From my Mandalay Bay hotel room to my booth in the Exhibit Hall was about a ¾ mile walk so you’ll get your exercise.
On the plus side — there are lots of lounge-​y places to sit and check messages while between meetings. The restrooms are plentiful and clean. There are rooms galore to accommodate any size group or function.
On the minus side — ok, I know it’s Vegas but really…$ 150 charge for someone to vacuum my 10×10 booth… per DAY? $ 75 to have three relatively small boxes moved from the 1^st floor to the third???
My conclusion is that I am in the wrong business.