About one year ago, I signed up for MLife (a slot club card) and gave the casino a fair amount of action. A few days ago, I found an offer for a reduced-price stay in my inbox.
The special had rooms advertised for $19. This sounded too good to be true, so I gave their Reservation desk a call. They asked for my MLife card number and the "offer code" from my mailer. I wanted to stay for four weekdays and figured a total of 4 x $19 = $76.
The reservations desk took my information, had me hold for a few moments, and told me that the charge would be...ready?
$201.
Naturally, I asked how they came up with a figure that was more than twice as much. "You gotta factor in your resort fees and 20% tax per night," they said.
I felt like I was being hustled. Additionally, they "rewarded" my slot play with fees and taxes that are more than the price of the room itself!
This may have been a fluke and I would be happy to return to Luxor, but I'd ask that any resort fees and taxes be covered by the property in exchange for my continued patronage.