McCarran International Airport (LAS): Approximate driving time is 8 minutes and distance is 2.5 miles.

Driving directions from McCarran International Airport: Exit the airport via Paradise Rd, and bear right onto Swenson St. Turn left on E Tropicana Ave and drive about 1.2 miles. Turn right on Las Vegas Blvd S.

Getting there: The best way to get to the hotel from the airport is taxi ($5–$15; fees subject to change without notice) or rental car.

Getting around: Guests have several options for getting to other casinos on the Strip. City buses (less than $5) run up and down the Strip; private trollies (less than $5) serve many of the larger casinos. Many guests choose to walk. Taxis are readily available, and guests who drive will find complimentary parking at most locations. For travel outside the strip, a rental car is the best choice. Guest parking at the hotel is complimentary. (All fees subject to change without notice.)

Craftsteak - This sleek restaurant updates both classic steak house decor and food, offering contemporary selections such as roasted foie gras, grilled quail, and braised duck confit in addition to steaks and grown-to-order vegetables.

Emeril's New Orleans Fish House - Celebrity chef and television star Emeril Lagasse serves Cajun- and Creole-accented seafood such as redfish glazed with Creole mustard and bacon-wrapped jumbo Gulf shrimp.

Mark Miller's Grill Room - Celebrated Southwest chef Mark Miller offers dishes such as lobster empanadas and buffalo ribeye steak.

Coyote Café - Adjacent to his refined Grill Room, Mark Miller recreates his famed Santa Fé café, which features casual fare such as duck quesadillas and fresh-juice margaritas.

Wolfgang Puck Café - This casual spot exemplifies celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck's approach to creating designer pizzas, salads, burgers, pastas, and other big-portion meals.

Rainforest Café - This theme restaurant pays tribute to tropical rain forest ecology with a fanciful rain forest setting and tropical-accented drinks and food.

Pearl - This austerely gorgeous restaurant features live-tank seafood and contemporary Chinese fare such as star-anise lamb chops.

Grand Wok & Sushi Bar - Fronted by a narrow pond and featuring a serene blend of blond wood, bamboo, stone, water, and stainless-steel accents, this restaurant serves Japanese, Chinese, and Vietnamese cuisines. A sushi bar is open in the evenings.

Seablue - Featuring seafood dishes and fresh seasonal produce. A cylindrical fish tank and mirrored hallway set the stage. The theme is re-emphasized throughout the dining room with walls of stone and water.

Studio Café - Open 24 hours, this casual restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

MGM Grand Buffet - This expansive restaurant offers breakfast, lunch, and dinner buffets.

Stage Deli - This spot features New York-style delicatessen food.

Cabana Grille - Open seasonally in the pool complex, this restaurant serves light meals, fast foods, and tropical drinks.

Zuri - This 24-hour lounge off the lobby features champagne by the glass, beer from around the globe, cigars, a hangover menu, and live entertainment.

Two shopping promenades include food stops such as Häagen-Dazs, Nathan's Famous (hot dogs), McDonald's, Starbucks, pizza, pretzels, and a frozen-drink bar.

Room service is available 24 hours.

Amenity highlights: A 6.6-acre coconut-grove garden includes five pools (one open year-round), three spas, and a quarter-mile river down which guests float on rented rafts and tubes. For-rent cabanas come with a television, telephone, dining set, ceiling fan, padded lounges, beverage-filled refrigerator, and private server. The 29,000-square-foot, Japanese-style Grand Spa includes saunas, steam rooms, 12-person spas, a fitness center, and plush relaxation rooms.

Insider tip: Exclusive in Las Vegas, the 2.5-hour Dreaming Ritual treatment and massage at the Grand Spa features oils and wraps inspired by Australian Aboriginal culture.

Direct from Paris's renowned Crazy Horse and occupying a 340-seat theater that recreates the original, the La Femme French dance troupe presents nude-female beauty embellished by sensuous, textured lighting.

Housing up to six big cats, the Lion Habitat provides free shows daily, with an enormous glass cage separating guests from lions in a natural-appearing habitat of rocks, trees, and waterfalls. A see-through tunnel winds through the habitat, allowing visitors to be surrounded by lions.

Celebrities fly in just for a night at Tabú, an ultra-cool lounge. Guests in their sexiest clothes sip champagne and dance amid and atop contemporary furnishings that include low tables upon which video images are projected and can be altered by hand movements.

A more raucous crowd turns out at Studio 54, a three-story recreation of the famed New York City industrial-setting dance club. Dancers writhe on platforms at the entrance, symbolizing the action inside.

Located on Studio Walk, a 115,500-square-foot shopping promenade resembling a Hollywood sound stage, CBS Television City screens television-show pilots to gauge audience reaction, displays a futuristic digital home theater, and sells logo merchandise from popular shows and cable channels.

Comprising 171,000 square feet, the casino supplies slots, video poker, backjack, craps, roulette, baccarat, pai gow, keno, a 144-seat sports book, and a race book.