Accommodations?: WSOP 2013

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Now that the WSOP 2013 schedule has come out, I've gotten the a.o.k. from my wonderful wife to leave her and the kids behind to come out and play a couple of the events....

My plan is to take a couple of days off of work and be in Vegas from Friday, May 31st night until Tuesday, June 4 mid day.

So my dilemma, which I figured I ask some of you guys 'in the know'.... WHERE should I stay?

Because I'll be playing poker most of my waking hours, tournaments and cash games, I don't need luxurious accommodations. Quite the contrary -- If the sheets are clean and the shower works, that should be fine. (actually, access to free wireless internet wouldn't hurt either). In years past, I've gotten super cheap or free rooms at places like Imperial Palace. One nice thing about the Caesars properties is that hotel guests get free shuttle bus service to other Caesars properties (including The Rio).

So I went online and I looked the current Imperial Palace, now called the Quad, and I see the following deal: (Deluxe Room): $200.21 ($50.05 avg per night)

This year, I have almost no Caesars Total Rewards points because I play poker almost exclusively at the Borgata in Atlantic City these days. But I could change that, as Atlantic City has four Caesars properties. Does anyone know how much play I would have to accumulate (blackjack, craps) to start getting free room offers from places like The Quad? Should I jump on the above $200.21 deal? Any other ideas for free or cheaper rooms in Vegas during that time period?

[abrown83]

Now that the WSOP 2013 schedule has come out, I've gotten the a.o.k. from my wonderful wife to leave her and the kids behind to come out and play a couple of the events....

My plan is to take a couple of days off of work and be in Vegas from Friday, May 31st night until Tuesday, June 4 mid day.

So my dilemma, which I figured I ask some of you guys 'in the know'.... WHERE should I stay?

Because I'll be playing poker most of my waking hours, tournaments and cash games, I don't need luxurious accommodations. Quite the contrary -- If the sheets are clean and the shower works, that should be fine. (actually, access to free wireless internet wouldn't hurt either). In years past, I've gotten super cheap or free rooms at places like Imperial Palace. One nice thing about the Caesars properties is that hotel guests get free shuttle bus service to other Caesars properties (including The Rio).

So I went online and I looked the current Imperial Palace, now called the Quad, and I see the following deal: (Deluxe Room): $200.21 ($50.05 avg per night)

This year, I have almost no Caesars Total Rewards points because I play poker almost exclusively at the Borgata in Atlantic City these days. But I could change that, as Atlantic City has four Caesars properties. Does anyone know how much play I would have to accumulate (blackjack, craps) to start getting free room offers from places like The Quad? Should I jump on the above $200.21 deal? Any other ideas for free or cheaper rooms in Vegas during that time period?

Lowest rate I see for your matching dates at The Quad is $252.

Caesar's announced (not really but was leaked) that everything booked March 1st and after will have a $10-$25 resort fee per night.

[abrown83]

My logged in rate (not comped) for Quad for the same dates is $133 for all four nights.

So make sure you are logged into TotalRewards.com when checking rates.

[Dan Druff]

Now that the WSOP 2013 schedule has come out, I've gotten the a.o.k. from my wonderful wife to leave her and the kids behind to come out and play a couple of the events....

My plan is to take a couple of days off of work and be in Vegas from Friday, May 31st night until Tuesday, June 4 mid day.

So my dilemma, which I figured I ask some of you guys 'in the know'.... WHERE should I stay?

Because I'll be playing poker most of my waking hours, tournaments and cash games, I don't need luxurious accommodations. Quite the contrary -- If the sheets are clean and the shower works, that should be fine. (actually, access to free wireless internet wouldn't hurt either). In years past, I've gotten super cheap or free rooms at places like Imperial Palace. One nice thing about the Caesars properties is that hotel guests get free shuttle bus service to other Caesars properties (including The Rio).

So I went online and I looked the current Imperial Palace, now called the Quad, and I see the following deal: (Deluxe Room): $200.21 ($50.05 avg per night)

This year, I have almost no Caesars Total Rewards points because I play poker almost exclusively at the Borgata in Atlantic City these days. But I could change that, as Atlantic City has four Caesars properties. Does anyone know how much play I would have to accumulate (blackjack, craps) to start getting free room offers from places like The Quad? Should I jump on the above $200.21 deal? Any other ideas for free or cheaper rooms in Vegas during that time period?

Lowest rate I see for your matching dates at The Quad is $252.

Caesar's announced (not really but was leaked) that everything booked March 1st and after will have a $10-$25 resort fee per night.

loooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

They've been promoting the shit out of the fact that they have no resort fees for the past year.

I thought it was working. I knew people who were specifically choosing Caesars properties because of the lack of resort fees.

I guess they decided that they would prefer to nab people for an unexpected $10-$25 on top of the published rate, especially if everyone else is doing it.

I wish resort fees were illegal, because they're misleading. Hotels should never be able to hit you for any mandatory charge besides room + tax, but somehow they are allowed to get away with this resort fee crap by putting it in the fine print.

[abrown83]

Lowest rate I see for your matching dates at The Quad is $252.

Caesar's announced (not really but was leaked) that everything booked March 1st and after will have a $10-$25 resort fee per night.

loooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

They've been promoting the shit out of the fact that they have no resort fees for the past year.

I thought it was working. I knew people who were specifically choosing Caesars properties because of the lack of resort fees.

I guess they decided that they would prefer to nab people for an unexpected $10-$25 on top of the published rate, especially if everyone else is doing it.

I wish resort fees were illegal, because they're misleading. Hotels should never be able to hit you for any mandatory charge besides room + tax, but somehow they are allowed to get away with this resort fee crap by putting it in the fine print.

Big Class Action Lawsuits are coming, it is only a matter of time.

Airlines had to stop hiding fees when advertising rates, it is only a matter of time before Hotels must do the same thing.

[Dan Druff]

Back when I used Priceline about 10 years ago, certain hotels were slapping resort fees on top of the agreed-upon Priceline "bid", which I found to be incredibly dishonest. Yes, all customers had to pay these resort fees, but I was blindly bidding for a total price I thought I was paying, not a total price plus whatever they feel like charging in resort fees. Unlike a regular reservation, where you can cancel upon hearing about the resort fees (as long as it's within the cancellation period), you were stuck when it came to Priceline.

I was able to successfully argue some of these off, before Priceline made the resort fees part of their TOS. Once they had it there, I could no longer force these off my bill. I quit Priceline shortly thereafter, especially after I got tired of their overly-generous "4 star" ratings and the accepted practice of reserving the worst rooms for Priceline customers.

[Indyrick]

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My logged in rate (not comped) for Quad for the same dates is $133 for all four nights.

So make sure you are logged into TotalRewards.com when checking rates.

$200.21 is my logged in rate. Three years ago, I got a room at Imperial Palace during the WSOP for $5/night. Vegas doesn't have cheap rooms like that any more?

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I haven't pulled the trigger on this yet. Might try to gamble at Harrah's AC this weekend to see if I get any better rates.

What is the deal about a March deadline and resort fees?

Also, the El Cortez, near Fremont St. (downtown), has pretty cheap rooms, and apparently one section of rooms is refurbished (?). Although there I'd be taking taxis to the Rio and strip casinos, which probably adds significantly to cost. Thoughts?