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ACDUC · registered user Joined: 24 Jun 2008 Posts: 96

Dewey pointed out the confusion caused to listing best prices and those given by brokers.

"I have been using the v.com list a lot while booking rooms this past month for my now 18 day trip in November. I have always relied on going to a discount broker (or a site that surveyed many discount brokers) and using their "price" ranking option to sort of put in perspective which casinos were cheaper than others. Well, none of the resort fees are figured in those ranking so they are all skewed. I have to mentally add in the resort fees as I skim the list. For my dates Boulder Station looks like an incredible bargain until I remember that the resort fee almost doubles the nightly rate of the sale prices.
And don't even think about that Popular name-your-own-price option at one broker. Resort fees won't appear in their math either, so what you say you want to pay and what they tell you they have found for you is only what you offered if you happen to get lucky and the casino they picked based on your "bid" happens to have no resort fee.
Wynn is now $20 a night. State your own price and star ratings and catch that casino, and your $60 bid will cost you $80.
Fun, huh"

I will add that if you buy a package from a discounter like Orbitz you should ask about the fees as well. The bookers are usually located outside of this country and may not know about the extra fees. Places like Wynn with $20 a day add ons are listed so you may get a surprise if you think you've paid all fees when you purchase the package. I don't understand why consumer protection agencies in Nevada allow this.

CasinoCamper · Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 11:17 pm Post subject:

Someone may have already mentioned it, but if you're paying for a room downtown and don't mind moving around there are several coupons and other discounts available. Two I recall are:

Gold Spike $7.77 per night (before tax and resort fees)
El Cortez "Cabana Suite" $40 one night, 2nd night free, works out to $25 per night including tax

These were in LVA coupon book, I think the ACG has more but it's out in the car and I'm not dressed Wink

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dewey089 · Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 10:50 pm Post subject:

ACDUC · registered user Joined: 24 Jun 2008 Posts: 96

Another resort fee link

http://www.vegas.com/incl/resortfees.html

MaryP · Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 2:35 pm Post subject:

Most likely won't stay at Gold Spike but the $8 resort fee isn't the reason. As I said in other posts casinos should simply say the room has a special rate of $8 instead of calling it a comp. I don't blame the Gold Spike for charging something since everybody else is doing it. I think when one casino institutes a questionable policy others find it necessary to do the same thing so they are competitive. Harrahs took the high ground on this one and I must say I am very impressed with them going against the trend. Harrahs is showing that they respect the intelligence of their customers and so is M Resort.

dewey089 · Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 4:30 am Post subject:

I may well stay there in November despite this new raise in fees. The rooms are all renovated now as well as the hotel next door which is now the Oasis and I think the pool is open as well. Reports on the rooms have been very good.
A recent visitor who had booked before the raise in resort fee was not charged even when he asked at check out so it may be that in spite of what they say, we are grandfathered in.
I am booked in November and even with the fees it still is the cheapest. I won't gamble there anyway, but I'll have free wifi and gamble at the El cortez

LBoyd · Moderator Joined: 19 May 2007 Posts: 859

$8 for tax/resort fee is high for Gold Spike--never stayed there but it's old-time decor. Have a feeling the rooms wouldn't be my cup of tea. Really appreciate the 4 Queens correction. I haven't stayed there but get offers for comped rooms, free play and food in the mail. Really like their quarter 10/7 DB Progressive bank. Played there and was way ahead after a few hours and many quads. Not only did they comp meals for my friend and I but they've been sending me mailers ever since. Linda

dewey089

Gold Spike raised their resort fees to almost $8 when you count in the tax.
However, you get free wifi in the room for that.

They also claimed that you get better parking as you are issued a permit as a hotel guest, but recent visitors report that the security guard at the parking lot still was sending them to park in the El Cortez lot as the GS lot was full.

There was one report of the Four Queens getting a resort fee, but it was false reporting and I believe the error has been retracted. They do have an optional $3 parking fee that can be avoided just by not parking there.
4 Queens has also expanded the window of time when folks can cancel without penalty, and I think they told me one could cancel as late as the day of arrival. Plaza has that policy for some of their bookings too, however, it tended to cost more for a room at the Plaza with that flexibility at least for my nights.
I saw November 5-6 weekend nights for $29 each at the Plaza so perhaps the deals for November are starting to be posted. This one was on Priceline. That is an expensive weekend so far anywhere on the strip so I am looking for some place to escape the high rates, although I think that I'll either head out to Laughlin for a weekend or take the Super 8 at Koval and get my laundry done mid trip.