In a return to a past Vegas era, Millennial families even brought their young children. Nonetheless, travelers still found the Mirage experience compelling. Of course, there are also taxes and $15 per 24-hour parking, plus five-dollar coffees and the temptations of the minibar. While guest rooms that week were indeed $99 a night on Expedia, a third “inevitable” needs to be added to the classic phrase “death and taxes.” That would be the resort fee ($40), which serves as the hotel industry’s profit firewall against the online travel agencies (Expedia, Priceline, ) and Googles of the world.

Being able to book nice rooms at mid-week rates as low as $99 motivated those tired of winter and two years of lockdown to get away. While some might carp that the room décor is a little dated, the value was clear to hundreds of guests. The line for gelato reached thirty people for cones that started at 7 dollars. Kibitzers waited to get into the action at the tables. There were long lines of guests at the restaurants and 24/7 coffee shop. With the desert city just starting to heat up during the last week of March, the pool was packed. Yet on our mid-week visit, Mirage (to be operated by MGM until sometime in the second half of 2022) hosted a big crowd.

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