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Sign up for MGM's email list. They send out slight discounts and have lots of suites.

For your Sun-Wed stay....look at Bills Gambling Hall(no pool though), Imperial Palace, Excaliber, Hooters, Casino Royale(no pool). Occasionally other places have really good rates as well on weekdays. Of the above, Bill's has the nicest rooms. Also check out any Harrahs hotels as they have a best rate guarantee if you find a cheaper rate elsewhere. Harrahs and Ballys have nice rooms. Flamingos rooms are kinda worn, but the pool is top notch.

I would avoid Tropicana because their cheapest rooms are the Garden Rooms and are awful.

For the suites, check MGM's website. There are some really large nice ones that might cost $500 a night, but will easily accomodate 8 people. There are also smaller ones(750 sq ft or so). For your room Sun-Wed check out Kayak.com, sidestep.com, travelaxe.com, expedia.com, and travelocity.com. I don't recommend priceline because a 2 or 3 star hotel may land you at a place off the strip too far. Like with 4 star hotels, you usually get Westin Causarina which sucks because its a 3 block walk to the strip.