We traded our timeshare in Gatlinburg, Tn for a week at the Carriage House. Even though it's a timeshare, they also book as a regular hotel. It's not the Mandaly but I would return to the Carraige House again.The front desk staff was friendly and accomodating. My dad joined us on our trip and we needed extra room. We were upgraded for very little money to the roomiest 2 bedroom suite I've ever seen. I'ts a 2 block walking distance to the noisy and crowded Vegas Blvd. but you would never know from the quietness of the hotel.One block from the Miracle Mile shopping center which has tons of shops, restaurants, and even some entertainment venues. The hotel lobby has been upgraded. The penthouse floor which is where we were at is being renovated so I assume the rest of the floors will be too.Free wi-fi and daily maid service which you would hardly never find in a timeshre resort. All in all, we highly recommend the Carriage House

I'm surprised that the reviews for the Carriage House are so glowing. The Carriage House is an older hotel that needs a lot of work. My husband and I had booked an eight-night stay, only to cancel seven of those nights, in favor of the Paris Hotel on the Strip.

The most overwhelming issue my husband and I encountered when we walked into the Carriage House's tiny, claustrophobic elevator and our floor's hallway (floor 8) was the smell of what I can only figure must be air deodorizer to mask possibly the scent of times when Carriage House allowed smoking. If that's not what the smell can be attributed to, I'm not sure what it is. It is very unpleasant.

The room we stayed in was dingy, for the most part. The decor needs updating, as it gives off a dark, yellowed feel to everything, but more than anything the rooms need to be cleaner. The small bathroom in our king bed suite, which might possibly win the award for World's Narrowest Doorway (good thing we aren't fat!), has very old faucet fixtures that look like they need a better clean. The grout of the handicapped shower, which I assume comes automatically when you get the king bed suite, is very old and moldy, if not completely wearing away.

The Carriage House is really not nice enough for me to want to stay, and I don't even think it is good value for money. For only $10-$20 more a night, on average, you can stay at one of the nicer Strip hotels for a longer stay of, like, a week. Add to this the fact that, while the Carriage House does sport an unbelievable location, it's not that great at the moment (as of Oct 2009), due to the extensive roadwork being done on Las Vegas Blvd. With pedestrian walks being blocked off in numerous areas, it can actually be quite tricky to navigate back to the Carriage House from certain places without walking a long distance; you get trapped in pedestrian walk areas that have been set up for construction purposes. In other words, what the Carriage House has most going for it, its location, isn't worth the money, either.

The Carriage House could be a good place to stay, if they update it more and clean it a bit better. The suite we were in was very large with a real kitchen and would have been nice to stay in, otherwise. Unfortunately, it just wasn't for us.

Booked through their website after reading rave reviews on Trip Advisor. Thank you everyone, it was everything I expected and more.
We stayed in a One Bedroom Suite for a week. Very spacious, full kitchen, I even ordered the online groceries to be there on arrival so I didn't have to venture out alone on the first night, (hubby wasn't arriving until next day), they were expensive but good quality and worth it for me. I had just travelled from Australia and never been to US so I just ate and slept whilst I got over the jetlag. Great view of strip (as requested), I arrived early at noon and no problems getting my room early (requested also via email). Laundry straight outside our door and inexpensive. Limited amount of groceries in foyer but enough to get by. Free internet available on 2 computers in foyer, never had to wait long (except when kids were on them playing games and after 20 mins had to ask them to share...where were the parents?) Pool great, nice and quiet and lovely after a hot day walking the strip.
Across the road from Miracle Mile (5 minute walk) so restaurants and shops handy.
We walked mostly and only caught taxi's from Outlet Centre and Fremont St, very inexpensive.
Overall excellent place to stay if you don't want the noisy casinos with long check-in lines.

We chose this hotel because it was right off the strip (just a couple minutes walking distance) and wasn't a gaming hotel. Because of this, our hotel was super-quiet, clean and nice. No drunk people stumbling the halls at all hours of the night like at other hotels we've been to. The room was very spacious (King suite) and was surprising one of their smallest suites, they have much nicer and larger ones available. Staff was friendly and the room was clean.