It would be nice if there was an online resource (maybe here !) that provided some insight into the guest funbooks offered by the hotels. Sometimes those coupons take a nice bite out of the resort fees.
Is that something your staff has insight into? Or does it change too often to be able to stay on top of?
Yes, that would be useful. Problem is, it's a bear to collect that kind of information. Even if hotel reservations agents, front-desk personnel, and/or concierges cooperate (many don't), calling 100 hotel-casinos and asking them to list all the coupons their room guests receive would take a month -- at which point, it would be time to start all over again.
Also, in our experience over the past few years, the coupons aren't especially valuable (imagine that): a two-fer drink, small-percentage discounts at the buffet/fast-food eateries, 2-for-1 last-minute tickets to the shows, maybe some special meal deal in the steakhouse, 10%-15% off in a retail shop or two.
Finally, as you suspect, these coupons do change quite a bit. The more valuable coupons/promotions are often short-term offers that, as soon as we unearthed them, would be on their way to obsolescence.
How we wish the casinos would make our job easier. Unfortunately, these kinds of ambitions are just too much of a struggle. Sorry, PJ.
I don't even know if it would be worth the effort these days. How many fun books around are there anymore? And the few that exist aren't worth much. Just this year, even the Four Queens funbook eliminated the one matchplay coupon.
Exactly which funbooks are you finding that make a dent in the resort fees?
Thanks for the replies. Maybe we can just start a thread here and people can share their experiences.
akq - I’ve had a couple decent ones recently. The plaza offered 2 $10 mathplays last time I stayed there. Tuscany had a $5 matchplay and $5 slotplay. But I’m sure they change all the time.
Here are the coupons from the South Point's funbook that I copied and pasted from its website:
You will receive a Complimentary Fun Book when you check-in at South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa. Here is a list of the coupons included:
