Hotel

Quote: Doc

If you really don't care at all about what your room is like and want to save money, then I guess that an average total nightly rate of under $5.05 has to be pretty attractive to you. On the other hand, if you can actually get the Wynn for $20/night total, it seems like a deal you shouldn't pass up. Consider it a splurge on a bit of luxury. If a rate of $20 strikes you as too steep a tariff, then maybe you shouldn't be going to Vegas at all. That amount seems likely to just get lost in the financial noise of everything else that is going on, even if you behave like a puritan. More so if you expect to gamble and live a little while you are there.

I tend to agree. $120 for 6 nights at the Wynn or $30 for 6 nights at the IP. I'm a cheapskate too, so I'd be tempted to have the extra $90 to spend elsewhere. But considering the amount of nights you are talking about, I'd probably "spring" for the extra $90 expense to stay at the Wynn.

Quote: ruascott

... I'd be tempted to have the extra $90 to spend elsewhere.

I can see that part of it, too: you could stay at the IP, place one $5 pass bet at the crap table each day (with double odds) and feel like a high roller. You might even win and get to play another hand. Nah, a $90 bankroll (or bankroll increase) for six days just doesn't sound like a big enough deal to warrant the downgrade in accommodations.

Quote: Doc

...then maybe you shouldn't be going to Vegas at all.

Valid point. I could have a $2K bankroll, but start to sweat the losses when I lose as little as $50.

But that's why I tend to come home ahead, or down very little.

The wife, on the other hand, has no trouble playing the one machine that always pays. You know. The ATM.

If she were coming with me, I'd do it in a heartbeat. Heck, she could probably get free rooms at Rio or Paris instead.

Me? I really don't care. I just need a bed.

Plus, since I probably will play a good deal whereever it is I stay, it makes sense to play where it might actually count.


If I'm gonna spend money on something that I or the wife thinks is extravagant, I'll get a rental car - which I think I AM going to do.

The fee includes internet access which is worth about $15 in and of itself.

But honestly, I'm sure you could get the fee waived if the room is comped.

See if your boss could also set you up with some F&B. His level of play could warrant that.

Yeah, I've always gotten my room comped and never paid a resort fee - including as recently as last weekend.

So I just got an offer from Wynn in my email, detailing special email rates for me... either $139 for a weekday rate or $219 for a Friday/Saturday... I'm thinking I might book a night while in town for WoVCon just to say I've stayed there...

I click on it, and the first thing comes up says "Sorry, we can't book at that rate!" The rate is $143 and lower for the weekend than the $219.

Bait and switch in action, but besides that, is the room worth it? I would like a luxury type room on the strip, and Wynn seems about as nice as any place. Any opinions?

I got the same offer. The Wynn is a nice place. However, it is tough to swallow a $139+ charge for a room you may only spend 8 hours in. After taxes and fees, you could be paying $20 per hour of actual use. There are other "hidden" costs too. Everything, even the snack bar, is very expensive compared to what you might pay at another, less "luxurious" resort.... (e.g., $6 for a small bowl of oatmeal!?)

I got the same offer - even though I had bet a grand total of $10 lifetime there.

I had posted about it, but didn't think to post here, and started a new thread instead:

http://wizardofvegas.com/forum/off-topic/general/9456-wynn-encore-wants-my-action/


By the way, my letter was dated 3/21 and I got it 4/16.