Las Vegas guide and MSE thread 2013

Indout96

Passat 2.0 TDI (did have a very modified Celica for 7 years though)

StuieUK34

thought so, it was the oversteer/bhp sig which made me ask!

photome

secretmachines wrote: »

everyone's favourite CityCenter won't be CityCenter for much longer

http://www.vegastripping.com/news/blog/4893/exclusive-mgm-to-drop-citycenter-name/

Its a shame they can only change the name, that wont change the appearance

photome

For anyone into Burgers

Found this link on Vegasmessageboard with reviews/scores and prices for most burger bars/takeaways in Vegas

http://www.vegasburgerblog.com/reviews/

coz2099

Cesears to start charging resort fees according to Vegas Chatter on twitter tonight!

VegasChatter ‏@vegaschatter
Caesars Ent. to implement resort fees March 1 according to http://Vegas.com . From $10 to $25/night. #theshowgirlsarereallyangrynow

secretmachines

http://blog.vegas.com/las-vegas-hotels/caesars-entertainment-properties-join-the-fee-ding-frenzy-27716/

Resort fees are getting harder and harder to avoid in Las Vegas.

Yesterday, Caesars Entertainment, which had been promoting itself for some time as the hotel group with “no resort fees,” announced the mandatory nightly surcharge will be applied on all bookings made for stays at its Nevada properties that begin on or after March 1.

Ranging from as low as $10 and $15 at The Quad and Bally’s, respectively, to as much as $25 at Caesars Palace, the new resort fees will cover the cost of admission for two people per day at spa facilities, daily in-room internet access for one device and all local phone calls. Flamingo, Harrah’s and Rio will charge a resort fee of $18, while Paris Las Vegas and Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino will require $20 from guests.

Of course, Caesars Entertainment is not the only hospitality company to do this. The Las Vegas properties operated by MGM Resorts International, Station Casinos, Wynn Resorts and Las Vegas Sands Corporation all impose resort fees.

The reasoning is this saves visitors money and hassle by providing inclusions – like internet access, a daily newspaper, the printing of boarding passes, local phone calls and more – that would otherwise be paid for separately. Thus, these commonly requested services are bundled together into the one nightly cost so customers are not nickled and dimed.

Regardless of whether your feelings about resort fees are positive or negative, be aware they exist at most of the megaresorts in and around Las Vegas. Guests feel frustrated when hit with a hidden charge – so if you just factor this cost into your nightly rate in advance, you won’t be surprised at check-in.

And perhaps one day this time-tested clich! will be updated to say: “Nothing is certain but death, taxes…and resort fees in Las Vegas.”

ferf1223

secretmachines wrote: »

http://blog.vegas.com/las-vegas-hotels/caesars-entertainment-properties-join-the-fee-ding-frenzy-27716/

interesting - it's not 100% clear to me if that will mean us staying at Paris having booked previously but due to stay after 1st March...we do normally pay for intenet access at least 1/2 the days we're in Vegas, so it's not that big of a hit for us (would be nice if it was limited to 2 devices and not one though)...but I am surprised since Caesars very much touted their no resort fees thing for so long.

Rahven

Ack, what a shame. Extra $54 on the cost of our stay at the Flamingo in June then

ferf1223

it is interesting that it's not been officially announced that I can see...I tried a dummy booking and nothing came up...I wonder if it will be for bookings made after 1st March? I would also be somewhat surprised if a guest who booked when there was no resort fee could not fairly easily have the resort fee waived at check-in if they pushed a bit.

ratkarth

Problem is imagine how busy the spa is going to get if every guest can use it