McCarran International Airport (LAS): Approximate driving time is 12 minutes and distance is 3 miles.

Driving directions from McCarran International Airport: Exit the airport via Swenson St, then turn left on E Tropicana Ave. Turn right on Las Vegas Blvd S (the Strip).

Getting there: The best option from the airport is a taxi ($5–$15; fees subject to change without notice), or a rental car.

Getting around: Guests planning to travel along the Strip have several options. City buses (less than $5) run the length of the strip; private trollies (less than $5) serve the larger casinos. Many guests choose to walk. Taxis are readily available, and guests who drive will find complimentary parking at most locations. A rental car is the best option for travel outside the Strip. (All fees subject to change without notice.)

Il Fornaio - This branch of the chain restaurant features wood-fired rotisserie chicken and duck, mesquite-grilled fish, wood-oven pizza, and Northern Italian cuisine.

Il Fornaio Panetteria - Pastries, hearty sandwiches, soups, and salads draw casual diners here.

Chin Chin Café - Featuring an exhibition kitchen, this branch of a popular Southern California chain serves Chinese fare that includes dim sum.

Gonzalez y Gonzalez - This casual spot features Mexican food served in an indoor courtyard festooned with lanterns.

America - Displaying a 90-by-20 map of the U.S., this 24-hour restaurant features American regional cooking.

Village Shops - The hotel's shopping mall, designed to resemble Greenwich Village, includes a food court offering deli sandwiches, pizza, coffee drinks, soft ice cream, pretzels, frozen daiquiris, and fish and chips. Elsewhere, Starbucks dispenses coffee drinks and pastries and Schrafft's serves ice cream.

Coney Island Pavilion - Adjacent to the Coney Island Emporium of carnival and video games, this place features Nathan's Famous hot dogs and Häagen-Dazs ice cream.

Nine Fine Irishmen – Overlooking the Las Vegas Strip, this restaurant features traditional Irish food and entertainment in an authentic pub environment. The diverse menu reflects everything from well-known favorites to the more sophisticated cuisine of the country’s various regions.

Room service is available 24 hours.

Amenity highlights: Open during warm months, a large, heated lagoon pool and surrounding sundeck provide swimming fun and sunning opportunities. Poolside cabanas are furnished with television, telephone, and refrigerator. Three year-round spas secluded in a rock garden offer relaxation opportunities.

Insider tip: From 10 AM to midnight, arrivals at McCarran International Airport can go to the south baggage-claim area, where a check-in facility for all MGM Mirage-owned hotels (New York New York, Bellagio, MGM Grand, The Mirage, Treasure Island, and Golden Nugget) allows guests to check into the hotel and purchase show and events tickets while waiting for luggage. They can also book a shuttle van to the hotel.

New York New York's facilities include a 6,800-square-foot health spa containing a fitness center, saunas, steam rooms, a men's spa, and women's hydrotherapy rooms and featuring aromatic "dessert" exfoliations such as peach cobbler, rainbow sherbet, and raspberry truffle.

Beginning in the rear of the resort and ending in the casino, Manhattan Express Roller Coaster provides a 3.5-minute ride that reaches 67 miles per hour and attains a height of 144 feet as it winds through the mini-Manhattan skyline.

ESPN Zone is The Strip's largest sports dining and television destination, with some 165 monitors showing ESPN's channels, tiered seating in The Screening Room, interactive games, and a full menu of pub food.

Comedian Rita Rudner brings her subtle humor to the 420-seat Cabaret Theatre. Later at night, the theater presents a scary-funny improv show called Boo!.

Big Apple Bar offers live bands nightly in an elegantly hip atmosphere, while Bar at Times Square features dueling pianos and sing-a-longs.

Nine Fine Irishmen - Guests looking for a quiet evening should steer clear of this lively pub. Imported directly from Ireland, the pub at Nine Fine Irishmen offers an authentic beer-slinging, whiskey drinking Irish experience. Gracious service, Irish storytelling, and lively Irish entertainment are complemented by an exceptional variety of traditional Irish stouts, lagers, creamy ales, and premium Irish sprits.

Styled after its New York City namesake, the wood-floor, biker/cowboy bar Coyote Ugly offers raucous fun: performing bartenders, women dancing on the bar, and free shots for folks shedding neckties and underclothing.

Coney Island Emporium provides 28,000 square feet of carnival and video games, including bumper cars and Daytona-style simulated racing.

Resembling the wooded sanctuary of Central Park complete with (artificial) trees, curving paths, and stone bridges, the 84,000-square-foot Casino supplies slots, video poker, backjack, craps, roulette, keno, and a race and sports book. The Dragon Pit furnishes Asian gaming such as pai gow and mini baccarat. Gaming on the Green is the casino's high-limit area.

Free membership cards in Slot Exchange permit slot and table players to accumulate points redeemable for cash, comps, and merchandise.