Legasse Stadium announced on their twitter feed that you can get 25% off your bill after you “check in” three times on Foursquare.
Many visitors can do this on one trip to get discounts of your own. You can check in from just about anywhere in the Palazzo, so it should be easy to grab this discount.
It’s cool to see casinos use technology as a marketing tool. It’s also nice to see the offer of a large discount like this. I’ve easily spent a couple hundred dollars at Legasse Stadium with friends – and that’s with each of us getting drink tickets for our bets. Hopefully this will bring more business to Legasse Stadium so more places do this.
Foursquare and Gowalla are apps available on smartphones that, in short, let people know where you are. Foursquare is offers different kinds of rewards and “mayorships” while Gowalla offers badges that you keep on your phone.
Both are competitors and I’ve tested each of them for a while, but will be making the switch to Foursquare on my next trip to Atlantic City. It seems as if more major corporations are using FourSquare. I figure if I’m going to use my time on *another* social network I might as well receive something for it.
Connect with me on twitter and foursquare if you’re mobile and inclined.
This was a return to Palazzo for me. Even though I spent one night at Planet Hollywood my main home casino this trip was Palazzo.
I had a good time at Palazzo in December and wanted to relax a little on this trip. The casino at Palazzo never got too crazy and the environment, in general, was pretty chill so it would make for a nice place to stay.
I also had an offer I couldn’t refuse of three comp nights. It would be hard to say no. The rooms are large and comfortable. Perfect to get away in.
Once again my room/suite didn’t disappoint. It was clean when I arrived and cleaned daily. All furnishings were in tip top condition.
I tried the “$20 trick” for the first time and was treated to a high room, near the elevator, with a nice view of the strip. I’m not normally one to sit by a window and look at the view, but it was nice. I was more happy to be by the elevator.
Walking into the room I saw one of my favorite features in the suite – the Master Light Switch. This controls lights in the bathroom, sleeping and living areas. It just lessens the amount of lights to turn off/on. This is a big room! Not a big deal, but it’s nice to have.
I had the same type of suite as I did in December so I didn’t take many pictures. You can look at the old flickr gallery to see more. Having said that, into the bathroom we go. There was a powerful shower and tub to the left.
The water closet (toilet) is to the right of the bathroom. I don’t love the high throne and hate that the door automatically slams shut. I was not sticking my foot in the picture so you could see the toilet.
The bathroom is huge and set up very nicely. The only negative is that the water closet door slams shut.
Next up is the sleeping area with huge 42″ HDTV and cool underlit dresser. Bottle of water not included.
The sleeping area also has a big, comfortable chair to relax and watch TV from.
There are lots more pictures and Palazzo room info after the jump.
I always went by the assumption that a comp room meant that the room was free. After all, one of the definitions for “complimentary” is free. Maybe there would be taxes, but that isn’t always the case. On my last trip to Las Vegas I found that comps aren’t treated the same at all casinos.
PALAZZO – MANDATORY RESORT FEE
I had 3 complimentary nights at Palazzo and one that I would pay for. While checking in the prices were $0/$0/$0/$149. I forgot about those damn mandatory resort fees. Palazzo has a $15 resort fee per day which is taxed for a total of $16.80. I didn’t expect that comp rooms would have this tacked on to the bill so I was a surprised when I checked out.
Here’s what I go for my $16.80:
In-room internet access
unlimited local calls
domestic long distance and 800 calls
fitness center access for two
daily local newspaper (I didn’t even see a newspaper)
Here’s what I used:
In-room internet access
I didn’t like the fact that the resort fee was never mentioned at check in. Thinking back, it was never mentioned when I stayed at Palazzo in December. There’s enough free wi-fi in the hotel that I would not have chosen to pay for the service. Over the stay these fees were almost $80.
A cynic might also think that the reason there was such poor cell phone service in the rooms is so that it would force guests to use the house phones for calls and wi-fi for mobile data service so they think that they’re getting something from the resort fees.
PLANET HOLLYWOOD – NO RESORT FEES
I also had a comp night at Planet Hollywood. Harrah’s properties are proud not to have resort fees. I was happy not to pay a resort fee nor tax for my complimentary night at Planet Hollywood. Total bill from Planet Hollywood = $0.
BOTTOM LINE
I had 3 comp nights at Palazzo, a hotel I really like, so I’m not sweating it. At the same time, I feel my opinion is changing from moderately not liking resort fees to strongly not liking resort fees. Additionally, there should be full disclosure of these fees at check in.
Check Vegas Chatter for a constantly updated list of Las Vegas hotel resort fees.
The people have spoken. I asked where I should stay on my next trip to Las Vegas – Palazzo or Planet Hollywood. My twitter poll came back 2-1 in favor of Palazzo and my question on Trip Advisor came back even more in favor of Palazzo.
So, I’ll keep my Palazzo reservation. I may also keep one night at Planet Hollywood. I’m sure I’ll be there not sober at some point so the extra room may be worth it. I didn’t get a chance to gamble at Planet Hollywood on my trip to Las Vegas in December. That will change.
Thanks to everyone that voted and helped me solidify my choice of the Palazzo.
I received an offer in the mail yesterday offering me 3 comp nights at Planet Hollywood in both April and May as well as a few 2 for 1 offers.
I called to see if I could get a room for my upcoming trip and was told that I could get a strip view Hollywood Hip room.
I already have a room on hold at Palazzo and really enjoyed my time their in December. Now I’m not sure where I’ll stay. I have a few days to decide.
I’m also looking at 3 more trips to Las Vegas this year, so I’m not really sweating this choice. There is also a chance that I can’t make this trip and my choice won’t matter.
I visited Carne Vino on my spring trip to Las Vegas and had a fantastic steak dinner. I loved it and spoke so highly of it that my friends wanted a return visit. I shared this video with people all year around. Excitement was HIGH.
Our table was in a little room off the main entrance. The table was a huge square. The privacy was fantastic, especially when one member of the party gets the giggles. There was a beautiful chandelier high above the table.
The waiter was fantastic. He knew the menu very well and was able to answer every question and help guide us on a tour of flavors which was a great tour.
Generally, Carne Vino is an expensive restaurant but I found a way around that this trip. The table shared an appetizer and salad. This worked nicely as we treated the appetizer like the tease it is supposed to be. The Prosciutto Di Parma and Insalata Romana went very well together.
I was with 5 others and sharing a bottle of wine and appetizers was a great way to start the meal. The vino may have been the star of the night…but it was time for the main course…
While the wine may have been the star of the meal, but steak should have been the co-star. Unlike my last time at Carne Vino the steak was not the highlight of the meal.
The steak you see in the video above is the steak that I shared both times I’ve been to Carne Vino – the Dry Aged Bone In Rib Eye. The steak was cooked a perfect medium and drizzled with sea salt, pepper and olive oil.
Sounds pretty good. The steak was good. It just wasn’t great like it was the last time. The steak was a little dry this time. When I sit down for a $100/person meal I want perfection. The rest of the table experimented with non-steak main courses and thoroughly enjoyed everything. The sides were also very good.
Everyone at the table had enough food and didn’t need or want dessert. The waiter treated us to some kind of nougat like dessert and an after dinner liquor. I’m not sure what I was drank, but it was a nice sipping drink and a nice way to cap off a good meal.
Overall, this time a Carne Vino was good – not great. The service was fantastic and most of dinner was very good, but the main course left a little to be desired. Having experienced a fantastic meal at Carne Vino before I think I might hold off on a return trip. There are so many great steakhouses in Las Vegas that there’s no reason to limit myself. I’d still recommend Carne Vino because the service, atmosphere and most of the food are all fantastic.
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