My son lives in Vegas so we are here often. We usually stay with our son but last week we were arriving late and didn't want to disturb him so we thought we'd book a hotel.
All Vegas Hotels are charging a ridiculous resort fee ranging from $15.00-$42.00!!! We were going to be arriving at 2:00am and checking out at 11:00am and not one hotel I called would wave the ridiculous resort fee! I did a search to find one that did not charge and the Fremont came up and included free valet parking, $50.00 room rate, NOON check out, optional $9.99 wifi in your room (there is free wifi in the casino).
We arrived at 2:00am and my husband checked us in and they actually gave us another $5.00 off the room rate as it was so late! We asked for a room on the quiet side of the hotel with no issue at all. The room was clean and the sheets were soft (and I loved the brand of shampoo and conditioners). The casino has a 24 hour cafe which was surprisingly good (at 3:00am) and the portions are very generous, a Dunkin' Donuts (breakfast) and a Rocky Mountain chocolate store where I had one of my favorite Carmel Apples. :-0 We also took the time to walk out to Fremont Street that is adjacent to the hotel. The only negative, there are no black-out blinds (a must for a Vegas Hotel) so it was very bright, very early.
Now to all the other Vegas hotels who are short-sighted when it comes to a situation like this and won't wave the resort fee. Of course, we went out when we got there! We gambled a little in the casino and ate at the 24 hour cafe in the Fremont as well as breakfast in the morning, allowing the Fremont to make extra money off our visit.
Please quit with the resort fees and just charge the rate you need to cover the costs.