From Vital Vegas
https://www.casino.org/vitalvegas/fontainebleau-confirms-opening-date-nightclub-restaurants-and-more/?fbclid=IwAR1W_y9F5bsz0TuB1j_Q8wnUh-urPpZC4mYB8zn8biotoILcnXiTQje7XW8_aem_AWFQOyoiWFJ189-1bvha7ejCvdZGBNvfRfJMJTAWKUOnubyBPwiG3pdSyHksTuROeTA
Looks like a very nice hotel
Looks purty. ...their website exudes intentionally emoted mystery laced with persistent luxury. The model in the evening gown running a jackhammer might hold some skewed appeal? Think we'll wait until room prices decrease below the listed $500 per night minimums before taxes and fees after the debut hype wains ( those prices were consistent for most variations of base rooms on their website...which seemed a bit weird, but it's early ). The FB brand and the monumental multiowner development ( or lack thereof) history of this joint in Vegas perhaps dictates exorbitant up-front pricing for most goods and services ( required 16+ years after the initial groundbreaking to get this place open..assuming it actually occurs). Looks like all rooms have mini-fridges, though..FWIW. Most of the base rooms are just a bit short of 500 sq ft total area..size matters? Initially, it looks as if FB will avoid tier / status matching offers. Expectedly, it looks as if the casino will depend on debut foot traffic/ first-time gawkers before presenting incentive offers / promos. Again, it's early. Maybe the management will consider Resorts World's apparent underperformance on the north end and adjust their intial approaches after the opening hype subsides? It might be enjoyable to visit and take in all the scents..once, anyway. Resort fees are $45 per night..but guests get free self-parking as a perk, FWIW (heh). We'll see how / if this new property competes after the debut / opening calms down; have to give the multifacted, long-winded project some due for persistence/ will and the associated expense. I don't know if we'll ever stay there, but I wish them well on their historical venture.
Thanks for sharing.
What hotel is worth $500 a night (plus resort fee!!!), no matter how fancy-ass? And do people come to Vegas to stay in a hotel room?
THis place will fall on its ass after the initial hype dies down. People flock to new casino-hotels in the hope that there will be something new or at least novel. They're always disappointed.
I'd be willing to bet that all the "amenities" there, such as restaurants, are priced sky-high as well. And the gambling will be high-limit and awful.
Feh.
What hotel is worth $500 a night
Another kevin lie. Weeknights can be had for $200.
Some people like staying in resorts & enjoying the amenities. Just because kevin can only afford Motel 6, there is no need to insult those that can afford.
Kevin..Those standard in-room fridges are too pricey, ehh?
Originally posted by: Charles Higgins
Kevin..Those standard in-room fridges are too pricey, ehh?
A bed, a toilet, and a shower, for twenty hours...$500...ridiculous. With or without a fridge.
As you can tell, I have nothing but contempt for people who pay WAAAAAAAY too much for something, even if they can afford it. That just makes the prices higher for the rest of us. It also rewards the gouging, when we should be penalizing it.
Yeah,well...you know I reject the 'great gouge' and am pretty much a tightwad myself. But, I can't / won't try to suggest how others spend / don't spend. If FB doesn't align with whatever the market presents at the time ( within their immediate competitive Vegas market, which I'll speculate might include Resorts World and Wynn / Encore as examples), they're likely to take a butt - whipping and suffer financially. They'll be forced to adjust by that market..or swim. Their convoluted, multi-owner, and lengthy history is deserving of a shot at competing once open. Those initial advertised room rates might not hold true for long, either. We'll see.
A bed, a toilet, and a shower, for twenty hours...$500...ridiculous.
The FB is what people call a resort with more amenities that kevin's Motel 6 & I have shown that it costs $200 not $500. If people want to spend money on a resort instead of Motel 6, that is their choice and that is what we call freedom & capitalism.
Originally posted by: Charles Higgins
Yeah,well...you know I reject the 'great gouge' and am pretty much a tightwad myself. But, I can't / won't try to suggest how others spend / don't spend. If FB doesn't align with whatever the market presents at the time ( within their immediate competitive Vegas market, which I'll speculate might include Resorts World and Wynn / Encore as examples), they're likely to take a butt - whipping and suffer financially. They'll be forced to adjust by that market..or swim. Their convoluted, multi-owner, and lengthy history is deserving of a shot at competing once open. Those initial advertised room rates might not hold true for long, either. We'll see.
If people had some kind of price resistance, sense of value, discretion...unlike another slightly unbalanced commenter in this thread...then the gougers wouldn't be able to gouge. Their places would be deserted.
I can see going to a "resort" if my intention was to lounge around the pool, relax, sleep 12 hours a day, etc. But when I go to Vegas, my room is my crash pad--period. It seems stupid to pay for "amenities" that I'll never use when I'm out doing various Vegas things for 14-16 hours of every day. The "pay for amenities" mindset also assumes that you'll spend most of your time in that same casino where you're sleeping...which may be their fantasy, but isn't the case with most visitors.
I still find it amazing that SOMEONE hasn't decided to resurrect the value/bargain model...it seems that such a place would be mobbed, as not everybody's pockets are bulging with cash. I can't help but think that there's some serious arm-twisting going on to prevent that.
I suppose I should be grateful for the presence of the "money to burn" idiots, as for so long, they helped keep the good gambling alive...but nowadays, the gambling in Vegas pretty much sucks.
