HOW TO GET MONTE CARLO HOTEL FOR CHEAPER!
So the girls decided on the renown Las Vegas Monte Carlo hotel for our 3 night stay. Let's see what this hotel is all about, sounds old school since it has been around a while but the rates are much cheaper than the Cosmopolitan (sigh). Monte Carlo is owned by MGM hotels who also owns and runs the Bellagio (2nd runner-up).
So, if Monte Carlo is already cheaper than The Cosmopolitan then why try to get a cheaper rate? Because I am always looking for the best deal and I know it is worth a try.
The room that I initially booked was:
Monte Carlo- Las Vegas
Deluxe room- 2 Queen with a $35 food and beverage credit (very important detail)
1st night- $99
2nd night- $199
3rd night- $99
$397 Total
(I am not going to include tax and resort fee only to keep it simple because price match does not apply to that)
I went to www.vegas.com to book our Monte Carlo stay because they also offer a "Best Rate Guarantee" and more!
See below:
BEST RATE GUARANTEE
We guarantee that we have the best rates on Las Vegas hotels. If you find a better price for your hotel stay (same hotel, dates of stay and room category) on a publicly available website in your country, contact us at 1-877-861-4402 within 24 hours of making your Vegas.com booking and we’ll give you double the difference.
DOUBLE THE DIFFERENCE! THE HUNT IS ON....
I go to my favorite hotel website (for now) www.hotelwiz.com and find the Monte Carlo for a better rate of 3 nights in the same room type for $338.09 Total. Now 397 to 338 is not much of a difference but when it is double the difference it sure is! FREE MONEY!!
Make sure the room information is exactly the same as the Monte Carlo room information as specific to even including the $35 food and beverage credit, make sure your cheaper rate is refundable, not prepaid, not a combined package with flight, car, etc. and no other additional corporate or group rates apply. Also a very important note is that the price has to be advertised, displayed and available to view. (No too low of a rate to list or name your own price crap...)
I mentioned this already is my other post-
So, the next step is to call the customer service number for Vegas.com and speak to a representative who confirms the better rate. In my case it was approved and $110.58 would be credited back to my account. WOW! Took less than 5 minutes to save $!
NOW I AM PAYING $286.42 for 3 nights in the same room at same hotel.
At this point, it does not matter what the room per night ($ wise) would be, the best rate guarantee applies to the room total excluding all additional taxes, etc. If you must know what the additional are though, taxes are $47.65 for 3 nights.
Resort Fees, no way of discounting those... all MGM hotels charge per day. At Monte Carlo the resort fee is $25/day. I hope it is worth it with all the amenities they offer. I heard they have a fantastic pool! Split between 3 girls it is less than $150 each for the total stay. I am still daydreaming about The Cosmopolitan hotel.
You can still cancel the hotel up until the last 72 hours upon check-in. I hope we just stick to this reservation for now.
I hope this helps anyone with their hotel frugal search.
If you think of any hotels that I may try please post a comment below!
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