why do people say its far from strip? i've only stayed at ex once, but I stay at NYNY all the time. All y ouhave to do is catch the monorail across the street at MGM and you are mid strip in less than 5 minutes. it takes longer than that to drive and park somewhere when in Vegas. spending extra to stay mid strip is WASTEFUL, unless you are talking about imperial palace as mentioned, super cheap and perfectly mid strip, but I would rather stay at excalibur than IP and take monorail.