Well you really blew it this time. You were standing tall and boasting about being the last major hotel chain in Vegas to avoid the "Resort Fee" game. This was the only reason that I stayed at your casinos. Your games are tight, your comps are hard to come by if you play table games, and your hotels are nothing really special. I come to Vegas to gamble, eat, drink, and maybe hit the pool one day of the trip. I don't need a fitness center. I don't belong to a gym at home. Why in the world would I want to work out in Vegas. I get enough of a work out walking up and down the strip all day in 100 degree+ heat. WiFi.... I have my own "hot spot" that can work anywhere. I don't need yours. Bottled water in my room.... Is there something wrong with the tap in the bathroom. I don't need your "extras" and I don't want to pay for them.
Now I see why you may be going this. Is the "Resort Fees" not taxed at the same rate as the "Hotel Tax" the city and state charge? If it is, I can see why you want to keep the charges separate. What you really need to do is keep one hotel in the chain "No Fees". That way, if the people don't want to use these items that are (as you say) included in the fees, they can stay at that hotel. If you want to use these items, stay at that hotel. You should look at how many people at each hotel actually use the items that each hotel will be covered in the fees. If one hotel has a lower percentage of usage by the people staying there, make that the non-fee hotel.
Look at it this way. A blackjack table, craps table, slot machine at one casino is pretty much the same as one in another. The "No Resort Fee" made you different. Now you look like all the other "cookie cutter" casinos in Vegas. My next vacation is going to be for five days in June. If you think I'm going to spend about $100 on something I don't use, you've lost your mind.
I know you really don't care about my opinion (and I doubt that anyone from "the powers that be" will read this), but I needed to vent.
Ray
Now I see why you may be going this. Is the "Resort Fees" not taxed at the same rate as the "Hotel Tax" the city and state charge? If it is, I can see why you want to keep the charges separate. What you really need to do is keep one hotel in the chain "No Fees". That way, if the people don't want to use these items that are (as you say) included in the fees, they can stay at that hotel. If you want to use these items, stay at that hotel. You should look at how many people at each hotel actually use the items that each hotel will be covered in the fees. If one hotel has a lower percentage of usage by the people staying there, make that the non-fee hotel.
Look at it this way. A blackjack table, craps table, slot machine at one casino is pretty much the same as one in another. The "No Resort Fee" made you different. Now you look like all the other "cookie cutter" casinos in Vegas. My next vacation is going to be for five days in June. If you think I'm going to spend about $100 on something I don't use, you've lost your mind.
I know you really don't care about my opinion (and I doubt that anyone from "the powers that be" will read this), but I needed to vent.
Ray
