Another round of resort fee increases

Even if the so-called Resort Fees become legally outlawed, the Hotels will just increase their prices. And then maybe not include all those so-called perks, the only one of which is worth a darn is free Internet.

Agree

True, but then there would be an optional fee if you want to access the net. Key word I like there is optional .

I think there may come a breaking point when people have had enough but then again they're still playing 6/5 BJ everyday on the strip, so who knows. There really should be some kind of legislation that that hotels give a bottom line price, don't the airlines have to do something like that? We always do timeshare exchanges so we've never had the pleasure of having to pay the fees, but if we ever have to pay for a place in Vegas, it won't be on the strip. At least D/T or outlying casinos aren't such major rip-offs.

Just remembered, we did stay at the Plaza right after it was remodeled and I don't think they had a resort fee but we did have to pay for a weeks internet because it was cheaper than the per day rate and we were staying just long enough it was cheaper that way. I don't remember it being very expensive at all, actually quite cheap..24 bucks? or something like that. It was a crappy connection tho.

I understand why hotels use this strategy, and I understand why the concept is slightly annoying to some. The amount of energy and anger and angst and freaking out by some folks is a amazing to me. My gosh people, the end price is the same and they've split it in two and put some words next to one of the splits. Believe me, you will not save money if they eliminate "resort fees".

I would be accepting of a law which requires mandatory charges to be included to the room cost.

Ripoff "resort fees" are devious and just another gouge - especially for the new visitors to Vegas. Increased airfare with bag fees, car rental prices, taxi fares and "long hauling", overpriced dining and drinking, 6'5 bastarized blackjack, higher game minimun's, lowering video poker pay schedules, later check-ins, earlier check-out times. The list goes on and on. What used to be enjoyable has turned into a gouge fest. And still the public continues to pay more and more and get less and less. Corporate greed at it's best. Those making excuses for this behavior obviously are the exact dupes that these corporations target and depend on. I, for one, am enjoying the casinos not in Vegas more and more.

Even that is totally useless to me. I have a device that allows me to connect to the internet almost anywhere I go. $50 a month and I can hook up as many as 8 different devices at the same time and get everyone of them connected. It has unlimited gigs per month as well. It's by far the best deal I've ever found for personal wifi.

Ray

"Sources say Circus Circus is upping their resort fee from $15 to $20 a night, plus tax ($22.40.) Currently, the Circus Circus site is advertising $26 room rates with $150 coupon savings book to be used for dining, retail outlets, The Adventuredome and 'more !' "

Wait a minute ! Circus Circus is not a resort. A resort does not smell like Circus Circus.

"I love the smell of elephant dung in the morning!"

Not sure what you mean by "so-called Resort Fees". We're talking about actual resort fees, the ones being charged all over town.

I don't think prices would go up if resort fees were banned. I think most resorts would just add the old resort fees to their existing hotel rates, with the net price staying about the same. But with resorts cutting a few amenities, such as bottles of water and free wifi, amenities that the resort will then sell on an individual basis.

The key is getting the casinos to be more transparent with their pricing. The smart people in this board know how to account for resort fees and aren't much bothered by them. It's the more casual Vegas visitor who's being tricked into thinking their hotel costs one price when it actually costs $20-$30 a night more. Those are the folks that the Nevada Legislature should want to protect, to keep them coming back.

Even with the resort fees folded into the room rates, rooms in Vegas remain one hell of a bargain, relative to the competition.

OK, Chil, I'll explain just for you what I meant. I said "so called Resort Fees" because this "Resort" terminology rings of higher end treatment, pampering, lovely vistas, spa services, lovely extras over and above what comes with a standard hotel room rental. When in fact, it is nothing more than an added cost that every guest is expected to pay (comped guest excepted in some cases) whether or not they use Internet, the fitness room (which is free anyway), in some cases get a newspaper.

Actually a smart move, an idea someone probably got a pat on the back in the boardroom for dreaming up. "What shall we call this extra charge? Usage tax? Not good. Somebody read us all those charges that come on our phone bills. Anything there we can use?" "Uh, sir, my wife and I just spent our honeymoon at a great resort in the islands, lovely villa on the ocean, top notch treatment. How about Resort Fee?" "Resort Fee...yes, wonderful! They'll take that a lot better. Good job, you'll see a bonus on your next check."

I've only paid a resort fee once that I wasn't prepared for, and I'll not fall for that again. I chose to stay one weekend night, Saturday, with Sunday and Monday nights comped. I expected to pay the resort fee ($25 plus tax) for the Saturday night. I didn't expect it would apply to all three nights because they were 'hooked on' to the one night the Resort Fee would apply. Had I sayed Mon, Tue, Wed, which would have been comped, no resort fee would apply. I can say that they advised me of this at registration, and I protested, to no avail.

OK, their business, their call, I paid it. And, I was not told at registration "with the resort fee comes these xyz extras", because of course there weren't any.