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"Sorry, all 6,118 of our rooms are booked."
Are you the kind of traveler who’s slightly allergic to three-room B&Bs that are impossible to find and require morning nibbling around a table full of strangers? Presenting the Forbes Traveler list of the world’s biggest hotels, which for some may represent the impersonal travel experience defined, but for thousands are simply the steel-and-concrete answers to any traveler’s most pressing question, “Where to stay?”...
"Sorry, all 6,118 of our rooms are booked."
Are you the kind of traveler who’s slightly allergic to three-room B&Bs that are impossible to find and require morning nibbling around a table full of strangers? Presenting the Forbes Traveler list of the world’s biggest hotels, which for some may represent the impersonal travel experience defined, but for thousands are simply the steel-and-concrete answers to any traveler’s most pressing question, “Where to stay?”...
Anthony Grant with Minh Tu Nguyen & Rachel Slaff "Sorry, all 6,118 of our rooms are booked." Are you the kind of traveler who’s slightly allergic to th... more
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First World Hotel
Genting Highlands, Malaysia
6,118This brightly-hued three-star megahostelry has thousands of rooms and facilities to match, from meeting rooms and a business center to a cineplex and casino. And for all its Olympian size—there are (count 'em) 32 check-in counters—it’s just one section of the First World Plaza, which includes an indoor theme park and 500,000 square feet of shopping. The First World Hotel is truly a world of its own, not only because of its mammoth size, but also because of its global décor, such as the tropical rainforest at the entrance and the lobby that’s decorated in the style of a traditional Spanish courtyard. The hotel washes 40 tons of laundry a day.
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MGM Grand
Las Vegas
5,044Guests know to expect opulence as soon as they arrive at the MGM Grand—the lion that guards its entrance is 45 feet tall and weighs 100,000 pounds, making it the largest bronze statue in the United States (perhaps even in the northern hemisphere). The hotel provides plenty of places to please its clientele, with six bars and lounges and more than twenty restaurants on the premises. Even the MGM Grand’s swimming pool is over-the-top: A 1000-foot-long flowing river pool is the highlight of the hotel’s 6.6-acre pool complex.
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Luxor
Las Vegas
4,408Why run to Egypt when you can stay at the Luxor? True, with 4,408 rooms, you may not feel like a pharaoh, but at least you'll have company. There is the impressive pyramid structure, but there's also Carrot Top, the comedian-in-residence (you must be 18 or older). Luxor is also home to Cirque de Soleil, and hip party types should check out the hotel’s LAX Nightclub. The Luxor offers equally enthralling activities for younger travelers, too, such as IMAX Ridefilm motion simulator rides, an IMAX 3-D theatre and a game arcade. The property’s 120,000 square feet of gaming space will be completely remodeled by May 2008.
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Mandalay Bay
Las Vegas
4,332As the location of the famous House of Blues, Mandalay Bay is the spot for travelers looking to be entertained inside and out of the (ear-splitting) casino. The hotel complex also houses the Mandalay Bay Events Center, which hosts concerts, boxing matches, and annual events like the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Plus, an annual summer concert series is held overlooking the wave pool at the beach at Mandalay Bay, which features real sand and a lazy river. Not up for a swim? Check out the Shark Reef aquarium, home to over 2000 animals, and that’s not counting the card sharks.
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Ambassador City Jomtien Hotel
Pattaya, Thailand
4,239This Thai hotel is all about surf and sports. Featuring forty acres of coastline, the Ambassador City Jomtien has amenities such as a jogging track, a tennis court, a squash court, and swimming pools. There’s a salon, spa, and barber shop, too, so getting pampered is certainly an option for those who don’t equate physical exertion with a relaxing vacation. There’s also a library, pharmacy, shopping, restaurants, and a business center, so no need to high tail it to Bangkok for a Snickers bar.
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Venetian
Las Vegas
4,027Cobblestone pathways, serenading gondoliers, and a network of canals make it clear that The Venetian is aptly named. Go for a romantic fake gondola ride or go shopping at the Grand Canal Shoppes at this hotel, and a few Bellinis later, fancy yourself vacationing in Venice, instead of Vegas! (For full fool-yourself effect, make that a lot of Bellinis). To add to its putative European flair, there’s the on-premises Guggenheim Hermitage Museum. However, those looking for traditional, over-the-top Las Vegas fun won’t be disappointed, because The Venetian has all the staples of a Las Vegas hotel: an 11,000 square foot poker room, more than a dozen restaurants and bars, a business center, and a theater.
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Excalibur
Las Vegas
4,008If you thought Sleeping Beauty's castle at Disneyland was a pale imitation of the real McCoy, you obviously haven't been to Excalibur, whose ersatz castle is one of the earliest known examples of Las Vegas’ giddy appropriation of history for commercial purposes, and one that would either make Uncle Walt proud or make him cringe. Kids might enjoy The Tournament of Kings jousting show, but the ladies and maybe even a few of the gents will get a bigger kick out of the Thunder from Down Under revue, where the hotel’s "knights shed their armor." Anything to get you out of the undersized, largely nondescript rooms. Headache from all that casino noise? Ambient lack of charm bringing you down? The 13,000-square-foot Royal Treatment Spa has what it takes to perk you up.
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Bellagio
Las Vegas
3,933Danny Ocean and his partners-in-crime marveled at the beauty of the Fountains of Bellagio at the end of Ocean’s Eleven, and you can too, if you stay at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. Go for the glam and rent one of 52 private pool cabanas, enjoy a stroll through the Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, or add some culture to your vacation by perusing the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art. Make sure to treat your taste buds, too… the Bellagio is the only hotel in the United States to house two AAA Five Diamond restaurants, the Picasso and Le Cirque.
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Circus Circus
Las Vegas
3,773If you’re going to get married in Vegas, you might as well go all out—head to Circus Circus’ Chapel of the Fountain, the first and longest-running wedding chapel at a hotel/casino in Las Vegas. Circus Circus isn’t only for newlyweds, though. The Adventuredome Theme Park at Circus Circus is the biggest indoor theme park in Nevada, and the hotel’s Midway Stage is the world’s largest permanent circus, with a big top that measures 90 feet tall. But leave the clowning around to the professionals.
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Flamingo
Las Vegas
3,565Sometimes referred to as The Pink Hotel due to the structure’s neon color, The Flamingo Las Vegas opened on New Year’s Eve 1946 thanks to the backing of Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel, infamous for his ties to the Meyer Lansky criminal ring. Given such lore, the hotel has been portrayed in various films and fictional works such as Ocean’s Eleven (the original as well as the remake) and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. After numerous ownership changes and an overhaul in 1993, The Flamingo is now owned by Harrah’s Entertainment and offers 3,565 affordable rooms to visitors looking to spice up their stay with a dash of Sin City history.
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