The MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas has been nicknamed "The City of Entertainment" for good reason. Atop a 25-foot pedestal framed by LED screens advertising the goings-on inside, the 100,000-pound MGM lion roars above the Las Vegas Strip. And, as expected, entertainment choices abound. The Lion Habitat, home to six adult lions, includes the direct descendants of the MGM Studio's marquee lion. If you have time to sleep, four 30-story towers house more than 5,000 guest rooms, including those housed in Mobil Travel Guide's Four-Star recipient Skylofts - a luxury, loft-style boutique hotel occupying the top two floors of MGM Grand - as well as 751 suites and 29 private villas in The Mansion at MGM Grand. The newly expanded restaurant offerings include sushi and teppan specialties in Shibuya, also home to Vegas' first sake cellar; Chef Michael Mina's "jet fresh" seafood at Seablue; a stylish outpost of restaurateur Stephan Hanson's Fiamma Trattoria; and Craftsteak by Chef Tom Colicchio; which join a remodeled Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill and Emeril Lagasse's New Orleans Fish House. More casual dining options include The Rainforest Café, Stage Deli and the MGM Grand Buffet. The Grand Pool complex is just that - 6.6 acres of grand swimming pools, whirlpools and a lazy river. The Grand Spa Salon & Fitness Center features more than 30 treatment rooms, saunas and steam rooms, the steady hands of celebrity stylist Cristophe, and high-tech virtual-reality climbers and bikes.
