text: My wife booked us rooms at the MGM Grand because they where advertising the latest, most up to date rooms. I would rather have stayed someplace that had a better atmosphere. \n\nThis was my first time in Vegas. We went to Vegas for a combined celebration of my wife's birthday and a belated Honeymoon. When we arrived, the girl checking us in said she could give us an upgrade in the room, but the room we had reserved had all the latest technology. Flat screen TV, Blu Ray, ETC.. the room she would move us into didn't have any of that. I didn't care, we took the upgrade. I didn't come to Vegas to watch TV, and to be honest I never turned it on. The room was nice enough; I didn't plan on spending a lot of time in the room, just change clothes and sleep. I will say the huge king sized bed we had was very comfortable! Plus it had free WIFI. \n\nThe shower was weird. I'm not a tall man, but I could not stand under the shower head. My wife is 5'4 and even she had issues with the height of the shower head location. It could have stood to be about a foot higher. Other than that, the bathroom was nice enough in the room. \n\nSo why the low rating? The rest of the resort. \n\nThis place is huge. After we checked in, we went to our room, unpacked, changed and went to hit the strip! We wanted to get onto Las Vegas Blvd... there where no signs or directions on how to get there. I walked around the casino, hotel, resort, going in circles when I finally found the concierge desk, I was annoyed, but I tried to make a joke of it by making fun of myself, I actually asked the concierge, \"How do I get out of this hotel?!\" They gave me a map and directions for me to get onto Las Vegas Blvd. After that I really didn't have too many problems, I was able to find my way in and out. This was another thing I didn't like After walking down the strip, especially at the end of the night, you are relieved to get to the hotel, only to have to walk what seems like a mile through crowds to get to the elevator bank. \n\nI didn't care for the atmosphere of the casino itself. It seems so stuffy and pretentious. I don't know, maybe I've seen too many movies, but it's not at all how I pictured a casino would look in Vegas. The staff was friendly when you could find one. A lot of times they would come around and ask if we wanted drinks only for us to never see them again. Or we would be playing for long periods of time before someone would ask if wanted a drink. \n\nAnd what is with all of the kids?! There were a ton of kids there. Who the heck brings kids to Vegas? I'm sorry, it only takes about a minute of walking up and down the strip to realize Vegas isn't exactly \"family friendly\". I'm not holding that against the hotel, it just has been bothering me. \n\nWe had pre-paid for our rooms when we booked them, and then where surprised with an $18 (we booked and paid before they raised it, so we got the price at the time we booked) a night resort fee... and then they charged tax on top of it. Sure the $80 dollars is not going to break us, but still... that is like 3 drinks on the strip! \n\nThe lion habitat was pretty neat. I did get some good pictures up close of that. I appreciated the helpfulness of the hotel staff, but honestly the next time we go to Vegas I want to stay someplace more my style.