The corner it occupies and who belongs there
New York-New York stands on the northwest corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue, diagonally across from MGM Grand and directly across the Boulevard from the site where Tropicana once stood. The Brooklyn Bridge walkway carries you over Tropicana Avenue to MGM Grand, another bridge reaches Excalibur, and The Park, the tree-lined pedestrian promenade, runs from the front door past Park MGM to T-Mobile Arena. That makes it one of the best-connected mid-priced hotels on the Strip.
It suits concert- and hockey-goers who want to walk to the arena, couples who like a lively neighbourhood of bars and casual restaurants, and anyone who wants a central-ish base at a moderate price. It suits light sleepers less well unless they choose the right side of the building. What to do along this stretch is in our south Strip guide, and arena logistics in the concerts and arenas guide.
Rooms, the coaster side and what to request
Rooms are on the small side for a Strip resort but were refreshed in the last several years into a clean, contemporary style. The main category is the Park Avenue room, a standard king or two-queen layout with a good bed and a compact bathroom, most with showers rather than tubs. Above it are Park Avenue rooms with a Strip view, and a handful of suites; the towers are themed to look like a Manhattan skyline from outside, so room shapes vary a little between the towers, and some have oddly angled windows.
The important request is about noise. The Big Apple Coaster wraps around the east and south faces of the building and runs from late morning until late at night; rooms on the coaster side hear a rumble and screams every few minutes. Ask for a room facing The Park, T-Mobile Arena or the pool on the west side, on a high floor, and you will hear almost nothing. Strip-view rooms are the coaster-facing ones, so choose between the view and the quiet; the quiet is the better buy for more than one night.
What the fee and parking add
New York-New York charges a mid-Strip resort fee, roughly $40 to $55 plus tax per night as of 2026; check the official site for the current figure. It covers Wi-Fi and fitness centre access. Self-parking is in the garage behind the property and runs roughly $18 to $30 a night under MGM's current policy, valet higher, with self-parking generally waived for MGM Rewards Pearl status and above.
Two practical notes. On T-Mobile Arena event nights the garage fills and the surrounding streets jam; arrive early or leave the car in place. And because the hotel sits mid-price, the fee is a smaller share of the total than at Excalibur next door but still adds noticeably to a midweek booking. See the resort-fee explainer and the Strip parking guide for detail.
The pool
The pool is the property's weak point. It is a modest deck between the towers with a main pool, a smaller pool, a hot tub, loungers and a bar, shaded by the buildings for part of the day and lacking any of the scale of Mandalay Bay or MGM Grand. It is fine for a swim and an hour in the sun, quiet on weekdays and pleasantly low-key rather than a party, and it is the reason serious pool people book elsewhere.
Season is roughly March to October with shorter hours at the edges. New York-New York guests have at times had access to the pool at Park MGM next door under shared-pool arrangements; this changes, so ask at check-in rather than assuming. If the pool matters to your trip, compare the alternatives in best resort pools before booking.
Fitness centre and spa
The Spa at New York-New York is small, with a limited menu of massages and facials and a modest relaxation area; it is convenient and reasonably priced but not a destination. Guests wanting a full spa day usually go to the MGM Grand spa across the bridge or to Aria a short walk north, both larger and both more expensive.
The fitness centre, included in the resort fee, is a serviceable room with cardio machines, a rack of dumbbells and a couple of strength stations. It is busy early in the morning on convention weeks. For a better gym without leaving the neighbourhood, the MGM Grand fitness centre is a few minutes away on foot. Our spa guide covers which nearby spas earn their price.
Dining: better at the casual end
New York-New York's strength is casual food and bars rather than fine dining. Tom's Urban and Nine Fine Irishmen, the pub with live music and a large patio on The Park side, are the two anchors. Il Fornaio covers Italian, Gallagher's Steakhouse is the traditional steak option, and the Village Street Eateries inside the building do pizza, delis, and grab-and-go under a faux Greenwich Village streetscape. Shake Shack sits on the corner facing The Park. Line-ups change, so confirm on the official site.
Hershey's Chocolate World on the ground floor is the sweet-tooth stop and is busy all day. Because The Park runs straight from the door, dozens more restaurants at Park MGM, Aria and MGM Grand are a few minutes away. Bar-wise, the Bar at Times Square with duelling pianos is loud and fun, and one of the reasons the casino floor stays busy late.
Casino atmosphere and the check-in desk
The casino is medium-sized, themed like a Manhattan street with faux storefronts and a Central Park-style ceiling, and it is one of the livelier floors on the south Strip. Table minimums are moderate, the slot floor is dense and the noise level is high, especially near the duelling-piano bar and on arena nights when the crowd pours in after the game. Non-gamblers can reach the elevators without crossing much of the floor from the Tropicana Avenue side.
Check-in is mid-afternoon and checkout late morning. Desk lines are manageable except on arena event days and Friday afternoons; the MGM app with online check-in and a digital key skips them. Early check-in is offered when rooms are ready, sometimes for a fee; late checkout is usually available for a fee or free with MGM Rewards status. If you booked a standard room, this is the moment to ask for the quiet side.
MGM Rewards and how it helps here
New York-New York is an MGM Resorts property, so stays earn MGM Rewards points and tier credit, and status pays off in the usual ways: Pearl has historically waived self-parking, Gold and above has waived the resort fee, and higher tiers unlock priority check-in and later checkout. The programme also gives a small discount on tickets for some shows and events across MGM properties, and offers linked to your account often include this hotel at reduced rates. Tier names and benefits change; check the current programme.
Because the arena and The Park are here, MGM offers around concerts and Golden Knights games often bundle a room with tickets, and members get presale access to some arena events. If you are choosing between New York-New York and its sister property next door, the Park MGM guide compares the two. Deal tactics are in how to get a hotel deal.
Pros, cons, rates and the verdict
- Pros: excellent connections by bridge and promenade; walk to T-Mobile Arena; lively bars and casual food; tidy renovated rooms; moderate prices; MGM Rewards perks.
- Cons: coaster noise on the Strip-facing side; small rooms; weak pool; loud casino; garage congestion on event nights; resort fee and paid parking.
Rates as of 2026 have run roughly $70 to $140 midweek and $180 to $350 on weekends before the resort fee, with sharp increases on arena and stadium event nights.
Verdict: a smart mid-priced base for anyone whose trip involves the arena, The Park or the south-Strip bars, as long as you ask for a quiet-side room. Pool-focused travellers and light sleepers who cannot secure the west side should look at the alternatives in our stay-guide index.