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Originally Posted by DogFace
Are there any cheap options that don't charge a resort fee? I see that a few places like the Four Queens still don't force it on you.
I may be looking to play the Circuit events at PH and Bally's in the next year, and I definitely plan to attend the WSOP again next summer. Looking to do so with minimal overhead and "sleep rake".
If you have status with Mlife or Total Rewards, I believe there are tiers that waive the resort fees. In the absence of such status, then the only casino property I know of that has no resort fee is Four Queens. Golden Nugget sends occasional email offers for rooms without resort fee being charged. Of course, you THEN have to offset the costs of getting back and forth to center Strip and the money value of your time in those travels.
Staying downtown will give you the cash games at the Nugget which can be quite nice at times. Beyond that, cash games will be limited.
I absolutely hear you about the fees...when I was out there last week, my room at Aria was roughly $70 a night. However, with taxes, resort fees added almost $45 a night to the total.
For longer stays, I know you can do a room for a month at Vdara and they waive the resort fees. However, you still have a hefty amount on the tab when viewed on a per-night basis.
If you have a vehicle, then there may be some non-casino properties that lend themselves to lower per-night and no resort fee, but I have never really researched them...discussions about those sorts of places can be found in LVL.