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Resort Fee

I think most everyone understands that "ordinary" players will have a resort fee tagged on that covers a few amenities, whether those amenities are used or not - and that Platinum and up will have the resort fee waived.

The remaining question, the answer to which is NOT yet clear to me, is whether the waiver of the fee is or is not accompanied by the retention of the amenities. -- in other words, "ordinary" players MUST pay the fee and get the amenities. Do Platinum and up, who do not have to pay the fee, AUTOMATICALLY get the amenities due to their Platinum (or higher) status, or, in the absence of paying a resort fee, is it now up to the property as to whether or not to comp those amenities and whether or not to include them all or to just comp some of them?

It's been a while since I've stayed anywhere (and it was an island vacation property, not a casino property) that charged a resort fee, and back then, I just told the front desk I didn't intend to use the included services and didn't want to pay the fee, and with a little bit of "push" (the initial response was that it was charged to everyone), I was able to get the fee removed. Obviously, it's always possible for a disgruntled guest to get something like that adjusted, although with no guarantees.

--BG

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We just left the The Quad after a 3 day stay. We are both Diamond members and no resort fee was charged or offered to us. We would have to pay for the wifi. So at least it was not offered to us and we checked in at the Diamond Club.

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--- On Tue, 3/12/13, Barry Glazer <b.glazer@att.net> wrote:

From: Barry Glazer <b.glazer@att.net>
Subject: [vpFREE] Re: Resort Fee
To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 11:57 AM

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

The waiver of the fees is not accompanied with the retention of the amenities. You do still get whatever perks your Total Rewards status gets you though. Platinum members who want fitness center/spa access may actually fare better by paying the fee.
For more details visit:
http://tinyurl.com/dxww9a7

Take Care,
Mark
markslasvegas.markanduss.com

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, Barry Glazer <b.glazer@...> wrote:

I think most everyone understands that "ordinary" players will have a resort fee tagged on that covers a few amenities, whether those amenities are used or not - and that Platinum and up will have the resort fee waived.

The remaining question, the answer to which is NOT yet clear to me, is whether the waiver of the fee is or is not accompanied by the retention of the amenities.