Luxor – Las Vegas – Review Marga's Vox Publica

Last week we stayed at the Luxor hotel in Las Vegas for 3 nights, over the weekend, while Mike attended a conference.  It was just the girls (Mika, 9, and Camila, 6), most of our time there, and in all the Luxor provided a good base.  Its biggest pluses are the moderate prices and the cool ancient Egyptian theme. Its minuses are the location at the far southern end of the strip, a less-than-great pool, and staler air than at other hotels. In all, I’d stay at the Luxor again if the price demanded, but I’d prefer to stay somewhere more central to the strip if I could.

Why we chose this hotel

We were staying in Las Vegas over a weekend in August and hotel prices were quite high.  I wanted a hotel on the strip and had first considered the Circus Circus , but it’s pretty far from the other hotels and I knew transportation would be a problem.  The Luxor was more expensive, but it was still reasonable and it had the advantage of both being closer to the strip and having an ancient Egyptian theme.  Mika used to be very much into Ancient Egypt and she really wanted to stay there.

Hotel Rooms

I was concerned about staying at the Luxor as I’d read many negative things about its hotel rooms.  Fortunately, we lucked out and got a very nice room in the pyramid (the rooms in the Tower are nicer, but Mika wanted to stay in the pyramid).  The room was decorated in an ancient Egyptian theme, hieroglyphs adorned both the headboards and the armoire, and there was a large stone (or stone like) carving of an ancient Egyptian theme decorating the wall.  It’s true that our carpet had seen better days, there were some stains, but it was clean.  The furniture was in great condition and didn’t look 15 years old.  The room had two queen size beds (but they were narrower than my bed at home, so I think they’re actually doubles), one night table, an arm chair with a floor lamp, a small table, two chairs, a small desk, and an armoire with drawers and space to hang your clothing.  It was a nice size for four people (larger than our room at the MGM ), and I felt it was quite comfortable a room.  We were at the back of the pyramid with a view of the airport/parking lot. Not the best view, but not a big deal either.

The beds were quite comfortable, and while neither the bedding nor the pillows were are nice as those at the MGM, we slept quite well.  The bathroom only contained a shower, but it was large enough for two people.  My kids are old enough to take showers now, but if you have younger kids you may want to stay somewhere with a bathtub. Note that while the Luxor gives you soap, lotion, body wash and shampoo/conditioner, they don’t give you conditioner by itself – a problem, I find, with those with longre hair.  The room and the bathroom were both very clean.  Also note that the TVs are the old style type, not a big deal but it means you can’t easily connect it to a computer if you want to watch a DVD.  They seem to have plenty of channels, but the only one we watched was “nick”.  The room has its own climate controls, and the air conditioning worked quite well.  The room was cool when we got there.

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