Mirage Room 14098 (non-smoking floor)

Nights stayed: Friday-Sunday
Rate: $119 Friday/Saturday, Sunday $85 (special event rate)
Where booked: Telephone

The room is located on the north side of the west wing, only a
short walk from the elevator.  There is a reasonable view north
to see Treasure Island, the Stardust, the New Frontier, the
Adventuredome at Circus Circus and the top of the Stratsophere
tower.  There are double curtains.  The windows open, but the
sticker on the sill says doing so will trigger a fire alarm.

The entry is tiled, as is the bathroom.  There is a closet with an
in-room safe.  There is no iron or ironing board.  The door didn't
completely close if left on its own, I had to push or pull to get
the latch to engage.

The main room is as expected: table with chairs, nightstand, alarm
clock radio, TV in enclosure with drawers.  There is one TV channel
dedicated exclusively to the Mirage, one to Treasure Island, and
another which covered other hotels (possibly MGM-Mirage resorts).

There are individual reading lights in the ceiling above each bed.
The heating/cooling unit had a weak fan and tended to leave the room
stuffy even on high.  However, if the thermostat was turned down to
start the AC, then the fan seemed to do a better job.

The bathroom is tiny.  Don't open the door if someone is using the
toilet.  The water pressure in the shower is fine and the spray
pattern adjustable, though not to massage-style jets.  The fan
is entirely inadequate at keeping the mirrors from fogging up if
the door is closed.  Lots of bottles (and they restock them daily
if you take a bottle with you -- such as lotion to help in the
dry or smoky air).

There is only room for one in the bathroom, but there is a separate
sitting area just outside the bathroom for applying makeup.  There
is a magnifying lighted mirror here (for the ladies), and a special
shaving mirror (for the men) inside the bathroom.