Posted on 05/03/2018 8:43:55 AM PDT by rktman
Daily resort fees and parking charges are rising and spreading in Las Vegas, adding as much as $45 a day to visitors' hotel bills. The publisher of Las Vegas Advisor blames the extra charges for a recent decline in the number of visitors.
"Everyone hates resort fees, but the parking [fee] is even worse," said Anthony Curtis of Las Vegas Advisor. "Everyone wants some kind of comp, [and] the most basic comp is free parking. That was the one comp that everyone got."
The Advisor, a decades-old, monthly newsletter highlighting what's new in Vegas and featuring deals for visitors, provides lists of parking costs and resort fees across southern Nevada.
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Are you serious? McCabe in charge of the LV investigation? Maybe you were kidding.
“What stench and hawkers? “
Sorry for using the wrong term .... Perhaps porn-slappers is the preferred?
That’s probably it... you can play golf in 105 degree heat in palm springs...lol
Chicago charges quite a bit more.
It is painful to have left not even a historic relic from the old Las Vegas starter casinos.
I think if I were “corporate” I would have built my splendid high rise around a centerpiece of, say, the old Sands, etc., leaving some remnant of their original old slot room in place, you know what I mean?
A lot depends on when you go. My wife and I used to go the 2nd week of December. That's generally after the convention crowd and before the vacation crowd. You can get some really great discounts during this week. For example, we stayed at the Venetian for about 1/4 of the cost.
As for gambling, we were disciplined enough to know when to walk away from the one-armed bandits. If we were lucky enough to win back a nice meal, we'd take our winnings and go to the restaurant. If not, we'd chalk it up to fun.
LV has 8th largest homeless population of US cities.
There are about 5% of those compared to several years ago.
Capo's Ristorante & Speakeasy over on West Sahara Ave. also has good Italian food.
Tacos El Gordo on Charleston Blvd. is a Tijuana-based taqueria that specializes in soft tacos. At meal times, it is usually very crowded, mostly with Mexican-Americans. If it's too crowded, you can go to Macayo's Mexican restaurant across the street, which is said to be popular with local Mormons.
If you want plain old American food, Blueberry Hill on Decatur, over on the west side, is an old-fashioned coffee shop that offers a wide variety of American dishes. They have one or two other locations in Las Vegas. And if you find yourself on the once glamorous but now seedy Fremont Street mall, you can find tasty hot dogs at Coney Island Hot Dogs, a Detroit-based eatery.
Attack? I merely disagreed with what I see as a distortion. “Truth”?...not so much.
I live nine miles from the original Disneyland, and I have lived less than 20 miles away my whole life. My last visit there was in 1969.
“There are about 5% of those compared to several years ago.”
Talk about distortion of facts!
Thanks - I’ll note that.
I mean’t on and around the main strip - I guess high prices there are to be expected - its the busiest and costliest part of town.
The whole online hotel shopping web sites, with the goal of finding the “best” deal, is a bit of a sham because of all these fees. They’re not consistent and can vary by country (is my understanding). So you never know what the actual check-out cost is until you go to pay.
Are you a travel agent?
i occasionally visit Las Vegas on business and don’t go to the Strip all that often. But if I stay overnight, I usually stay at the Motel 6 on Charleston, which is within easy walking distance of the Strip.
Erratum: The Motel 6 is on Tropicana, not Charleston.
Let's crunch the numbers.
1 adult, 3 night stay at an inexpensive Strip big casino (Excaliber), 3 nights, May 31st to June 3rd, cheapest room. Including resort fees and taxes: $444.87.
1 adult, 3 night stay at an inexpensive on site Disney World hotel (All-Star Movies), 3 nights, May 31st to June 3rd, cheapest room. Including theme park tickets and taxes: $867.55. Almost twice as much.
On the other hand, the Disney cost includes all entertainment. In Vegas, seeing a couple of shows will set you back anywhere from $150 - $400.
I think it's comparable.
"Let's see... You flushed the toilet three... no, make that four times... That'll be $36, please!"
Regards,
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