Perhaps my loathing of this property started with the botched room assignment where they tried to put us in a room with two beds, instead of the King I reserved months ago. \""But, really, it is only for one night and then we'll move you to the room you actually reserved.\""  Ugh, no.  Or maybe it was when we got to the room and realized that it was looking pretty rough and not the nice-to-luxe accommodations I was expecting for the price. But I really think they moved into never to return territory by the way they handled these issues. Which was not at all. I felt like I fell for the old bait-and-switch. We'll promise you a beautiful resort, but delivery whatever is available and quit your whining.\n\nAt no time did I feel that the staff here cared one whit about our stay. We requested that maintenance come and repair the most glaring issue (the shower faucet that became a projectile and attacked you when the water was turned on), but they never came during our 3-day visit.  No apologies and no offers to move us to a decent room, nada. There were more cosmetic issues, but in some ways I didn't want to look too closely and ponder how the room arrived in its current state of disrepair.\n\nI chose the Mirage for its central location on The Strip and reasonably positive reviews. But after spending time walking through, eating and shopping at about ten other properties, I've realized that The Mirage just isn't for me. They also just instituted a $15/day resort fee, so it really adds insult to injury if you don't like the property. They are going for a Polynesian/Asian theme, but since the property is 20 years old and has been partially renovated, it is not cohesive at all. \n\nI spent the minimum amount of time at the hotel and focused on finding a better property for my next visit. I'd like to think this isn't the best or even in the top half of what Vegas has to offer.