Thoughts on Excalibur? Would you stay here?

@TravelMaximizer

10 ай бұрын

Hey Ruby, we were just there Sunday through today. Awesome video! Cost was 21 per night. We didn't pay resort fees or parking due to being gold members. We saw the Tournament of Kings but had to leave early due to the smoke from the fireworks. Or maybe it was an allergic reaction to the horses. But it was a good show, and the food was good We also did 2 for 1 buffet at Excalibur with my Vegas rewards. Oh, the show was free for us too with Myveags rewards. 80K points for a ticket. Also went to tap and used 25 off 50 w my Vegas. Had the burger, which was huge, shared the sundae which was great. I think you can get better value elsewhere if you don't have a discount. $20 for a burger is high. Shakeshack right outside NYNY had a great burger.

@paulj2948

10 ай бұрын

Was there 3:2 blackjack at all on higher minimum tables?

@TravelRuby

10 ай бұрын

@@paulj2948 yes a $25 table

@haHAA_12_btw

10 ай бұрын

i generally avoid luxor/excal/nyny. i think park mgm has the best bang for the buck with mgm grand close 2nd. (when it comes to mgm properties).

@joanneseymour9194

10 ай бұрын

My goodness, it’s not changed since I was there in 2016 😮 it used to be great in the 90’s but it’s certainly very dated. I’m hoping to see Mac King who is the only plus left for this property imo. ❤

I just stayed at the Excalibur last week. My room was clean and the bed was comfortable. That’s all I needed.

@cameronwoodward1140

10 ай бұрын

Can I ask how much it ran you?

@canyon50

10 ай бұрын

My dad and brother stayed there about 2 weeks ago and they said the same thing. Nothing special, but nothing bad. Excalibur property is actually a lot of fun to me as well. I just would not spend time at the pool. I was told if smelled like a sewer around the pool area.

@HalNeeham

10 ай бұрын

@@cameronwoodward1140 my rooms were comped but I had to pay resort fees and parking.

@canyon50

10 ай бұрын

@@HalNeeham I’m guessing it was comped through the my Vegas app?

@warriormanmaxx8991

10 ай бұрын

@HalNeeham - Our Ruby Board ... has been waiting with bated breath ... on reading about your Excalibur stay last week !!

Thank you for a review of a very basic hotel and basic room. Not everyone wants to spend three or $400 per night at a fancy property. You can enjoy Vegas just fine at the Excalibur, and all the money you save can be spent on food and gambling and shows. The prices are incredibly low and MGM rewards routinely comps me 4 nights. In September, with my comps I could stay here five nights for $196 including all taxes and resort fees. That’s an absolute steal. You can’t stay at a Motel 6 that cheap, and here you are staying at a major hotel resort on the strip!

This is probably the only comp stay with legitimately honest review since comp was based on her gambling rewards rather than hotel pandering to her for her to post a promotional review. This is the Ruby and the honesty I remember subscribing to!!!!!

Stayed at Excalibur in April in a 2 bedroom resort tower suite. We had zero complaints about the room. We also had the view of the pools and mountains, preferred that to a strip view. Going back next May and already have reservations and requested the same rooms.

@bodyloverz30

10 ай бұрын

FYI, Uber picks up at Resort Tower Entrance.

Stayed there back in May because the rates were $100 less than any other MGM property. It wasnt bad! Location was better than I thought and the food court/budget eats options honestly made it a nice home base.

@IndieCindy3

10 ай бұрын

Excalibur is 100% worth it! I always recommend it, along with Luxor and New York New York.

@matthewsmith8727

9 ай бұрын

7 years ago is when I first stayed at the Excalibur i was in vegas for 4 nights cost me less than £200 I got my resort fee comped so was happy the Excalibur is always my go to hotel when I’m in vegas

Thanks for continuing regular casino resort content on the channel. A lot of people just stay on slots now as guess easier content but thanks for continuing. Resorts and standards change over time so always worth revisiting couple years later also

@TravelRuby

10 ай бұрын

We will always continue to show Las Vegas!

@HowardT1879

10 ай бұрын

You give the best and honest reviews. Love ya!!!!!

We stayed for our first time in Vegas back in 2018! I actually loved it. Our room was clean. The bed was super comfy. The staff was awesome. I dont need anything g fancy. Just somewhere to rest my head and change and shower :) keep the videos coming! You're the best Ruby!

Super fair review Ruby! I booked Excalibur for a boy's trip next weekend, it's within my budget, is just a place I'll be sleeping/showering in & isn't far from where the crew is meeting. Think I gotta get that pretzel at Tap! Thanks for the review.

Nice to see a fair yet respectful review of a budget option. Nicely done.

No one will argue that the rooms are basic, but they are often half the price of other MGM properties. My Royal Tower room was clean and comfortable, and I got over the dated decor knowing I saved about $400. The cheap eats at Excalibur are fine for the price, lunch at Buca is reasonable, and Dick's Last Resort has the best pork chops around. Oh, and having Thunder From Down Under at Excalibur doesnt hurt my feelings either. 🙃 😈🏳️‍🌈👬😁 Oh, and for those who are clammoring for the hotel to be torn down, be careful what you wish for. They'll just build a new resort that is triple the price.

@NotVance

10 ай бұрын

Buca also has all day happy hour in their bar, v reasonable deal especially on the strip!!

@adzisme

10 ай бұрын

I get comped at Excalibur and Luxor, and like each place just fine. I’m not in Vegas to evaluate the wallpaper in the room. Excalibur’s rooms are clean, with everything you may need. The Sportsbook has fun people working there, and the buffet is actually quite good.

@IndieCindy3

10 ай бұрын

The fact that they have in-house shows/entertainment like Tournament of Kings and Thunder From Down Under make the hotel stay that much more worth it. I recently stayed at Paris after having it on my bucket list and it wasn’t nearly as fun (or economical) as my stay at Excalibur.

@jerrykeenan1848

10 ай бұрын

AGREE! I'm not there for fancy room. Clean, comfortable, quiet, showers, towels. I rarely am in the room. GREAT CHEAP RATE!

@RedNekLvr22

10 ай бұрын

@sussybakas7262 There seems to be a growing belief among a group of people that if we can't, or are unwilling to spend at least "X" dollars on what they believe on a "superior" hotel that we don't deserve to even vacation in Vegas. I'm with you. As long as it's clean, I have little desire to inspect all the furniture and accessories beyond a general cleanliness. Lord knows I've been in more expensive hotels with worse housekeeping. The classism when it comes to Vegas resorts is so thick you could cut it with a knife.

We stayed at New York New York the summer of 1997, a few months after it opened, and spent most of our time in Excalibur. I have never stayed in the hotel there, but it has always been considered a "budget" casino. I didn't get the impression of cleanliness and "new" even back then. We really enjoyed the tournament and, like you said, the food was okay. We are headed out in Novemeber and don't really need luxury, but we do want comfortable and clean. I like the location of Excalibur with the 4 corners walkways, especially during summer. The rooms appear to have gone without much updating in the past 35 years or so.

Always wondered about this place! Thanks Ruby!!!

We got married in July in Vegas and stayed at the Excalibur and had a great time. We have 2 kids and found it to be very family friendly

Thank you Ms (and Mr) Ruby for your various reviews, of which I have watched many and learned a great deal. I appreciate that you include lots of different aspects of the Las Vegas experience, from high-end resorts to more modest properties, fancy restaurants to cheap eats. You are quite the food critic, which led me to realize you have a culinary background!

I stayed there two weekends ago. The room was clean and not too bad of shape. Only problem was shower was slow to drain, but not a big deal for me. I asked for a high floor and got a room in the Royal Tower, 27th floor good Strip view. I was a Happy Camper and would stay there again. 🙂

We love the Excalibur, spotless clean, fabulous beds, great location 😊

Thanks Ms. Ruby. I really appreciate you reviewing the older and lower end properties. I stayed here about 18 years ago and had a great time basing out of the location. Surprisingly (or not) it looks pretty much the same. I stayed cheap, because pretty much all I did was sleep and shower at the room, then was out all day and get in about 3:30 am. My body was on EST so it felt like 12:30 am. Coming home was a killer though. Appreciate all your reviews !! Keep up the great work !! 🙂

We just stayed there this past weekend in a wellness room, floor 14. It was a strip view. The room was fine. No issues there. Our only issue was we parked valet and our car was parked in the sun. I recommend self parking in the garage.

@SergSpace

Ай бұрын

Aaaand they've charged you of course for boiled bottled water that you left in your car. Bummer!

Clean and quiet is all I care about. Excalibur is an excellent value, and frankly I love how cheesy it is. Would I suggest they build somethin like that how a days? Not a chance. But that's a budget hotel for ya.

These videos are awesome and super helpful! Can’t wait to get back to Vegas!

Great video ruby glad you showed a reasonable place to stay. It looks ok to me 😊loved the pools !

Always loving a new RubyView! Your comments are what I would expect and corresponds to my experiences. Typically for me the Ex is just the place that I have to walk through between the Luxor and NyNy

Love your videos, we like staying at Excalibur since my gf says she feels like she is a princess, and we feel like the money we can save on are room then we can do more stuff in Vegas. We believe it’s just a room to sleep and get cleaned up and we explore the strip.

Stayed at excalibur in January and June this year. My go to property, its so easy to get on the strip and easy access to the other hotels. Love it.

I always enjoy these honest reviews. Thank you!

Thank you for slumming it in the entry level room. These reviews really provide value and make you feel better about spending those crazy prices at „fancier“ strip hotels. Also, in you summary shot one could almost grasp the wamrness of the room 😅

I was browsing Vegas videos and found one of your past videos on things to do in LV or something like that and really enjoyed it. I love your delivery, your content, and your flow with what you're commenting on. Very impressive, especially how you set up the camera during all your shots and made your comments. I decided to subscribe to your channel and look forward to more great posts. As for other videos, do you have any of the Wynn. I went to circus circus as a kid and then came to Excalibur a few times and haven't been back, and based on your review, I will stay far away.

Ruby, the view is incredible! Love the pool.

Love your style of reviews! Go ruby!!

Thank you for an honest review. I'm going for the first time and was expecting far worse from what I'd heard elsewhere, but you certainly pointed out both the good and bad spots. Looking forward to it frankly, just for the theme alone! :)

That pool looked amazingly refreshing!😊

You give the best and honest reviews. Love ya!!!

I love all the food options. And the Tournament of King shows is awesome.

Thanks for the tip! I am planning to visit Las Vegas, but not sure where to stay yet.

I've passed through Excalibur many times but have never stayed there. We would definitely stay here with our daughter! She would absolutely love the pool. I hope they fix the slide soon.😍

@rawasianchicago

10 ай бұрын

I don't think there is anything to fix but just not enough people on weekdays to open, as I am at Excalibur right now, the pool with the slide was open the past weekend

@Nicole.Sisson

10 ай бұрын

@@rawasianchicago Thanks for the update! 👍

I regularly stay at Excalibur. I know it gets a lot of hate because it's older but you can't beat the price. My family enjoys the vibe and the casino floor is really cool. We love the bars especially the lounge as they have live bands. We always stay at the Resort tower as it's a quick trip to the Pool which is AWESOME! Excalibur has one of the best pool complexes in Vegas so if you're into that it's a great casino. The restaurants aren't the greatest and if you're looking for a swanky casino this isn't the place for you. It's a non pretentious lower end casino which I think is perfect for family's and people that don't want to spend an arm and a leg for a room

I appreciated this video. Loved the cabanas there

I just got home from LV. I went last weekend to see Blackpink and your videos were so helpful in preparing!

Excalibur was my go-to when I first started getting comp rooms. Never had an issue with the room, it did the job, although I've been staying at Luxor lately (I've had good luck getting upgraded to the Tower). If they're remodeling, I think they should be making the resort tower the better of the two since it has the better strip view. The worst is a "castle view" where all you see is the other tower. I still like the vibe of the casino, although I wish they still had Let It Ride. There always seemed to be a fun group playing.

Thank you Ruby for a fair review ❤😊

Thanks, our favorite place to stay, we stay in the royal tower on 20.

Love Tournament of Kings!! So fun and the food is great!

Loved it when I stayed, loved that whole place 🏰

Thanks for that honest review 😄👍

I did see the tournament of champions, when I was last in Las Vegas, I also enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing the video.

Good value for the money and a nice location.

Loved your video . I’ve stayed there and understand your views. I totally agree .

Outstanding channel. Friendly, objective and informative presentation. I bet that Ruby and Mr Ruby would be fun to hang out with as well. Keep up the great work. Greetings from Melbourne, Australia.

Awww we must've just missed you! My boo and I were staying at Luxor just this last Sunday and I was hoping to see you film!

Thanks for the review, keep getting free offers buy have yet to stay there. You make the best of wherever you stay, you guys rock!

I love Excalibur... stayed there in 1996 with the pool view and 1997 with the NYNY roller coaster view. ❤💙 I really love the castle theming and King Arthur's Tournament but miss the motion rides and the Merlin & Dragon show... good times! 🏰

Great review on Excalibur! Any chance you could do an updated review on Crockfords? I just stayed there and they made some changes I feel like people should know about. I stayed there last year and it was an incredible experience. This year it was still great, and I would stay again. I was just disappointed with the changes if you are staying in a regular room. If you’re in a suite, you get the same experience we got last year. I feel like people should know what they are getting when deciding to pay the extra for Crockfords over Conrad. Thanks for all you do!

Great video. Usually when I go to Vegas every few years we would stay at Excalibur because I love the medieval theme and the room rates are good. When the kids were small we were able to get away with just 2 rooms. Now they are older and want their own beds it is more of 4 rooms. Multiply that with resort fees, food, and some entertainment and that would add up to a big family vacation. Wish Vegas would get rid of at least the daily resort fees, parking fees. But that is prob never going to happen.

Very family friendly the Excalibur is good. Feel like the south point

Thanks for the great content!!!, You've saved me twice !!! Appreciate it!!!

Thanks for going to ToK. I go to vegas for the shows mostly and most vegas videos rarely touch on them.

You guys are the best. This channel is awesome. Best Vegas review channel. Before I go to Vegas next time, will have to do my research here. I’ve stayed at the Bellagio, Mirage, Luxor, Polo Towers, and Excalibur. Next time I want to stay at the Cosmopolitan but will check this channel for further research.

Thank you my son and his family are going to Vegas over Thanksgiving..after this review I told him to give it a try.

This is where I stayed my first time in Vegas. I had so much fun so now it’s my favorite spot

I love the review you did on mandalay bay. I will be staying there since its a simple free tram ride to ex and lux

love the review! @travel ruby Where did you get the black cat t shirt you had on at the end? very cute!

Woo wee! That room has been well used.

Hello from Texas, love all your content. Excalibur is the first place my wife and I stayed on our first trip together(what we could afford, cosmo is our fav now). 10 Vegas trips later, just got an offer for 3 nights comp’d at Excalibur will return. 🤙

Didn't stay at the Excalibur, but we had a great time eating at their buffet (we did use the MyVegas coupon) and gambling in the casino. Love how it's connected to the NYNY and Luxor.

Always helpful reviews! There might be better budget hotels but like you said the location is good (the tram to Mandalay Bay & Luxor works nice for conventions) & and the pool looks good for families.

Hey Ruby, thanks for another cool vid.

Very fair review Ruby of the Excalibur. What you see is what you get for the price point.

@epytaffskitchenstink

10 ай бұрын

That's what I thought as well.

Great video...never stayed at the Ex.....I doubt I will ever stay there. Oh.... you look great in the morning 😉 Thanks for your work👍

thanks as always, love your reviews. Looking forward to Vegas next week temps say upper 90's?!?! I've checked out your food deals vids ,and great deals, any suggestions for next week? ( Thurs, Fri, Sat?)Thanks, for all your expertise!

Good video, Ruby. The Excalibur was the first Las Vegas hotel I stayed in. I was there in January of 1997. That's when New York, New York opened. They were charging $ 1K. to ride the roller coaster with David Hasselhoff.

For the price, I could deal with the smells. The cheesiness was a feature, not a bug. The food wasn’t an issue. Where I drew the line was having to deal with a cockroach in my room. Fun features, but never booking a room here again. Glad you had fun Ruby, even if you aligned with those TRAITOROUS DRAGONS!

Do you have recommendations for high-end hotels/experiences? Love your videos, thanks for the content.

I’ve always had a soft spot for the castle, but on one stay, I found a dead cockroach under the bathroom vanity. Better than a live one I guess. On another stay, water poured through the bathroom ceiling light onto the floor and I had to move rooms, and I suspect I got bedbug bites there (though I also stayed at Park MGM that trip) You’re correct that there are other budget properties that provide a more pleasant experience.

@greenup9913

10 ай бұрын

Hi CM, had to laugh when you found a dead cock roach under the bathroom vanity, brought back memories of visiting Florida when the girls were 7 and 5 years old, we were on a flydrive holiday from the UK @ 35 years ago, we got the car and drove to Kissimeere where we booked in one of the big hotel chains for the first 3 nights, with it being our first night decided to have a look around, something to eat and then have an early night, we got back to the room wich was kinda like in the grounds, the 4 of us were very tired after a very long flight, we dumped the cases on the floor got a shower and ready for bed, I then heard an all mighty scream from my wife, the youngest was flat out asleep ontop of the bed, with just her briefs on, and there was this thing, put it this way we have cockroaches in the UK but nothing like this monster that was crawling across our 5 yo daughters back.whie she was sound asleep Thinking back I was sure it was black and the size of a small bird @4 inches long, but it was a cockroach that flew in from the trees, we packed our cases and went to reception to change to a room nowhere near the trees and was told the house maid had probably left the patio doors open, and it was a common thing that happened as the trees are full of them called a Florida Palmetto bug., when I got back home I researched it it came up as up to 2 inches in lenth, I am so sure it was nearer 4 inches in lenth,easily 5-8 times bigger than a Uk cockroach, I know the Queen Bee can be double or bigger the size of a worker, just wondering if this was the King of the cockroach's lol. was a great holiday by the way.

Agree. I have stayed there and if you are just needing a place to stay it's fine. If your heading out at like 2pm and not getting back to the room until 2 am it's fine. Stay at the Royal tower and Uber and Lyft are right at the elevators

Thanks for the review, I just stayed at the Cosmo and I think it ruined all other hotels for me lol It was wonderful to meet you on Fremont last week you are such a nice person! Keep up the great work ❤

I stayed at the Excalibur two weeks after it opened and haven't been to Vegas since. It was very interesting seeing it as it is now.

I visited this hotel with my family, this was about 25 years ago or so. I went to the Joust as well. That was the same meal they set in front of me, some things never change. We also saw Siegfried and Roy.

Fair and honest assesment, Ruby. Hopefully the supposed renovations will help. My kid loves Excalibur and its proximity to NYNY make it bearable if we are comped.

@TravelRuby

10 ай бұрын

Honestly if Excalibur would put new carpeting in it would make a world of difference.

I went through a King Arthur phase after reading Mists of Avalon so I really wanted to stay there. Thank you for doing pool reviews, pools are VERY important to me

Ruby, I so love your videos!

I recommend the soaking tub room. View is great and the tub is awesome.

Had a great time seeing the Mac King Comedy Magic Show at Harrah's. Will definitely check it out at Excalibur next time I'm in Vegas.

Went to the jousting tournament there. Dinner was included. We really enjoyed it. This was years ago, not too long after they opened.

I love MGM and Excalibur is better since the remodel. I love it. Its the heart and soul of Vegas themed hotels.

You've kind of confirmed my impressions of Excalibur. I do want to check out the medieval show sometime and it's true that MyVegas does have lots of amazing deals for Excalibur, but there are deals for other places, too.

@TravelRuby

10 ай бұрын

The show was a lot of fun!

Hey Ruby, I stayed there for the 1st time in March '23 and although I really did enjoy my time there, I have to agree with you about the musky smell in the rooms. You do get used to it though. There are better hotels to stay in whilst in Las Vegas as you say.

I love, LOVE, the Excalibur. It's nothing fancy but works for me. I have not been to the ToK yet. That was something my mom and I have always wanted to do. However, I will have to go alone as we lost my mom just over 2 years ago.

We are just back from the Excalibur from the 2nd to the 9th August and I really enjoyed it. Room was just ok, but your never really in the room apart from sleeping. Would stay there again as really enjoyed the pool and Casino. It was our first time in Vegas and really would do it again. We also stayed at the Ballagio for 1 night and it was awesome :)

Try Tuscany Suites we stay there all the time. The rooms are huge 650sq feet the resort fee is high for what you get but still love it.

Another funny and honest review. The things you do for us… 🤣

Do you have a video about the Tropicana? I have a few questions about it. Btw, awesome pick win recently, WOW!!!

I've got a trip booked there in October. Excalibur sounds like it's not a bad choice at all!

Even you can't get comped, this month of August for the majority of Sunday thru Thursday night are only $21-23/night but not $70, you go to NYNY across the street, even their lowest rate is still $50/night, and mgm grand is about the same but only with studio tower king (former west wing)

Been to Excalibur 3 times I think now. (From the UK) we found it good value for our room size, has a pool, staff are polite and enough to do in the casino, and easy to get food and Starbucks in the morning and at night. Not too far away from the rest of the strip, either walk or get the monorail. All in all, I liked it.

Always stay at Excalibur. Usually comped. Love the action on the slots. Sometimes the rooms are “tired” but usually better than my home. 😂

We went to that Tournament of Kings type thing in LA - thought it was going to be a bit crap - nope - was so awesome! We had the best night!

you guys are awesome, great quality videos always, every kind of hotel, bar, restaurant, also every kind of gym/fitness programs, maybe do a Rubyfit channel?!

One way I know they could clean the carpet but may take very long is a Rug Doctor. Because you have to move it slowly. I never knew about that battle event in Excalibur - did you guys think of The Cable Guy when you guys were there? That made me think about it, with Jim Carrey & Matthew Broderick in there in battle with Jim Carrey being wacky with the Star Trek references hehe 😁. & I believe Excalibur is based on King Arthur & his sword, or his sword, which was an excalibur if I remember correctly.

I stayed at the same room she is staying in and it was a great room!