text: Back in the day of the early 90s when the Mirage first opened its doors, it was definitely considered one of the best hotels/casinos on the strip! I remember going there the first year it opened and watching Siegfried and RoyBut over the past 2 decades it has definitely declined in its overall quality! \n\nFirst of all, the casino/hotel definitely needs to remodel all the game play tables! They seem pretty worn out and the lighting in the casino is surprisingly a little too dim for me! I prefer bright lighting when I'm gambling my money whether I am winning or losing!\n\nSecond of all, when I come to Vegas I expect to be spoiling myself because Vegas in itself is a vacation getaway and it doesn't come cheap! The rooms are at a pretty cheap price and sometimes I am even offered free stay, but the interior design of the rooms are pretty old and cheap. The walls are so thin that you can hear everything happening ANYWHERE near your room  (conversations, other peoples tv sets, other guests bathroom, drunk people at 3am) . The bedding is hard and scratchy. My biggest pet peeve about the rooms are the bathrooms. I seriously do not think they have remodeled them since the 90s! The toilet system is pretty terrible in which it flushes fast but the water tank loudly continues for 5 straight minutes.  \n\nI WARN YOU **DO NOT ORDER ROOM SERVICE UNLESS YOU'RE DRUNK TO THE POINT OF NOT BEING ABLE TO WALK** The room service is extremely overpriced (as is most room service meals in Vegas Hotels) but the quality of the food is definitely NOT WORTH THE PRICE you must pay! The restaurants and bars in the Mirage are not too great. \n\nThe last time we stayed here back in april of 2012 we were sadly sadly let down to the point where I know I will never be staying here again even if I do continue to get free stays. We decided to stay because I got a special discount of $39 a night even on a weekend. We arrived mid afternoon to the hotel and went straight to the front desk to check-in, after a 15-20 minute wait (which is usually normal in any vegas hotel)  we finally got to check in, I guess the girl checking us in was relatively new because she had to ask her co-worker for step by step instructions on how to check us in. After 10 minutes we finally got our keys and walked up to the room, guess what? She gave us the wrong keys! They weren't psyched to our room!! We had to go back down to the front desk and get keys that actually worked. After a 2 night stay upon check out I overlooked the bill and it looked fine but when I checked my credit card statement they charged us twice for the same bill which then led me to call the Mirage and my credit card company to get it sorted out. I'm sorry but I just don't think the prices are worth the customer service, bad room conditions, old decor, and worn out gambling areas.