Bags shipped to the Mandalay Bay must be addressed to the Mandalay Bay Business Center, according to the hotel reservation office. On the second line of the address label write hold for arriving guest and your name. The shipping label also must contain your arrival date. The shipping address for the hotel is 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas, NV, 89119.
The Mandalay Bay will receive and hold your bags for free, but the cost of shipping your luggage can be expensive. If you are shipping one 50-pound bag from the East Coast to Las Vegas, the fees range from about $40 for UPS ground six-day delivery to a little more than $255 for Federal Express overnight delivery, according to ShippingSidekick.com. For two bags, double the delivery costs.
If you are taking only one piece of luggage, it is cheaper to check it on your flight. Some discount airlines still allow you to check one bag for free, but most of the major airlines charge you fees ranging from $15 to $20. As you add more bags, the prices go up. The charge for checking a third bag ranges from $100 to $125. If any of your bags are more than 50 pounds, you will be charged an excess weight of $175 on most airlines.
If you want to pamper yourself, use a luggage transportation service. These companies specialize in no-hassle bag delivery and take one of the worries out of travel. The luggage transportation companies actually use the same delivery services that you can use yourself, like Federal Express or United Parcel Service, but the baggage companies provide added benefits. When using a transportation service, you do not even have to be at home to wait for the courier to pick up your bags. Just leave your bags outside your front door and the delivery service will have them waiting at your hotel the day you arrive. The transportation services also have baggage concierges who track you luggage as it travels. So if a bag is misdirected or delayed, the concierge deals with the problem before you arrive. Prices for delivery of a 50-pound bag from the East Cost to Las Vegas ranges from $122 for six-day delivery to $238 for overnight service. The pick up and delivery can be scheduled through the luggage transportation company's website or via a toll-free number.
