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Golden Nugget Las Vegas vs MGM Grand

Golden Nugget Hotel and MGM Grand Hotel and Casino are both praised by reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Golden Nugget Hotel is the choice of most reviewers compared to MGM Grand Hotel and Casino. Golden Nugget Hotel scores 89 with approval from 13 publications such as Gayot, Fodor's and Zagat.

Golden Nugget Las Vegas
Golden Nugget Las Vegas
8 / 10
129 East Fremont Street, Las Vegas, NV 89101
From $39 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
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Rough Guide Rough Guide
"With a hundred retrofurnished rooms – some with flowery windowboxes – it’s tiny by Vegas standards, and slightly lower-key than its Fremont Street neighbors."
Frommer's Frommer's
"Always the standout hotel in the Downtown area, a recent face-lift and expansion has made it more appealing than ever." Full review
Concierge Concierge
"The only hotel-casino in the sector that comes close to rivaling the Strip in respectability is the Golden Nugget, with its clean... guest rooms, its boisterous casino, and its Rush Tower."
Fodor's Fodor's
"The Golden Nugget has pretty much reigned as Downtown's top property since the mid 1970s, evolving with the times, but maintaining classic appeal." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Looking like a million bucks, this casino hotel has set the downtown benchmark for extravagance." Full review
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MGM Grand
MGM Grand
8 / 10
3799 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109
From $40 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Shuttle Bus
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Rough Guide Rough Guide
"A great standard of accommodation for the price."
Frommer's Frommer's
"We've grown very fond of this hotel, and we have to admit that it's gone to some efforts to make the ridiculous size work to its -- and, thus, your -- advantage." Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"A regal, bronze rendering of the roaring MGM lion mascot fronts the four emerald-green, fortress-like towers of the MGM Grand, one of the largest hotels in the world." Full review
Insight Guides Insight Guides
"A prime example of the ‘supersize’ Vegas mentality: a huge property at a great Strip location. Rooms in the West Wing are the best."
Oyster Oyster
Upscale
"The biggest hotel (by room count) in Las Vegas has the biggest casino in town, many of the best restaurants, an enormous and fun pool complex, and a huge range of on-site entertainment options." Full review
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