Reviews of the Week
102 degrees Saturday, and the pool reviews prove it
Reviews of the week: Las Vegas, 2026 · week 37
The Local Desk · Las Vegas, NV · September 12, 2026
Saturday's forecast tops out at 102°F in Las Vegas, and the reviews flooding in this week tell the story of a town seeking relief. Travelers are booking hotels for their pools, their air conditioning, and the promise of a cool night after triple-digit days. Whether it's a cabana at Bellagio or a suite with a jet tub at The Grandview, the pattern is clear: when the heat is on, the water wins.
Mandalay Bay
★★★★★ 4.4 · 69,741 Google reviewscasino
Mandalay Bay keeps the pool cool when it matters most
“Pool was well maintained and a nice cool temp”
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Bellagio Hotel & Casino
★★★★★ 4.7 · 142,679 Google reviewsresort hotel
Bellagio's cabana day escape from the heat
“We got a cabana and had a great day”
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The Grandview at Las Vegas
★★★★★ 4.3 · 13,958 Google reviewsresort hotel
The Grandview's AC handled a 115-degree day without breaking a sweat
“AC worked perfectly on a 115 day”
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Wynn Las Vegas
★★★★★ 4.7 · 65,884 Google reviewsresort hotel
Wynn Las Vegas keeps everything luxurious and well maintained through the heat
“Everything feels luxurious, elegant, and incredibly well maintained”
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Flamingo Las Vegas
★★★★★ 4 · 74,584 Google reviewstourist attraction
Flamingo's comfortable beds and excellent location beat the Strip heat
“Wonderful shower, very comfortable beds, excellent location and the casino bar is very cool!”
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Excalibur Hotel & Casino
★★★★★ 4.1 · 85,589 Google reviewsresort hotel
Excalibur's newly renovated rooms offer clean refuge from the heat
“The rooms were clean & newly renovated”
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The deep dive
The Grandview at Las VegasThe air conditioning held up through a 115-degree Vegas day, and the room was bigger than expected.
“AC worked perfectly on a 115 day”
- 4.3★ from 13,958 Google reviews
- 42 of the 60 reviews we hold are five stars
- 1 other reviewer mention the same things
- 60 new reviews in the last 90 days
- the owner replies to 98% of reviews
Dominic keeps it short, which is what happens when you walk in from real heat. "AC worked perfectly on a 115 day," he writes, and then, almost as an afterthought, "Our room was way bigger than expected" and "Jet tub in room was great." No adjectives wasted. In July, a thermostat that does its job is the whole review.
The record leans his way. The Grandview at Las Vegas holds 4.3★ from 13,958 Google reviews, 42 of the 60 reviews we hold are five stars, and 1 other reviewer mentions the same things. There are 60 new reviews in the last 90 days, so this isn't an old impression sitting in amber. The owner replies to 98% of reviews, which is close to all of them.
What that adds up to is a place judged on the unglamorous stuff: square footage, a working tub, cold air on the worst afternoon of the year. Out by South Point, away from the Strip's noise, that's the trade being offered and, going by Dominic, the trade being honored. A 98% reply rate suggests somebody is reading when it isn't.
The one that's secretly a rave
“Staying here right now, don’t understand the hate Excalibur gets , yes room could be slightly cleaner found some rubbish behind unit but apart from…”
— Wayne on Excalibur Hotel & Casino · Google
Wayne finds rubbish behind the unit and still comes out swinging for the place. That's a four-star hug.
The regular
“I have been staying at this hotel 2x a year for over 15 years now”
— Rebecca on The Orleans Hotel & Casino · Google
Thirty-plus stays and counting. Rebecca isn't reviewing The Orleans so much as reporting on a long relationship.
Best sentence of the week
“The food at the pool was freaking great!!!”
— David on Bellagio Hotel & Casino · Google
Three exclamation marks for poolside food at the Bellagio. David was not going to undersell it.
Next week the forecast dips to the low 70s at night—the first cool mornings of fall. Watch for reviews that shift from pool escapes to football watch parties and the seasonal tastes that follow the heat.