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He would not have raised anybody’s attention, carrying his own stuff and not bothering anyone in the process.

General question for any FReeper who has stayed there (Sorry - RB...your post just got me curious)...

Is Mandalay a valet only parking facility or can you self park in a garage and take elevators straight upstairs to rooms?

My experience with Vegas casinos is that all of them have extensive "Self Park" facilities. In addition to hotel guests, they also want to attract gamblers so they ensure that there is plenty of spaces available for pa. It is the only big city I've been in where there is absolutely no problem finding a parking space and where parking is FREE.

Of course, if you desire, you can park your car right in front of any casino/hotel and workers there will be more than happy to valet-park your car (and they will be holding their hands out for a nice tip). But most of us regular people are fine self-parking ourselves in the vast parking garages out back, all well-lit with plenty of signs pointing to the casino entrances. They practically suck you right in.

And as others point out, if you have a room there, you can grab a luggage dolly, pile it up high and take it right into the banks of elevators. Valets may walk up to you and offer to help but otherwise nobody bats an eye.