It has to be difficult being an independent casino is Las Vegas as there aren’t partner casinos to share customers with. Because of that it’s no surprise to see the Cosmopolitan team up with a partner, Marriot, with a large database of customers
The partnership gives the nearly 3,000-room Cosmopolitan access to Marriott’s vast customer database, and gives its 33 million members their first Las Vegas Strip option to stay and win rewards points.
“A lot of those customers are going to Las Vegas every year and not staying in a Marriott product,” J.W. Marriott, Marriott International’s CEO, told The Associated Press. “Now they can go and stay in a Marriott product.”
As important, if not more, the Cosmopolitan will still have a separate gaming club. The two will likely act similarly to how Planet Hollywood and Starwood worked together before Harrah’s took over.
I’m so stoked to have contributed to Vegas Chatter that I need to share! It’s an update on my free wifi findings on my last trip to Las Vegas.
Today, we have a special guest post from EastCoastGambler who details his harrowing WiFi experience on a recent trip to Vegas. Enjoy!
I love contributing to other blogs and hope to do so again. You may recall I was lucky enough to contribute to Solo Friendly last year, talking about how I roll solo.
Before I left for Las Vegas last week I heard “Airplanes” by B.o.B. Feat. Hayley Williams of Paramore on the radio 3 times in a 5 minute drive. It was at that point I figured this would be the song I heard most on my trip and set a 16.5 as the number of times I heard this in the casinos.
I heard this song a lot when I was last in Atlantic City, so I figured the over was a no-brainer. That was wrong and I don’t think I heard the song once at a casino! I heard it once it the car, but that doesn’t count. I was mostly at Planet Hollywood, where I mostly remember hearing bad dance music, and Venetian where I only remember hearing some kind of trip hop in the morning.
Usually there is a specific song that I can relate to each trip I take to Vegas because I hear it everywhere, but this trip didn’t have that. I’m not the only one who noticed this, check the 3:30 section of Bill Simmons trip to Las Vegas last year.
3:30: You know, every Vegas weekend has one song that every casino beats into the ground to the point that people groan when it comes on. The song is always peppy, but in a nonthreatening way. It’s designed to appeal to people of all ages. It has some sort of signature hook. And by the 10th time you hear it in 20 hours, you are ready to break a beer bottle against the blackjack table and start stabbing people with it.
This year’s song? “Use Somebody” by Kings of Leon. Heading into this weekend, I wasn’t for or against these guys. I had no opinion. Within 25 hours in Vegas? I hate them with every fiber in my body. We get it, Kings of Leon: You could use sum-BAH-dayyyyyy. Heard you loud and clear. And I understand you’re hoping it’s someone like you, someone like you, someone like you … believe me, I hope you find this person. Because if you don’t, I’m going to kill everyone in a 25-foot vicinity. Now go away.
Maybe I’ll hear a song that I can relate to this trip, but odds are I’ll just use “Airplanes.”
I’ve been planning another trip to Las Vegas and it is upon me. Earlier this year I ask for your opinion on where I should stay on my next trip and Palazzo won. I kept one night at Planet Hollywood just to have a second place to crash. That’s how I roll.
Last month I received an offer to be in a slot tournament at Venetian/Palazzo so I figured what the heck, let’s give it a whirl. This time I’ll be staying at the older half of the mega-complex – the Venetian. I figured it would be nice to check out a different property.
I’ll also be spending a couple nights at Planet Hollywood.
All rooms on this trip will be comped thanks to my last couple of trips to Vegas and continued patronage to Harrah’s properties in Atlantic City.
This time I’m aware that my comp room at Venetian won’t actually be free of charge, but I’m OK with the small fee as I’ll be using the wifi anyway.
This will be another solo trip for me and I’m looking forward to a different experience. I’m even renting a car for the first time so I can explore a little bit of Las Vegas. I’m looking forward to another new adventure.
Of course you want to be on stage during “Peepshow.” E! & Planet Hollywood are giving away a pretty cool prize in conjunction with “Peepshow” and “Holly’s World.”
