Excalibur Hotel & Casino

Excalibur serves as the South Strip’s rock-bottom budget gateway into the MGM Rewards ecosystem, frequently advertising $35–$55 weekday rooms anchored by family arcade nostalgia and free tram links. Guest rooms range from standard king configurations up to multi-room suites, supported by full casino gaming floors, luxury pools, and signature fine dining.

Couples celebrating romantic milestones, luxury travelers expecting plush mattresses or room service, and smoke-sensitive guests should skip Excalibur without hesitation.

Recommended Alternative: New York-New York across the skybridge (for crisp renovated Soho rooms) or Park MGM (for 100% smoke-free boutique air)

Book the renovated Royal Tower exclusively—it sits 4 minutes closer to the Strip skybridges and pool deck with updated bathroom fixtures compared to the dated Resort Tower. Tower selection dramatically impacts both elevator walking distances and late-night acoustic tranquility.

Compared to Luxor next door, Excalibur sits closer to Tropicana Avenue skybridges and T-Mobile Arena (9-minute walk), but feels louder, smokier, and more bare-bones. Evaluating room square footage, casino air filtration, and walking transit ensures expectations align with your trip style.

Clark County lodging regulations levy the 13.38% tax rate on BOTH base room charges and mandatory resort fees. Over a 3-night stay, resort fees alone contribute $142.86 to your final checkout ledger.

Mandatory $42.00/nt fee ($47.62 taxed—often higher than the base room price!) includes basic Wi-Fi, fitness center access, and local phone calls.

Excluded amenities include valet parking, pool daybed rentals, and spa hydrotherapy facilities.

The front desk authorizes $50.00 per night for room incidentals at check-in. Using a debit card temporarily locks these funds from your checking account balance until 3–5 business days post-checkout. Self-parking runs $20/day ($25 Fri–Sun; surges during Allegiant Stadium / T-Mobile Arena events for non-guests) and valet is $40/day.

Zero minibars, zero coffee makers, and zero mini-fridges in standard rooms—so there are no sensor traps, though medical fridges must be requested at check-in.

Loyalty Exemption: MGM Rewards Gold+ members waive the $47.62 taxed resort fee and $20 parking direct, effectively cutting weekday out-the-door stay costs by more than 50%.

Friday 3:00 PM–6:30 PM when budget weekend drives arrive en masse from Southern California; MGM mobile check-in is essential to skip 40-minute queues. Guests utilizing resort mobile apps can complete digital registration and use smartphone Bluetooth digital keys to bypass physical front desk lines entirely.

Early check-in runs $25.00 before 1:00 PM on the MGM app; bell desk near the rear Rotunda porte-cochere holds bags complimentary. Bell captains provide numbered claim tickets; storing bags while waiting for rooms is customary and fully secured.

Unlike traditional hotels where lobbies open directly onto sidewalks, navigating casino floor mazes, shops, and escalators at Excalibur Hotel & Casino requires budgeting 8 minutes each way before estimating transit times to other resorts.

11:00 AM; tap checkout in the MGM app before walking to the tram or rideshare. Late checkouts past 12:00 PM generally require advance requests and fees ranging from $30 to half the nightly room rate depending on occupancy.

Rideshare: the Rear Rotunda Porte-Cochere off Frank Sinatra Drive behind the Resort Tower

Airport Flat Fare: Clark County flat-rate airport taxi Zone 1 ($21.00 flat fare one-way from Harry Reid International Airport) (plus $3.00 credit card transaction fee and customary tip).

entering off Frank Sinatra Drive directly behind the castle so you never touch jammed Tropicana Avenue intersections. Always enter from back service roads (such as Frank Sinatra Drive or Koval Lane) rather than attempting left turns across Las Vegas Boulevard.

the northern boarding station of the free Mandalay Bay–Luxor–Excalibur Tram right outside the casino doors, plus elevated Tropicana skybridges to NYNY and MGM Grand. Utilizing these climate-controlled connectors protects travelers from 110°F summer pavement temperatures and street crosswalk wait times.

take kids downstairs to the Fun Dungeon arcade and Tournament of Kings jousting dinner, or walk 9 minutes across the bridge to T-Mobile Arena. These close pairings avoid rideshare waits and high weekend surge pricing.

30,000-square-foot pool deck features 4 heated pools, a family waterslide, and the partitioned 18+ Drenched pool; relaxed family vibe with affordable snack shacks. Guests must show active room keys for gate entry; outside coolers and personal glass containers are confiscated at bag check.

Low medieval-themed casino ceilings result in noticeably dense cigarette smoke along central slot aisles; walk the upper Castle Walk mezzanine to minimize exposure. Non-smoking guests with asthma or respiratory sensitivities should utilize perimeter corridors or consider 100% smoke-free Park MGM.

Thin connecting doors in older rooms allow hallway chatter (70–74 dB); request top floors 24–28 away from ice machines. Requesting rooms situated midway down elevator corridors on higher floors minimizes both hallway foot traffic and pool bass thuds.

Plentiful Royal Two-Queen connecting rooms, low $50/night card holds, and medieval dinner theater make Excalibur a classic wallet-friendly kid hub. Strollers are welcomed across non-gaming promenades and pool concourses, but minors are strictly prohibited from loitering near active slot machines or table gaming rails.