We just stayed in this hotel for three nights during the first weekend of March Madness this year. Overall, we had a pretty good experience.\n\nHere's my take: \n\nPros: \n\n*Good price for busy weekend. I originally booked this hotel for close to $700 for three nights due to March Madness, but Excalibur offers a great price match deal if you book through their website. (I think Luxor might offer the same deal). I booked the hotel through their site and then found a cheaper advertised price on Otel.com. I sent in a claim form (kind of a pain of a process, but worth it) and Excalibur beat Otel's price and offered me 10 percent off as well for finding the better deal. I ended up getting the hotel for about $107 a night before resort fees and tax. Good deal, especially for such a busy weekend. They were advertising upwards of $250 a night for Friday and Saturday. Note: Make sure you read all the rules of the price match before you book and that you give yourself enough time to cancel if Excalibur denies your claim. You can cancel within 48 hours for a full refund. \n\n*Good location. This hotel is close to lots of dining and fun. It's connected to Luxor and not far from Mandalay Bay and a host of other hotels. It makes for a good home base. \n\n*Clean and spacious room. Ours was recently renovated\n\nCons:\n\n*Weird smell. I can only imagine what goes on in some of these casino hotel rooms. Our room had a weird mustard smell that we couldn't seem to get rid of. \n\n*Hard beds. Definitely not the most comfortable around.\n\n*No conditioner. This is for the ladies. I had to go buy some. I hate when hotels give you the 'conditioning shampoo'. That stuff sucks. I think if I'm paying more than $100 a night, the hotel should provide both shampoo and conditioner. \n\n*The fees. This is not a specific issue with Excalibur because all Vegas hotels now charge a 'resort fee'. This is, of course, just another way of tacking an additional $15-25 onto your bill daily. All the hotels do it so they can get away with it. So, even though we got the hotel for $107 a night, we paid $420 total with the fees and taxes. That's an additional $100 tacked onto the trip. Ridiculous. Again, you'll find this with most hotels so just consider that when booking so you're not surprised at check-in. It bugs me that the hotel can advertise one rate, and keep those fees hidden in small print because it really is a significant boost in price. Just be aware that those fees do exist and the tax is super high.
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