Off to Tahoe + CZR Info

Today we are heading to Harrah’s Tahoe for an unexpected 5-day stay.  After who knows how long – I forget, this year  we had decided to permanently cross CZR off our Play List.  The benefits had been decreasing steadily each year until we could no longer make it a positive play, especially since our declining energy levels did not allow us to use all the travel perks we had enjoyed in the past.

But recently the mail brought Brad a surprisingly juicy promotional offer from Harrah’s Tahoe – too good to pass up.  We surmise that this might have been generated for former Seven Star players who had dropped down from that level in 2019, as Brad has done.  We figured this because I, who did make Seven Stars for this year, did not get that same good offer.  But who knows why casinos do what they do – after 35 years in the casino trenches I still don’t have a clue most of the time!

General CZR Information

While I am on the subject of Harrah’s Tahoe, here are some notes I have collected about CZR in general.

A common question: “Can your host at one CZR property make reservations for you at other properties?”

The general answer to this is “Yes,” and you will even probably get mail from your host promoting this benefit.  However – as you must always watch for – individual properties may have variations of this policy.  I had one player tell me her host said she could book any “event” at other properties, but not rooms.  But I have had success with cross-booking for years, both using regional marketing directors and individual-property hosts.

Another frequent question is concerning the amount of play you need to do when you use the complimentary Atlantis resort benefit that CZR offers at some tier levels. This fine print makes a lot of players nervous:  If you accept this offer and do not show any rated casino play, the Atlantis may charge you for some or all of your upfront complimentaries including rooms, food & drink, limos, etc.

Words like this make me nervous.  Brad and I are on a number of mailing lists for comped cruises and casino resort visits because of our heavy play in past years, and most have this kind of scary fine print.  Example is a recent invitation from an independent host for Live Casino in Maryland: All pre-comped offers and hotel arrangements are at the discretion of the casino.  You must qualify, based on your rated play history.

The problem with benefits like these and the Atlantis one from CZR is that it is extremely difficult to find out the play required.  There is almost never any printed information on “rated play.”  So, you must launch a thorough investigation on your own.  First you can check with a host – and hopefully that is one who is knowledgeable and knows your play history.  Then I would use my trusty ask-a-lot technique.  Talk to several hosts for a consensus opinion.   You could talk to other players who have used this benefit but remember their experience was based on their personal play and history, which may be quite different than yours.  And finally, the day before you leave, you should talk to a host at Atlantis to see how your play is being rated.  Then if not up to basic requirements, you can decide whether to play more or just pay the bill for charges that won’t be comped.  Sometimes that latter option is the cheapest!  But in any case, you won’t have a heart-stopping bill surprise when you check out.

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Back  to the subject of our upcoming trip – Tahoe is just about our most-loved CZR property, so this will be a fun “working vacation” for us.  Stop by and say hi if you see us pounding away at a VP machine!