<Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> 36 ° 06 ′ 08" N 115 ° 10 ′ 10" W ﻿ / ﻿ 36.1022 ° N 115.1695 ° W ﻿ / 36.1022; - 115.1695 Coordinates: 36 ° 06 ′ 08" N 115 ° 10 ′ 10" W ﻿ / ﻿ 36.1022 ° N 115.1695 ° W ﻿ / 36.1022; - 115.1695 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> mgmgrand.com </Td> </Tr> <P> The MGM Grand Las Vegas (formerly Marina and MGM - Marina) is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada . The MGM Grand is the largest single hotel in the United States with 6,852 rooms . It is also the third - largest hotel complex in the world by number of rooms and second - largest hotel resort complex in the United States behind the combined The Venetian and The Palazzo . When it opened in 1993, the MGM Grand was the largest hotel complex in the world . </P> <P> Owned and operated by MGM Resorts International, the 30 - floor main building is 293 ft (89 m) high . The property includes five outdoor pools, rivers, and waterfalls that cover 6.6 acres (2.7 ha), a 380,000 sq ft (35,000 m) convention center, the MGM Grand Garden Arena, and the Grand Spa . It also houses numerous shops, night clubs, restaurants and the largest casino in Clark County, which occupies 171,500 sq ft (15,930 m). </P>

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