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Originally Posted by DigitalRhythm
I'm planning on making my first trip to AC in January (mid-week). As a first time visitor who is planning on playing at least 6-8 hours/day, is it feasible to assume that I'll be able to get a comped room during that trip? Or will the comps only start being available afterwards? Also, where would it be easiest to get a comped room purely from playing poker?
Comps come after you've put in the play at most places, however, some places like Harrah's, Bally's (technically called The Wild Wild West), and The Tropicana offer free rooms on the spot after being swiped in with your players card and putting in 4 hours of play. Harrah's and Bally's tend to be hit or miss, though, you could get a free room as easily as not. I've tried this before and got rejected after playing all day. You have much better chance of doing this at The Trop, but probably only for one night since you're new, but you may be able to do it for 2 nights.
However, you should just be able to play at Harrah's and/or Bally's, get enough play to get a discounted room, and get away only needing to pay $70ish dollars total per night. You should be able to just create an account on Total Rewards' website, and book a room through their online portal after playing for a bit and get a discounted rate.
All casinos charge what's known as a "resort fee". Harrah's and Bally's charge roughly $33/night even for a "free room". Tropicana is $25.
If it were me, I think I'd probably just take the safe bet and lower resort fees and go for the Trop.