Getting a discounted room?

Quote: helpmespock

I then replied that I'd stayed at the Wynn serveral times previously and that I hope they would reward my loyalty with a discount room offer and that Expedia.ca had rooms at competitors like the Cosmopolitan (and the Venitian) for $100 less per night than the Wynn. I got nothing back and so I went ahead and booked the Cosmopolitan. Vote with your dollars.

Congratulations! I'm glad you stuck to your word. I would actually reply with a follow up email afterwards and explain why they lost your business on this trip. Explain that you are on a gambling forum where your experiences from this trip have been relayed and you'll be sure to express your disappointment. It won't get you anywhere, most likely, but the company has the right to know and maybe fix it for the future.

Agreed 100%. It is your choice and Las Vegas offers many options. Being loyal to one company has its benefits, but also has its drawbacks. The Cosmo wants gamblers and if your play is good, they will want you back free of charge.

Hey Folks,

Thanks for the replies. One footnote to this story. I looked today and lo and behold expedia.ca has Cosmopolitan rooms for about $40/night cheaper than when I booked previously. I called up Expedia and asked them about their price protection guarantee and got some song and dance about it only being for packaged vacations (hotel+flight). Whatever. I then asked how much a cancellation would cost me. They said it would cost nothing. So I went ahead and cancelled and re-booked.

Then the Empire struck back -- I book the new price and they've simply split out the spa fee of $40 per night into a manditory fee. It was included previously. On top of that, the old booking had a $100 resort credit attached with it. @!#$%^&!

That'll teach me for going off half-cocked...

--helpmespock

Ouch! Shit happens. You'll get it back at the tables, I'm sure :)

Have fun at the Cosmopolitan. I noticed the Wizard does not have it reviewed on his site yet. Perhaps you'd care to review it?

If Wynn is so busy that they don't need to compete for your business then congratulations to them.
I'm glad you chose to go elsewhere. I'm doing the same thing with my Super Bowl trip. Make them compete for my bUxXx0rZ.

Quote: teddys

Ouch! Shit happens. You'll get it back at the tables, I'm sure :)

Have fun at the Cosmopolitan. I noticed the Wizard does not have it reviewed on his site yet. Perhaps you'd care to review it?

I enjoy those reviews, but they're pretty thorough so I'm not sure I could do it justice. How does the Wizard normally handle these things?

I can certainly give a personal review.

--helpmespock

Well folks guess what? The Wynn just e-mailed me today to extended their current promotion into the time that I wanted. That is they're offering me a $139/night room from March 11th to 15th plus a $50 resort credit for staying more than 3 nights. After taxes and resort fees, it ends up being $170 cheaper overall to stay at the Wynn vs. the Cosmopolitan.

I thought seriously about just keeping the Cosmopolitan booking, but my wife said that money is money and I could use the difference at the tables.

So I cancelled the reservation with the Cosmopolitan and have signed up with the Wynn. I won't be able to give that personal review of the Cosmopolitan. Sorry Folks.

So things worked out in the end. It can be a bit
of a dilimma: I book early when I've found a good
deal, but if the rate is non-refundable, you're
stuck if something better comes along.

We're going to stay at PH Towers the last week
in March with a deal I found on BOOKIT.com.
I would recommend that site, at least to get
a baseline on what rooms are going for in
any given week.

I think Wynn thought I might be a higher roller
than I actually am, and we got a good
promo deal at ENCORE a few years back.