The Luxor seems to have lost a bit of its nice-ness over the years, once known as one of the premier hotels when it first opened with a very modernized look and feel, now its trying hard to compete with the newer hotels on the strip - and with good reason\n\nOn my rescent trip there I ended up at the last minute needing a room in vegas for work, so I figured Id go here since it had been about a year and when I was last there they were in the middle of a re-model so I figured id give it a shot - and I was able to find rooms pretty cheap for a weekend stay.\n\nMost of the remodel was done the lounges in the main pyramid were finished and looking nice but they were still lacking in what other casino lounges offer - seating was crowded and service was bad, even on Thursday night when it was slow - prices for drinks were pretty high for a casino that is on the south end of the strip \n\nYour key cards that gets you into your room is also used to get the elevator moving - basically so noone can just go up the sideways moving elevator - heres the catch ...the key cards dont always work well, one time it took so long to get the card to respond in the elevator the lights inside turned off ....once it finally responded to my random button pushing the lights turned on ...but definatly a pain when your hands are full and you have to dig out your room card \n\nHere is another fun one -since the key cards didnt work well in the elevator....they didnt work well when trying to get into my room either I think I stood there for at least 5 mintues one night trying to get in ...and it wasnt cause I had been drinking over priced drinks in the bar \n\nMy basic room was ok - a very typical cheap hotel room in Vegas..my TV was small and had no remote controll - so I had to get up to change the channel every time I wanted to watch something else - which was a real pain. I brought my lap top with me to be able to do some work with my down time in my room but the internet access was absolute crap the wireless couldnt link up at all and it was a big waste of time. So why is there an additional $12 resort fee a day with this place if you cant use the dam internet at least, and not everyone is going to spend their day at the pool. Oh the 12 bucks does include 2 bottles of very cheap and small bottles of water in your room everyday.\n\nNo bathtub in my room just a shower no big deal for me but others may want to relax a bit more than just standing there. \n\nThe sports book is lacking to say the least-it still looks the same from when it first opened, its almost like the Luxor is a bit 50-50 with its remodel and the way the rest of the casino is looking. \n\nThe buffett there which I alwasy thought was one of the best in Vegas is dam near 30 bucks a person ! What ever happened to the cheap buffett's in Vegas?\n\nAbout the only good thing is the Luxor has quick access to Mandalay Bay and Excalibur, but I wonder if the Luxor is like this - how bad is Excalibur and Mandalay ?