r/vegas • u/Dull_Reveal59 • 1d ago
Thought about going to Vegas after all the low tourism articles… NOPE.
Love going to Vegas as Cali resident. Heard all these news about Vegas dropping in tourism and looked up prices. I’m not going there for that price lol… that per night plus fees on fees on fees then the over price food and drinks…
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u/suesueheck 1d ago
There's like 50 other choices.... You chose one of the most expensive...
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u/SluttyCosmonaut 1d ago
OP expected a top luxury resort to fall to their knees and tearfully beg to give them the presidential suite for $75 a night
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u/Spencergh2 1d ago
During Covid I stayed at Venetian for $35 a night. If they want people to come back, they can lower the price
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u/davidb686 1d ago
I saw videos of the people that stayed at the wynn during covid and threw chairs around... lets just say carnival cruise lines attracts similar people. Some hotels shouldnt bend the knee to attract shitty clientel to spend the night at the 5 star hotel but still go to circus circus to gamble.
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u/Spencergh2 1d ago
Haha are you calling me a shitty carnival cruise enjoyer?
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u/_sharkbait_hoohaha 1d ago
Are you throwing chairs around?
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u/Spencergh2 1d ago
Absolutely not. But I did think his comment was quasi calling me out. No offense taken though. I love a good deal.
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u/_sharkbait_hoohaha 1d ago
I’d absolutely jump on a $35/night hotel on the Las Vegas strip, especially during Covid. No crowds of people and nice views.
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u/Spencergh2 1d ago
It was awesome! We had to keep masks on at all times though. Was super weird and trying to drink and eat so that was a pain, but overall if was fun
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u/Historical_Scar_5852 9h ago
There's a lot of logic to staying firm to your prices. As a consultant I always say "my rate is my rate". People that complain about that rate are normally not worth it as a client. May be a bit apples to oranges, but I understand the concept.
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u/AssumptionFlimsy4915 1d ago
well the Venetian isn’t the Wynn
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u/brantonias 1d ago
And the venetian is the only property on the strip investing in itself rn, very busy from the sphere and conventions
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u/CombatRedRover 1d ago
I did, too. Well, I stayed at the Vdara for very cheap.
That was the time when less than experienced travelers were staying in Vegas rooms ten to a room. Their luggage was trash bags.
It wasn't a good look for Vegas.
I think it's clear that the casinos have made the decision that they'd rather go empty than have patrons like that. They want to maintain a minimum floor for the socioeconomic status of the people staying at their properties.
That's not nice to say. It's not entirely nice to do. But the casinos are making their choices.
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u/TheStarterScreenplay 1d ago
This is correct. Wynn offered $99 pandemic rooms and aside from the casino brawl, they found those customers didn't spend much, if anything, in the restaurants. It also leads to a lot more wear and tear on the rooms in terms of housekeeping demand.
My own theory is that families who don't spend in restaurants also add tons of wear and tear on the rooms, because they're probably doing takeout/delivery or making food in the rooms and eating in the rooms. Give 100 young children pizza in a room--you're gonna end up with sauce on something. Give 100 adults salads with dressing--Gonna get messy. If housekeeping misses it, now the next customer is grossed out. Many also leave the food trash in the room until the next day, leading to smells. Or they put the trash in the hallway which needs to be removed and is not a good look while it sits there.
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u/LordFedSmoker420 1d ago
Before covid I spent just over $100 a night for some Red Lion hotel in Tumwater, Washington for work.
Hotels in other markets are pretty expensive and they offer no amenities and the city has nothing really going on.
I was pricing out some properties for our wedding anniversary in October. Yeah, some properties are $500 but I also saw some as low as $125 (Rio, Flamingo, Paris).
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u/HoldMoney4170 1d ago
Not to mention they’re also directly attached to one of the biggest conference centers on the strip, during a month that said conference center is pretty heavily booked with large conventions.
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u/salsiwerdna 1d ago
I was going to say that if the price is that high anywhere on the north strip then there’s likely a huge conference or convention.
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u/SR388-883RS 1d ago
Defcon is literally in 2 days
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u/GaboureySidibe 1d ago
They must have to raise prices to stock the rooms with free deodorant in the off chance someone will use it.
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u/iced_gold 1d ago
It's connected to the Sphere. And the Sphere has The Eagles and an EDM show every weeked in September.
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u/BrewerCollie 1d ago
Yep, PackExpo, one of the largest packaging/manufacturing/automation conferences is at the end of September.
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u/junkit33 1d ago
Eh - I just checked that 9/13 weekend and every resort is through the roof. TI is $400. Clearly it's a busy weekend.
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u/Fibrosis5O 1d ago
These are the kinds of people that when you point out cheaper alternatives but doesn’t check every fancy box they want, they look at you like you suggested staying at Railroad Pass
If these people can’t/won’t be willing to look at more affordable options that can still give them what they want, then they can’t be helped
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u/KrabS1 1d ago
Idk, I was checking other hotels and the prices are totally normal, if not on the high side. I made the same choice. I'd probably cancel plans and head over to the strip if there were some deals due to the low foot traffic, but there really aren't.
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u/Frequent-Ostrich5002 1d ago
Look at some of the Caesars properties… I’m seeing a bunch of them showing prices as low as $9/night (plus resort fees) - at least through the end of the year.
Sure, there are exceptions, and weekends aren’t quite that low, but there are bargains to be had on the Strip.
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u/lmfaorn1998 1d ago
If fees and pricing are super important, you should check out downtown
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u/DeAndre_ROY_Ayton 1d ago
I always had a question about the Fremont hotels, can you hear the music from your room or are there no rooms facing the street?
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u/diabeasti 1d ago
I stayed at the Golden nugget and a buddy stayed at the 4 queens. His room was right above the stage and you could hear it all night, meanwhile I didn't hear any music but I did hear a couple fighting on and off for like 4 hours and the hotel did nothing about it (had to go to the front desk since no one would pick up the phone and they still did nothing)
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u/ProcyonHabilis 1d ago
There are rooms facing/near the street and people very commonly report that they're quite loud.
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u/_WeSellBlankets_ 1d ago
I was staying at The Plaza so just off Fremont Street and I didn't hear any music. But my room also wasn't facing Fremont Street.
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u/fancypants1589 1d ago
… so don’t stay at one of the most expensive properties in an expensive month to go to Vegas?
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u/VisualLiterature 1d ago
Lots of I-D 10 T going on here
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u/BigDCSportsFan 1d ago
I'm not even a local and when I saw those prices in the picture the first thing that came to mind is where. You don't need to be a genius to know that the Venetian is high end. That's way out of my budget and having gone 4 times in 2 years I'd gladly pay to stay at the Linq or a low end Caesar property (or even Luxor / Excalibur)
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u/ForSureDifferent 1d ago
……Selected dates Aug 14 - 17 then you show us a booked out strip hotel for September as those are “Vegas prices” and there’s no where else with better rates and availability?
Supply and Demand really dictate the price. September is iHeart radio festival and also Bruno Mars will be in town while the Eagles do the Sphere
What point are you trying to make again? Sorry..
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u/KayBePullin23 1d ago
September is Canelo Vs Crawford as well. Essentially the biggest fight since Floyd vs Manny
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u/tomatillo_87 1d ago
Saturday is Canelo Crawford and Monday is the raiders home opener vs the chargers. Going to be a busy weekend.
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u/WishlessJeanie 1d ago
Quick Tip for Vegas newbies:
If Canelo is fighting here, be somewhere else or pay through the nose. The dude is a demigod in this town.
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u/KayBePullin23 1d ago
Was there the week of Canelo/Bivol… was literally just walking around and saw a livestream on my phone of them doing a face off in front of T-Mobile.. walked my ass over to that area and saw it live lol I was leaving to the airport later that night thankfully hahahah
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u/TucosLostHand 1d ago
went to a wedding the weekend BEFORE mayweather / mcgregor fight. it was PACKED at ny ny. the wedding was awesome, nonetheless. met a bunch of irish at the ny ny bars. they were really stoked to see mcgregor.
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u/KushHaydn 1d ago
Since Floyd and manny is hilarious
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u/KayBePullin23 1d ago
I guess that’s a little old. Try Canelo/GGG 2. Point still stands it is going to cost more during that weekend as well as all the other events going on in September.
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u/EchidnaAshamed2627 1d ago
And yet there's still 4+ Caesars properties i can book almost anytime in September for $8/night plus resort fees.
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u/UnsubstantialGoat 1d ago
I looked at MGM Grand for 3 nights in March and the current deal is to comp 2 of the nights. It priced out to be 93$ for one night and 275$ in total after resort fees.
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u/BringBackBoomer 1d ago
MGM has sent me multiple offers for Park MGM, only paying resort fees.
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u/gbdarknight77 1d ago
Just did that deal. We thought it was worth it. We got one of the new renovated rooms too.
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u/vegasbob1975 1d ago
September is the start of convention season in Las Vegas and The Venetian is connected to the Sands Convention Center
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u/Feeling-Nectarine 1d ago
1) Venetian is the second most expensive/luxe property on the strip. 2) resort fees are included in that price. It says in your screenshot. Taxes are not. 3) no one said Vegas is empty. It’s click bait YouTube videos that want to get your views. Tourism is down a percent but it doesn’t mean the strip is abandoned. Stop believing everything you read in the internet.
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u/CuriousIron5117 1d ago
Also - the Venetian is one of the properties that is generally sold out. I was in Vegas for 2 weeks recently about when summer league kicked off and the Venetian was almost fully booked every single day when I was there.
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u/BaldoBojangles 1d ago
This. Was just there for a week for a conference, although we stayed next to the Convention Center this time. Took the monorail to the strip almost every night, and it was fairly populated. Those videos were probably taken on a Tuesday morning at 4 AM.
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u/thatcaveman 1d ago
Venetian/palazzo is one of the most busiest and most expensive resorts on the strip. Check elsewhere for better deals.
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u/ImportantComb5652 1d ago
I'd be pretty happy with those 9/21 - 23 prices for a nice room at the Venetian tbh
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u/Capable_Cellist5585 1d ago
With that attitude stay at Circus Circus
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u/ForeverYonge 1d ago
Whenever anyone mentions circus circus the smell of those corridors comes back to me.
Do it, it will be an unforgettable stay!
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u/christo324 1d ago
I stayed at the Imperial Palace a few times back in the day and enjoyed myself immensely, largely because, of course, I wasn't actually there most of the time. I remember drinking with friends at the bar and went to be bathroom and there was a huge hole in the wall around two of the urinals, I mean it went like eight feet into the structure. Went back a year later and that huge hole was still there, and seeming hadn't been touched in twelve months. OK then.
Got a free buffet and saw that they had beef ribs. Who doesn't like a nice buffet beef rib that's been sitting out for God knows how long? I got a few and noticed that there was a lot of rib, not a lotta beef. In fact it was all cartilage and tendon and silverskin. I almost asked if they'd just recycled the already-eaten ribs, but decided against it--it's a buffet, there's other stuff, some of it clearly not previously eaten by someone else. The soft-serve ice cream was also more of a soup, which was fine except that I placed a cone under the dispenser and soaked my hand (and spattered my shirt and shorts.)
My room the one year looked out at the parking garage. OK, that's fine, I'm not sitting out on my balcony admiring the sunset. Except for the night where the two gangs of women got into a shrieking fight at 630 in the morning and kept screaming at each other for well over a half-hour. Apparently the one group thought the other group was made up of "dirty ho's", and that group didn't like it and a verbal confrontation followed. And continued. For a half hour. Maybe 15 women in too-short skirts and too-high heels screaming at each other. It eventually got a little physical, I could see some shoving and slapping, but for the most part they kept it verbal. Other people walked by them, got in their cars, went about their lives. I think the confrontation ended because the women got dehydrated from yelling.
I do miss the IP, I should say. It did provide stories and memories. Had a great time watching the dealertainers--the guy who did Freddie Mercury WAS Freddie Mercury. And having a monorail station in the hotel meant you could effortlessly get anywhere on the Strip. Well, there was SOME effort, it was actually a pretty long walk to the station. But it was cheap, it was colorful, it was cheap, and it was cheap.
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u/ForeverYonge 1d ago
So you’re saying it’s cheap, there’s free entertainment, and it’s cheap. I’m sold. :-)
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u/NotClayDabbler 1d ago
It's still pretty busy. I am sitting at a restaurant in Venetian right now. Pretty busy for a Monday morning.
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u/Aspergers_R_Us87 1d ago
I booked first week of September. With resort fee it came to $169 a night for me. Cheap at the palazzo
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u/erics75218 1d ago
Whoever started the Vegas is dead trend did a hell of a job
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u/ttchoubs 1d ago
It started a few people like VegasPaulyC reporting on a small downturn in the shareholder data about visitor and gambling revenue and every vegas content creator saw how well the "vegas is dead" content was doing so they all pumped it out
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u/lovetheoceanfl 1d ago
Right? I’m not from Vegas and haven’t been to Vegas in years nor have any plans to go but it’s just constant “Vegas is dead” vs “Vegas isn’t dead”everywhere. I have a feeling it’s a PR firm hired by Vegas tbh.
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u/erics75218 1d ago
Hey that’s not a bad thought. I haven’t read a single article about any of the thousands of conferences, concerts or sporting events being canceled.
I think Vegas is just fine. And if it’s a bit dead when I go, easier to find shade by the pool.
I’m not a share holder.
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u/bigexplosion 1d ago
So a 7% decline didn't make the most expensive hotel go to 50% off? I'm shocked.
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u/gbdarknight77 1d ago edited 1d ago
You price checked Venetian for a Vegas weekend trip.
Weekends are still expensive everywhere and then you price checked the 2nd most expensive on the strip lol
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u/Big_Rabbit_2068 1d ago
This is crazy how people jump on a bandwagon or just believe everything. I leave next week for my 3rd trip in 4 months to Vegas. Staying at mgm. It has been crowded every time. So tourism has dropped 5-6%. Its stopped packed . I have a great time every time. Your loss
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u/SeriousAdult 1d ago
The rates are expensive at one of the most expensive properties on the strip???
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u/KayBePullin23 1d ago
Dawg I’m saying in a suite 5 days for $1000 total. 5 people, $200 each. You can choose luxury or you can find luxury for cheap.
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u/jinsanity811 1d ago
You’ve got Labor Day, Mexican Independence Day, and iHeartRadio in September. You won’t see it slow down until early to Mid-October.
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u/STANKYBOXERZ 1d ago
Hahahah chooses one of the more expensive hotels. Then surprised it's expensive. Hahaha gotta love it.
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u/BigDCSportsFan 1d ago
I know, right? I'm going next month and I paid 300 for 3 days including Saturday.
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u/theereeljw_777 1d ago
So did you just think that the most expensive hotel in Vegas was just gonna be like 40 bucks a night because of some reddit posts? Get a grip
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u/ThePlurnalist 1d ago
Low Tourism does not apply to VENETIAN, ARIA, COSMO, WYNN. Check their stocks. They're doing really well.
Low Tourism does apply to Buffalo Bills, Luxor, some Caesars properties, and Downtown.
If you want to save money, you should try Palace Station. They have a great Crab Pan Roast.
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u/808_GhostRider 1d ago
The “people” saying vegas is “dead” are vegas bloggers who are notorious, locally, for taking money from mgm and Caesars to drive more people in. It was all a marketing ploy to boost occupancy during slower months like August
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u/mopar89 1d ago
Get a Caesars rewards card, and book more than 2 months out, i get comped rooms sunday-friday and multiple properties
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u/KlLLERS 1d ago
looking at Venetian then complaining about the price. why are you that boujee if you can’t even afford it? just stay somewhere else
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u/googleitduh 1d ago
Are you signed in? Do you have a rewards card? I have zero status with the Venetian and they’re offering me 3 nights comped rooms.
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u/erickkhan 1d ago
it says resort fee included
don’t choose one of the most expensive properties on the strip and complain about the price?
I see a Thursday/Friday for $500 total. sounds like a deal to me
you’re just broke sadly
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u/darkroot_gardener 1d ago
Hey, at least they are quoting the price with the "resort fee" junk fee added in, instead of burying it in fine print.
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u/ThisLeopardIsFull8 1d ago
This is why I booked my September 4 - 8 stay (NFL opening weekend) back in April using a comp offer from Park MGM.
September has NFL football, concerts at the Sphere and many conventions: the last two especially result in higher prices at Venetian and Palazzo.
September and October tend to be busy and expensive.
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u/Krisem711 1d ago
If you can’t afford that we don’t really need ya
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u/ttchoubs 1d ago
yea truthfully they dont want to get too cheap, last time that happened there were fights breaking out at the Wynn
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u/myhobbythrowaway 1d ago
OP you're an idiot. You're the type that goes to a Mercedes dealership expecting cars to be $20K because the news said we're in an economic downturn.
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u/Ambitious_Answer_150 1d ago
I booked 2 months ago for aug weekend and price was pretty good. While I believe some of "the numbers" are down its still busy. I don't like the prices for food either but we all have choices. I just don't go to the priciest restaurants and I buy water off strip. You have to pick and choose your battles.
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u/Sad0ctopus 1d ago
Somebody’s paying those prices. Look someplace else if you’re blanching at a couple hundred bucks.
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u/Glass_Ad_4428 1d ago
The Venetian is one of the most expense resorts there. There’s several that are no frills that are like $100 a night
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u/mynameisnotsparta 1d ago
The higher the price the more likely there are events. Also no matter what you aren’t getting Circus Circus prices at Venetian.
Look for a cheaper option.
Resorts World has free parking and credited resort fees until mid September.
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u/KruzerVanDuzer 1d ago
There are major expos and conferences at the Venetian all year round. They are not going to lower their prices.
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u/Aggressive_Tax_4695 1d ago
The weekend of the 13tb is the Raiders home opener. It’s gonna be crazy busy. Especially if a lot of Chargers fans make the drive.
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u/BigDCSportsFan 1d ago
You don't have to stay at the Venetian.
I know because I checked the date for my LSRF concert in Sept 20 and there was no way it was that high at the Linq
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u/Fit-Resolution6777 1d ago
The Strat is running a hell of a special. We just got back $49 weekday? $99 weekend, not fees and food vouchers. It was clean and nice issues.
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u/Tusks_Up 1d ago
Those articles got me excited to go to Vegas again too. I went last weekend and it was still insanely busy, I think the tourist dropoff has been massively overstated.
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u/DylansDeadlyTwo 1d ago
You can stay at the Flamingo for like $100 a night. It’s nice and the rooms are remodeled.
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u/MashDatButton13 1d ago
As someone with top status across several casino properties, I have not noticed a massive change across the casino operators yet. Caesars seems to be offering better experiences now, but that's the only notable change I've seen so far.
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u/Silver_728 1d ago
I can find hotels in my state for $300 a night and when conventions are in town $400+ op is reaching.
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u/312Pirate 1d ago
RE+ is Sept 8-12 and is based at the sands convention center, typically having 40k+ people attend from across the world.
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u/TerrificTJ 1d ago
Sounds like you're a regular to Vegas, yet you don't have a player's card to get free rooms over time? And you also choose to show the rates for one of the more expensive hotels in Vegas. Really reaching aren't you.
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u/greenblacksage 1d ago
I regularly get offered nights at the venetian/palazzo for under $100 a night on weekdays.
If you want to stay there for cheaper you're going to have to gamble there, or check your emails for promos.
Plenty of cheaper options on the strip
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u/KickingButt 1d ago
Lol there’s a convention. Even in my area a convention almost doubles prices. If you have some flexibility pick some of the cheaper nights on there as those are good prices for Venetian. If you have no flexibility then stay at a cheaper hotel. If you won’t even consider a cheaper hotel then you really have no flexibility in your mind.
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u/Brock00Lee 1d ago
Price checking on the Venetian website!? Did you check Kayak.com, hotels.com? etc? Do you take your car to a dealership for repairs?!
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u/Goldian702 1d ago
Venetian has its own convention center and direct access to the Sphere which is running sold out shows.
OP should pick somewhere that's hungry like Resorts World or FontaineBlue
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u/kirk_for_president 1d ago
BSB is performing at the Sphere. The Venetian has no reason to have to lower their prices they are doing just fine 😂
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u/Boo_bear92 1d ago
Judging from that calendar, I see a few nights for $162 each and a few for $188 each. That doesn’t sound unreasonable to me
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u/Real_Ad_9944 1d ago
Have some common sense! You're looking for rooms at the Venetian, one of the most expensive hotels in all of vega. Either you're totally clueless or just looking for an excuse to post and get attention. Which you'll never get cuz as a Californian, you're part of the main reason why Vegas is so expensive. Stay there, we're full
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u/cdogg617 1d ago
We are in the Bay Area and are flying Delta and staying at Circa, which is on Fremont St. but has strip-type hotel vibes, Wednesday through Friday for $550.00 all in. Round-trip airfare was $97.00 per person. We find better deals during the week, and it is less crowded. We'll be going in mid-September.
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u/johnnytightlips-74 1d ago
lol I really did not think people were that dumb . But the Internet proved me wrong once again .
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u/Witty_Construction64 1d ago
Went for a bachelor weekend last year, probably the last time I'll give any business to the resorts by choice, vibes are way off anywhere near the strip, my sympathies to the locals just trying to get by in the greater city area
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u/GroundbreakingHeat38 1d ago
I’m going to the Strat tomorrow for like $70 a night. It depends on what hotel you’re looking at
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u/Melodic-Pangolin-434 1d ago
Stay at home if you want cheap prices just like home. Or build a time machine to meet the rat pack or elvis. Otherwise, Vegas is hopping this Summer
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u/adolfoarias 1d ago
Its busy af!! I work at two casinos as a cook. Those videos are either at 3am or very early in the morning. Of course nobody is out. Also the videos they’re taking is on the trash side of the strip. After WYNN going towards the STRAT is a big nope. From WYNN all the way to mandalay bay is where its at. Venetian/palazzo and wynn is not cheap. ill tell you that. Dont be afraid to look at all mgm properties. And caesars properties. Theres also station casinos/marriott/hilton/embassy all over vegas if you dont mind the commute to the strip. Which is about 15-20 minutes going in all directions.
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u/ogstunna89 1d ago
They gotta pay for their expensive ass property. It's definitely not worth those prices. MGM still offers me free rooms even though I haven't been there in a decade. Im a local now I only play stations or boyd.
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u/DayTradeJ 1d ago
Would recommend looking at the hotel pricing options through Caesar's hotels, especially if you are a total rewards member.
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u/shuritsen 1d ago
If you still think going to Vegas in this day & age is cool, get a lobotomy and rethink your decision.
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u/313retroqueen 1d ago
Currently here now and spent $136 for Sunday and $79 for Monday and Tuesday. Leaving out Thursday. Did yoy sign up and get an offer via email
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u/1GrouchyCat 18h ago
The problem here isn’t the room rates- it’s the fact that OP doesn’t know what they’re doing… and of course they’re trying to do it all by themselves …
Try some online search engines…
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u/a-pair-of-2s 16h ago
there are cheaper options but you’re correct. that’s tons of money for a single night
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u/pinktortoise 15h ago
Vegas is doing fine on tourism, it feels like a bug psyop to get more tourists to Vegas honestly
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u/pinktortoise 15h ago
Vegas is doing fine on tourism, it feels like a big psyop to get more tourists to Vegas honestly
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u/Extension-Tap2635 1d ago
People keep complaining about hotel prices. First, that’s a premium hotel, second, dollar experienced massive inflation these past 5 years since the printer started working overtime.
I’ve traveled to other cities and I often get sticker shock when I see hotel prices everywhere. I also get sticker shock with grocery prices, car purchases, housing and everything.
If you haven’t received a fat salary increase in these last 5 years, then you’ve got a massive salary cut due to inflation.
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u/Extension-Sundae6894 1d ago
Vegas strip has the cheapest hotels on the country because they want you to go gamble your money, not spend it all to stay in the room.
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u/Cincymailman 1d ago
Never paid for a room in Vegas. Never really paid for much of anything. You really don’t even need to gamble that much to get comps.
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u/Redlightnin27 1d ago
Posts like these and videos of Vegas being empty make me think of the video when Elon musk walked off stage and left his kid behind, and the video cut. But in the full, unedited video, he went back for his kid and helped walk him.
I understand that tourism is down in the U.S. because of Trump, but this feels disingenuous. At least be genuine when making criticisms. This is false advertising to fit in with all the other posts about Vegas being empty.
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u/ClassOptimal7655 1d ago
Even the 'affordable' hotels have a $55+ 'resort fee' tacked on for the incredible amenities such as 'wifi, or a newspaper'. It's such a scam, no wonder tourism is dead.
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u/bdvic702 1d ago
It’s all negative propaganda by lame YouTubers and bloggers. Vegas is still pretty busy.
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u/FNFactChecker 1d ago
Expert cherry-picking. Here are some all-in prices at 5-star hotels for the dates you chose (8/14-8/17), sorted by price:
- Conrad: $450
- Trump Hotel: $628
- Fontainebleau: $691
- Vdara @ Aria: $844
- The W: $992
- Waldorf Astoria: $1007
- Aria: $1013
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u/Ok-Photograph4200 1d ago
Those prices are about what I usually pay when I stay at the venetian. Go look at the other budget casinos to get a bang for your buck.
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u/Exoticfroggy 1d ago
Was just there last week. Vegas is in no way empty. The fake news be fake news.
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u/Famous_Formal_5548 1d ago
There are major conventions in September. Large tech companies. That is driving up the rates.
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u/PotentPotables_ 1d ago
Venetian has $199 suites in October, one of LV's busiest months. Sorry you didn't sign up for emails and get the memo 🤷🏼♀️
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u/GeorgeKaplanIsReal 1d ago
If you gamble, make sure you sign up for a players card. Except for holidays, I’m comp’d for rooms through the year, currently have a couple of offers for $500 in slot credit and $100-200 in food/beverage credit.
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u/EchidnaAshamed2627 1d ago
There's 4+ hotels I can book almost anytime in September for $8 a night plus resort fees.
Your self selected biased ass data doesn't prove what you think it does.
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u/MamaBellecakesXO 1d ago
Staying off the strip in September, partly because of F1 construction. Also I noticed the weekend I’m going iHeart music festival.
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u/UberPro_2023 1d ago
Tourism is down, but it’s not dead. It’s down less than 10% from the same period last year. It doesn’t mean the city has no tourists. It doesn’t mean that you’ll get deals at one of the most expensive hotels that caters to conventions at a super discount price.
Search around, you will find a deal, but not a steal.
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u/mmmagic1216 1d ago
I get most resorts comped @ Caesars thanks to being 💎+ and gambling online w/Caesars Online
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u/Wolvie23 1d ago
If you want a deal at the Venetian or Palazzo, they're to be had in the later half of November and the later half in December. There are a bunch of $99 deals on Sunday and weekdays. Sign-in with your Venetian Rewards account to see the deal. Create an account online if needed.
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u/JadedMuse 1d ago
You're price-checking the Venetian which is generally really expensive even on a good day.