MGM announces that starting August 1, 2019, that it’s raising its resort fees to $45 per night up from $39 per night at the Bellagio, Vdara, and Aria. This does not come to a surprise to most visitors that frequent Las Vegas having seen resort fees increase since 2013.
Resort fees seem to be the new normal in Las Vegas lately. But, the visitors that come to Las Vegas have expressed that the increased fees are turning them off to Las Vegas and are looking for other places to vacation or visit other than paying the high resort fees that have seemed to plague the Las Vegas Strip and Downtown Las Vegas.
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The History of Resort Fees
The history of resort fees actually started in 2004 with the local market in Las Vegas. Starting with Station Casinos and then Boyd Gaming, The Orleans, Gold Coast, and Suncoast. It started small at first with a $15- $25 dollar fee for internet and business services (fax, computer, copy machines access). These fees worked there way into the Las Vegas strip in 2008 with MGM starting to charge a resort fee that started at $15-$25 dollar range. Now MGM just announced an increase in resort fees on August 1, 2019, to $45 per night at mentioned earlier.
In 2013 Caesars Entertainment decides to get on the bandwagon and charge resort fees at its properties. This trend is moving toward almost every major hotel-casino on the strip. Most people that book a hotel with resort fees don’t even use the amenities that come with the fee itself. Such as Spa/Gym, Pool, Business Center, Parking.
List of Running Resort Fees Las Vegas
Mandarin Oriental: $39 to $45
Palazzo: $39 to $45
Venetian: $39 to $45
Aria: $35 to $45
Bellagio: $35 to $45
Encore: $35 to $39
Mandarin Oriental: $35 to $39
Wynn: $35 to $39
Vdara: $35 to $45
Caesars Palace: $32 to $39
Four Seasons: $32 to $39
Nobu: $32 to $39
The Cromwell: $32 to $37
Paris: $32 to $37
Planet Hollywood: $32 to $37
Delano: $32 to $35
MGM Grand: $32 to $45
Signature at MGM Grand: $32 to $35
Mirage: $32 to $35
Treasure Island: $32 to $35
Cosmopolitan: $30 to $35
Mandalay Bay: $30 to $35
New York New York: $30 to $35
Park at MGM: $30 to $35
Bally’s: $29 to $35
Flamingo: $29 to $35
Harrah’s: $29 to $35
Linq: $29 to $35
Tropicana: $29 to $35
Trump: $29 to $35
Green Valley Ranch: $26 to $35
Red Rock Resort: $26 to $35
Westgate: $28 to $34
Circus Circus: $24 to $32
Hard Rock Casino: $25 to $31
Rio and Stratosphere: $25 to $30
Golden Nugget: $25 to $29.50
Hooters: $20 to $29
Tuscany: $24 to $28
Downtown Grand: $20 to $23
Plaza: $18 to $22
Palace Station: $15 to $22
Gold Coast and Suncoast: $16 to $21
Silver Sevens: $15 to $21
South Point: $15 to $21
The Orleans: $13 to $21
Aliante and Sam’s Town: $13 to $20
Ellis Island: $13 to $18
Arizona Charlie’s Decatur: $7.50 to $16
Arizona Charlie’s Boulder: $7.50 to $10
El Cortez: $11 to $15
Cannery and Eastside Cannery: $5 to $9.50
California: $0 to $15
Fremont: $0 to $15
Main Street Station: $0 to $15
How to Avoid Hotel Resort Fees in Las Vegas
The Best way you can avoid resort fees in Las Vegas is to book your stay on the hotel’s website. This is the best way to avoid resort fees. You can even call and ask about resort fees with the receptionist to make sure you’re not getting resort fees added to your stay. Avoid booking on third-party websites such as Hotels.com, Expedia.com and so on. It’s great to reference these websites to see what the current rates are for a particular property on the Las Vegas Strip.
What To Do if Resort Fees are on Your Bill When Checking Out
First, don’t freak out. These things happen from time to time here in Las Vegas. Even if you book through the properties website you might see a resort fee attached to your bill. Upon checking out be sure to ask the receptionist to see a manager about your bill and kindly ask to have the resort fees taking out of your bill. They will do it. It’s an extra step to do, but worth every penny if you are staying and gambling in any property on the Las Vegas Strip.
What’s The Best Way to Get Free Rooms and Food When Visiting Las Vegas?
Get a player’s card at any of the Casinos on the Las Vegas Strip and Downtown Las Vegas. Take a $100 and put it in a machine and gamble for at least 25 minutes. This will trigger the email system to start sending you offers to your email and you’ll get Free Rooms and up to $300 in Food Vouchers (depends on the promotion at each property) for your next visit to Las Vegas. Just follow these steps to save big time on your next visit to the greatest city on earth, Las Vegas!
If you like to do more research on what offers are available you can call the number on the back of the player’s card to see what offers are going on at each property.
Las Vegas is desperate to get you back because of the shutdown and lack of visitors in recent events. This is a great way to keep getting offers from Las Vegas properties in your future visits to Las Vegas for years to come.