{"id":1478,"date":"2009-12-03T11:40:10","date_gmt":"2009-12-03T19:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/?p=1478"},"modified":"2009-12-03T13:03:45","modified_gmt":"2009-12-03T21:03:45","slug":"aria-vdara-discounting-already","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/aria-vdara-discounting-already\/","title":{"rendered":"Aria, Vdara discounting already"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AriaIn its discussions with J.P. Morgan<\/strong> analysts, MGM Mirage<\/strong> has regularly been boasting that Aria’s room rates are running higher (very, very slightly<\/em> higher) than Bellagio<\/strong>. Being a skeptical fellow by nature, my instinct was that Aria was being propped up through the end of the year for the sake of prestige.<\/p>\n

Sho’ nuff. I just got an e-mail blast offering Aria rooms at the official $159 price — but with a $75 resort credit<\/strong> thrown in. Since it’s predicated on a two-night stay, we’re talking about a $122.50\/night room here. The supposedly more exclusive Vdara<\/strong> is proffering a $50 credit<\/strong> on a $149\/night rate (or an adjusted $124\/night). Those “sweeteners” are still small enough, however, to keep Vdara and Aria in the top five of LVA<\/em>‘s new room-rate survey, below (in ascending order) Four Seasons<\/strong>, Venetian<\/strong> and Wynn Las Vegas<\/strong>. (MGM has yet to run a promotional special for Bellagio.)<\/p>\n

Room-rate exuberance<\/strong>, though, returns unabated for New Year’s Eve<\/strong>. For single-night rates, Bellagio and Aria top the list at $599 apiece. The California Hotel<\/strong>‘s $300 for three nights may be the best deal out there, while the Four Queens<\/strong> is going to find its holiday ADR ($134\/night, for a two-night stay) seriously diluted by having to take in customers from the soon-to-be-shuttered Binion’s Gambling Hall<\/strong> hotel ($77 night, same terms). Even the Ellis Island Super 8<\/strong> ($155\/night) and the forlorn Greek Isles<\/strong> ($159\/night) are getting caught up in the frenzy. And is it really worth saving 50 cents a night to stay at Hooters<\/strong> ($327\/two nights) instead of the Tropicana<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

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Where the elite meet<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The Columbia Sussex<\/strong> people continue their delusional ways, charging a holiday rate of $368\/night at the oh-so-exclusive Westin Casuarina<\/strong>. That’s more than The Palms<\/strong> or Vdara … and exceeded only by Palazzo<\/strong>, the Venetian<\/strong>, The Mirage<\/strong>, Aria and Bellagio. It must be nice to live in the ColSux world, where you can just pull room rates out of your ass, seems like.<\/p>\n

However …<\/strong> the hotels at the top of the food chain might take warning by looking at which properties were switching on the “No Vacancy” light, as of Nov. 23. They’re mostly downtown (Fremont Hotel<\/strong>, El Cortez<\/strong>, the Plaza<\/strong>, Main Street Station<\/strong>, the Vegas Club<\/strong>) or out in the sticks (Buffalo Bill’s<\/strong>, Primm Valley Resort<\/strong>, Whiskey Pete’s<\/strong>, the Railroad Pass<\/strong>). Exceptions include two of the nicest properties in the “locals” belt: Green Valley Ranch<\/strong> and the Silverton<\/strong>, and just a handful of Strip hotels — Mandarin Oriental<\/strong> (only 392 rooms), the Four Seasons<\/strong> (also small) and the Flamingo<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Dare one suggest that it’s not too soon to start repricing downwards? Because at this point the only companies guaranteed a happy new year are Boyd Gaming<\/strong> and woebegone Herbst Gaming<\/strong>. Who’da thunk it?<\/p>\n

Viva Elvis<\/em> postponed<\/strong>. I failed to note earlier that Cirque du Soleil<\/strong>‘s new show is not only not making its scheduled Dec. 16 date, it’s not even starting previews until two days later. Since those run through 1\/28\/10, you won’t be seeing reviews of the newest Cirquetacular until February, most likely.<\/p>\n

How can a show that was literally years<\/em> in the making miss its opening by six weeks? Can you say “fixations”? I thought you could. Mind you, that’s not stopping Cirque from hitting you up for $87 a preview. As I’ve said before, if you’re going to be subjected to a work in progress, you ought to be given a “price in progress” — like an additional 50% off. Seems only fair.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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