Queer Fresno

Ah, Las Vegas. The only place on the planet that is hotter than Fresno both day and night. Luckily the people who run the place decided to build what are essentially entire cities inside brilliantly air conditioned buildings. Which is what the MGM Grand essentially is.

Last time I was in Sin City a couple friends and I decided to stay an extra day and instead of sticking with our off the Strip hotel we splurged for a slight upgrade. One night, two beds for three people for $108, which was imminently reasonable. The room was plenty commodious and I’m pretty sure the bathroom was bigger than the room we were staying in the night before.

The entire ground floor is one giant casino. Blackjack, baccarat, slots and cigarette smoke as far as the eye can see. Which is a lot of fun if you’re into handing your money over to one-armed bandits or two-armed card sharks, but I’m not one of those. Which means it was essentially a giant maze filled with blinking lights and drunk gamblers. They really should hand out a map at the door.

If you manage to not get lost in the labyrinth of mall/casino and make it to the pool though… Oh baby. Of course by pool I mean small-ish water park. It’s like Wild Waters for adults! There are about 5 pools of various sizes and shapes. A river that runs around the entire complex. A waterfall in the center and a bar is never more than 5 minute walk away. Which is good if you forget to put your sandals back on because the concrete buuuuuuuurns.

All-in-all the MGM is a pretty cool place to stay, perhaps not as shiny as some of the newer attractions Vegas has to offer but I’d not mind going there again.