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OrganicBunny.com Travel The MGM Grand Hotel & Casino: More Than Meets the Eye The MGM Grand is one of the world’s largest casino-hotels. Check it out, number-lovers: the hotel boats over 5,000 rooms; 4 theaters (one of which seats over 17,000); a 115,000 square foot shopping promenade; a 27,000 square foot Grand Pool complex which includes 5 pools, a river, and 3 Jacuzzis; a 29,000 square foot Spa with more than 20 treatment rooms and a full-service salon; convention rooms, a wedding chapel, and of course, a 7-story parking garage. The casino portion alone covers 171,500 square feet, featuring 174 gaming tables, and 3200 gaming machines. Sound like a whole lot of excess? Probably. And yet, you can sleep soundly knowing that this mammoth enterprise takes the time to recycle its garbage. For example, according to the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the MGM Grand not only sorts its trash to separate out recyclable materials such as glass; it also recovers "unintended throw-aways" in the process, reclaiming dozens of items from plates and silverware to ashtrays. Reclaimed items are returned to the hotel for cleaning and reuse.
For more interesting facts on recycling in Las Vegas, check out: The MGM Grand also features over 13 restaurants, many of which serve healthy and organic options to tempt even the pickiest appetite. For example, at Shibuya, a contemporary Japanese restaurant, you can order organic chicken, or, for the more adventurous, organic sushi vegetable rolls. Organic greens are featured in the Maine Lobster Salad, and organic vegetables are the centerpiece of the Traditional Tempura, a delicious traditional Japanese dish of vegetables and shrimp fried in light batter. If American cuisine is more your style, head over to Nob Hill, where chef Michael Mina serves up organic produce and poultry as well as select farm-raised meat and fresh seafood with a San Francisco flavor. Be forewarned: this restaurant’s a little on the pricey side; but ultimately worth it - after all, you’re paying for a dining experience, not just for the food on your plate.
More info on the MGM Grand’s restaurants: And if you don’t feel like hitting the gaming tables after that amazing dinner, why not stroll over to that huge pool and spa we mentioned? The Grand Spa offers your usual manicure, pedicure, facial and massage packages, of course; but there are also some unique "ritual" treatments worth discovering. For example, the Dreaming Ritual is a "tribal-inspired service" which takes its tone from Australian aboriginal healing. It incorporates a foot soak, exfoliation, body mask, scalp treatment, and massage. Or, there’s the Japanese Yuzu Ritual, which uses the anti-oxidant juices from the Yuzu (a Japanese grapefruit) to aid in pain relief, improve circulation, and smooth the skin. The Amazon Rainforest Ritual features the native South American herb "Una de Gato," which is reported to stimulate the immune system and reduce inflammation. If you’d prefer something a little less extensive, try a simple and relaxing sugar scrub (ie, the tropical Fijian sugar scrub) or a detoxifying body wrap (ie, the moisturizing milk & honey wrap). More info on the MGM Grand Spa: http://www.mgmgrand.com/pages_html/amenities_spa_facilities.asp See? You really can be healthy and enjoy yourself in "Sin City." So, whether you stay at the hotel or just happen to see it while strolling down the strip (with a gigantic gold lion out front, it’s rather hard to miss), stop in and check out the MGM Grand the next time you’re in Las Vegas - and let us know what you think! 
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