2. MGM Grand, Las Vegas

Number of Rooms: 5,044

Guests 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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