Useful
tips on how to deal with Resort Fee Las Vegas and find out what's
your best option to get cheap Vegas hotels.
Apparently,
the main complaint from tourists when they are in Sin City, is this
mandatory
additional, fixed charge imposed by many establishment and
off the Strip. You may want to know if you can avoid paying this
additional cost altogether or you may want to find out what's the
best thing for you and for your pocket.
The
mandatory Resort Fee is an additional daily charge (on top of your
room rate and taxes) collected at check out which is meant to cover
the establishment' facilities and services, which include the use of
the gym (fitness centre, or exercise room), the use of the spa
(Jacuzzi, Saunas, Steam Rooms), local
calls, daily room newspapers and other services. The principle
behind this is that, since guests
are going to use some if not all of those facilities and
services, they are all combined together in a single cost
rather than paying them
individually. The cost ranges from around five to fifteen
dollars or even more and it is stated to the published rate at
check-in. All Las Vegas hotels state how much this additional
fixed charge is but it often is in the fine print of their rate page
or special offer ad page.
Call them if in doubt and ask them.
You
may wish to seek out a way to avoid the resort fee
altogether but before that let’s see what it is exactly and find
out if avoiding the resort fee is actually the best thing for you
base on your needs and to your pocket.
We like to choose which hotels we’ll stay based on how good are their
rooms/suites, customer service or casino, their facilities like wi-fi
or internet in cable, pool and spa or gym etc. We don't want to limit
our choice to Vegas hotels which don’t apply resort fees
(often because there is always a ‘catch’. So, we will select
special Vegas hotels offers and deals which are convenient and a
money saver without sacrificing on the quality
of the stay. But be
aware that as per the best price, one hotel may not have a resort
fee but the whole deal may not be of a better advantage for you. For
instance, they may not have a buffet deal or a free wi-fi which can
cost $15 bucks or more a day!) However,
if you need only a place to sleep, by all means, go for a hotel
without resort fee or
those who have a low resort fee.
So,
how to avoid paying this charge?
You
have two choices to avoid paying it:
>To
book a place which does not charge it, but beware of the drawbacks!
Not
because its a resort-fee-free hotel, that doesn't mean that you
already got away with it!
Some Vegas hotels do not impose the
above-mentioned additional charge attached to a suite/room
reservation but the “catch” is “if you book over the phone”.
They
will
charge you a ridiculous $11.20 'processing cost' (as if they were the
only ones in the world with telephone assistance),
which
tops and exceeds many of the establishments' additional cost.
So,avoid
booking over the phone if you can.
>To book a special players card offer; sometimes special package offers
(say '3 nights for the overall price of $100 dollars',
and
so on) have no additional fee
and,
even better, they are tax-free (what we mean is that the advertised
package price is all inclusive, no additional charges and no
surprises
at check out).
So no matter what special offers or package that was advertised, read
the fine print before you book your reservation or ask them over the
phone to make it doubly sure.
Conclusion:
Before
you book, make a list of the resort services you are likely to want
to use (phone calls, wi-fi, Internet
on cable, gym, spa, rest areas, etc) and find out how much they cost
separately. Do the
math, choose which ones you are likely to use and which ones you are
not and then decide which hotel is best for you. Some of the
Vegas hotels have very low resort fees so there's no issue but
admittedly, there are those hotels in Vegas that have a high
resort fee, so its
best to work out what's offered or the quality of the accommodation
you will get or what services your will receive etc.,
will be worth-while endeavors before you book your Vegas resort
experience.
For
us, a hotel with a resort fee is oftentimes a good choice. If
you plan to just sleep and not go elsewhere (..not stay in
your hotel at all),
resort-fee-free Vegas hotels may
be the best option for you, as long as your room is good, clean and
comfortable of course!
Note:
Caesar’s
Entertainment resorts (Paris Las Vegas, Bally's, Rio All-Suite,
Caesars Palace, Flamingo, Imperial Palace, Planet Hollywood and
Harrah's), now impose a resort fee between 10 and 20+ dollars per
night per room, depending on which resort you have booked.
No comments:
Post a Comment