The Diamond Lounges are all different and offer some food options. I know people love to talk down the food, but if you go to Flamingo, Harrah's, and more recently Caesars Palace, the food options have gotten better if you go from 4pm to 6pm/6:30pm as they started offering a variety of entree options. It's hit or miss on the quality but sometimes it is good. The salads, side dishes, veggies, fruit, and dessert vary by lounge as well but it can be some nice stuff sometimes if you know which lounges to go to. I tend to avoid Paris and Planet Hollywood because they tend to be more of the wings and fried app sort of hot food with limited other food options.

A big perk of the Diamond lounge are the free drinks. You can spend the whole night (or whole day on Fri and Sat) just watching sports and drinking without a requirement to play. Furthermore, you can bring a guest and make it like a trip to a sport bar (for way cheaper).

For the gyms, you also get access to the spas at several properties which I believe ISN'T included in the resort fee. I enjoy relaxing in the spas but I know some people don't get it so it's okay.

If you just go to the Diamond Lounge, does that count as a "trip" for determining ADT?

I stayed at Caesars last trip, and maybe I missed the "good" days, but it was no better than other places. From what a 7 star friend has told me, Diamond lounges used to be much better but they're cutting back severely.

Possibly. They scan your card.

since you seem to have figured that gym stuff out, I have to ask: I am probably going to not stay in a hotel next time I come to town for like 2-3 weeks. I am diamond though.

So which of the total rewards gyms is the nices that I can use just with the diamond card on a regular basis? Can I use the spa also? Do I just walk into the gym and flash the diamond card? Do you know if they scan it and if it will trigger a gaming day (counting for ADT) then?

I'm almost certain (99%) that any time your card is swiped on a property then that triggers a "day" for ADT purposes, even if you don't play there. Diamond Lounges require swiping cards there and it's a perk for playing there and they won't let you just go in without swiping (unless you want to go in and just take a quick look around" then that is probably ok.... I've done it). If you swipe your card at 2 more more properties within one day, then you have 2 or more "days" as well. So if you go from Caesar's to Flamingo to Linq and then to Harrah's playing and swiping at each one, you have 4 open "days" (1 for each). If you got 250 tier credits at each, you've just averaged in 4 days of 250 credits into your ADT. You're MUCH MUCH better off putting in 1k of tier credit play at 1 single property. I do not know how tier credit bonuses would work though (If you earned 1k between 2 or more properties in 1 day, do you get the 1k level tier bonus?? Not sure.)

You also get a $100 Celebration Dinner every year. Free tickets weekly or monthly, I'm not sure which, to some pretty lame shows in Vegas. There was some kind of promo where Diamond gets a free stay at Atlantis, not sure if it's still active, and of course you have to get yourself there.

There's a lot of good info on this site, despite it being for 7 Stars people

http://www.sevenstarsinsider.com/home

Yes using the lounge or the gym will trigger a trip and hurt your ADT.

Thats a shame about the gym, I already knew that the lounge triggers a gaming day, didn't know about the gym....


But are you really sure about this?? I knever heard that, I always thought that they lump all your play at different ceasars properties together. I am certain that they do that for back end comps anyways.

I don't believe this is true in Vegas, I believe the gaming day for all properties is linked.

In my experience this is more of a no no in the MLife world than in TR, where the comps by resort were much less integrated in the past

That's what I was told by a Total Rewards rep in Vegas ~2-3 years ago. I don't think it would have changed since then (and if there was any change they likely would have gone to this rule, not away from it). If there is any local that can check with a current TR rep or someone who can back this up or confirm that I am wrong please chime in.

Tier bonuses are added up regardless of venue. It's on the website.

I think early last year the website said it only added tier credits for each venue separately wrt tier bonuses, but that has changed.

So if one were to reach diamond status early 2017, they would get the benefits the rest of this year, and throughout 2018? or would they expire 1 year from when you achieved that status?

Any other casinos matching? Would lov access to more free stuff

If you get diamond today 1/12/2017. Your Diamond card will expire 1/31/2019

Pretty impressive to hit Diamond within 12 days. I guess getting 5K points in a day does it but from someone who needs the whole year, that is pretty baller...even if hypothetically.

Harrah's in AC is tier matching borgata black card

http://www.sevenstarsinsider.com/you...evenstarstrip2

To what Tier? Diamond or Platinum? I know it's usually the other way around the Borgata will match CET diamond and give you Black Card.

Black -> Diamond

To diamond until jan 31 and you'll be diamond until Jan 31 2018.

You can get your Diamond card as soon as you hit 15k points (i.e. The same da). However, they don't immediately credit the bonuses for hitting 500/1000/2000 TCs in a day; these sometimes take up to two days to be added. Add longer term bonuses like the Quest for Rewards won't credit until after to the promotion periods ends. So if you are counting on a bonus getting you over the top, you may need to wait.

You can get your Diamond card as soon as you hit 15k points (i.e. The same day). However, they don't immediately credit the bonuses for hitting 500/1000/2000 TCs in a day; these sometimes take up to two days to be added. And longer term bonuses like the Quest for Rewards won't credit until after to the promotion periods ends. So if you are counting on a bonus getting you over the top, you may need to wait.

I've gone to the Caesars Diamond lounge several times a year for the past seven years, most recently last week. The rotation of food options in my experience has been exactly the same each and every year. No better, no worse, ever. They do have a much better selection of liquor than you can get in the casino or poker room.

The selection of free show tickets has definitely deteriorated though.

so the card is actually good for almost 2 years? Also whats with the swiping business? Are you only allowed hours or certain amount of days??

Most of your offers (comped rooms, free slot play, etc) are not based on your card tier but based on your Average Daily Theoretical (ADT), basically your average amount of play/day that you're there. The reason some are concerned with swiping is, for example, say you want to go into the casino to use the free players lounge but don't intend to play anything that day... because they swipe your card to gain access to the lounge, you are triggered as there for the day, and since you're not playing, you're ADT drops and it has an adverse effect on your future offers.

OK so again let me understand this ADT are you talking about slot/table game play or is poker thrown in there bc I don't play TG's or slots at all. Also as long as I have the Diamond Card I can use the gym, lounge and the food as often as i want correct? Also once you get the DC how long is it good for?