K.N.
Hi, I have never STAYED at either, but I used to live there and as I recall, luxor seemed to be more in the middle of all the action and Ballys seemed to be set back a bit further off the road adn seemed a little , looked over. Personally, my fave is the Venetian. Mandalay Bay and the Aladain are great too. I spent most of my time in these 3 even after I moved there full time. Not sure that helped. I might suggest taking a look at things you want to see and do adn see what makes more sense location wise, or what services are offered there at the hotel, like affordable dinning and go from there. Good luck, have a great time and DO NOT MISS the fountain show at the Belagio.