I’ve noticed that some people I talk to never charge anything to their room or are hesitant to do room charges for various reasons. Sometimes it is for their own money management. Sometimes they don’t want to leave a card on file for room charges or have the hotel put a hold on their card. Sometimes they see it as a security precaution, erroneously thinking that if they don’t charge anything to their room, nothing will be charged and they don’t have to check their bill when they check out. I charge as many of my expenses as possible to my room. This is why.
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myVEGAS Room Rewards Availability Calendars for 2021
Although the Rewards say to “Redeem by December 5”, the current Travel Window is only through September 30, 2021.
There is generally a lot of availability between now and then. I’d expect the travel windows to extend a bit further soon.
As a general rule, Comp Room Rewards are not available for weekends, although Park MGM is showing the weekend of September 10&11 as available. The 25% and Fixed Rate discount Rewards are available for almost every day. You can usually get just as good a deal if not better simply by logging in to your Mlife account or using a readily available deal from a site like my MarksLasVegasDeals.com site.
If you have never purchased myVEGAS chips, you might not be able to see all of the comp Rewards in the app. I discuss this in my Getting More myVEGAS Rewards post.
For additional information on redeeming the Rewards, visit my myVEGAS Reward Redemption Processes post. Also check out the 3 in 30 post and Comp Reward Limitations posts for important details. It may be helpful to read my Mlife Players Club info as well.
I have not created graphics for it yet, so here they are in text format.
Continue reading myVEGAS Room Rewards Availability Calendars for 2021myVEGAS Calendar updates thru August 2020
UPDATE: MGM Resorts have moved their reopening target to June 1st.
MGM Resorts is opening up reservations for stays beginning May 1, 2020 and my myVEGAS Room Rewards calendars post has been updated to reflect that.
myVEGAS has also added the following disclaimer:
“We are temporarily adjusting our rewards terms and conditions in favor of our players ability to plan their travel in advance up until the end of the year; 2020. These changes are as follows: – This reward may be purchased immediately and will be valid for future use. – The redemption duration for this reward is 99 days or Sept 15th; whichever comes first – Players are encouraged to keep these rewards in their wallet in order to plan their future trips once travel restrictions are repealed – All rewards and offers are subject to change without notice as we decipher the best way to support our players future redemption plans and partner resources and availability.”
The 1 Night and 2 Night Comp Reward Travel Windows are now through August 31, 2020.
myVEGAS Calendars Extended through May 2020
The heading says it all. The myVEGAS Room Rewards calendars have been updated with dates through the end of May 2020. You can see all of the calendars on my myVEGAS Room Rewards 2019-2020 post.
The new calendars include some weekend comps in December, January, February and April.
For additional information on redeeming the Rewards, visit my myVEGAS Reward Redemption Processes post. Also check out the 3 in 30 post and Comp Reward Limitations posts for important details. It may be helpful to read my Mlife Players Club info as well.
5 myVEGAS Rewards to Avoid
Using myVEGAS Rewards can help you make the most of your trip. Here are some Rewards that I’d suggest skipping, though.
Aria 1 Night Comp
The Aria Comp Room is nice, but the 2 Night Comp is actually 2,000 LP cheaper and tends to have similar dates available (if there are 2 consecutive nights available on the 1 night comp Reward, they are typically available for the 2 night comp Reward). This does assume you can see both Rewards.
NYNY Bar At Times Square $50 comp
This one was a big disappointment. I got it with what I thought were reasonable expectations. I was going solo and I wanted to get one, perhaps two really nice drinks. That was not an option. They have Johnny Walker Blue priced not to sell (about $80 for a shot was what I was told). The bartender actually said they priced it that high so that people wouldn’t use this comp for it. I didn’t need something that fancy, but the next step down was a big drop to call liquors for about $12 a glass (the same things they can comp if you are playing video poker). Even with a group there would have been no value in it.
Any Luxor Rewards you have to go to the Mlife desk to redeem
This has less to do with the Rewards themselves and more to do with the long wait times at the Luxor Mlife desk. On a few trips now, I have ended up not using Luxor Rewards I had purchased due to the long wait. Show tickets and Room Rewards are OK since you handle those online.
Excalibur Room Comps
They are easy to get, but you really don’t want to stay there. The 2 night comp costs the same number of LPs as a single ticket to the Australian Bee Gees show. The single night comp is cheaper than the brunch comp that requires a stay at Excalibur. Think about that.
And you still have to pay a resort fee (currently $35/nt plus tax).
Foundation Room Admission for 2:
I love the Foundation Room. But you can get in for free during happy hour (5p-8p every day except Saturday) and stay as long as you want. You can also get free or reduced admission just by RSPV’ing.