Cosmopolitan Las Vegas is the newest Strip resort to put off free self-parking for on line casino friends. Starting subsequent month, the posh resort will even start charging parking charges for many in a single day friends.
The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas is stripping free self-parking for many friends subsequent month. The Las Vegas Strip on line casino is the newest resort to take away the complimentary self-parking amenity. (Picture: On line casino.org)
MGM Resorts, in Could 2022, accomplished its acquisition of the working rights of the Cosmopolitan by way of a $1.625 billion cope with non-public fairness big Blackstone, which owns the resort. MGM brass on the time pledged to retain the resort’s operations and “intensive and unique facilities.” However the on line casino firm is seemingly backtracking on that assertion with its resolution to include parking fees.
Although the Cosmopolitan ended free self-parking for nonhotel friends in June 2021, the property continued to afford complimentary parking for in a single day guests. However starting September 20, that amenity will now not stay.
Registered resort friends obtain self-parking at no extra cost for stays that start earlier than 9/20/23. Registered resort friends are topic to relevant Self-Parking charges for stays that start on or after 9/20/23,” the resort’s web site states.
“Identification” rewards members on the Sterling or above standing will proceed to obtain free self-parking. MGM is implementing its loyalty program, MGM Rewards, starting Feb. 1, 2024. MGM affords its rewards members on the Pearl or above standing with free self-parking.
Free self-parking on the Strip, as soon as afforded by all casinos, right now is quite tough to search out. The Venetian and Palazzo final month stated they, too, will terminate complimentary self-parking for all friends beneath the resort’s Grazie Rewards’ Premier tier later this summer season.
Free Parking a Rarity
Come subsequent month, free on line casino parking on the Strip will probably be restricted to the Tropicana, Treasure Island, On line casino Royale, Sahara, and Wynn/Encore. Decreasing the parking amenity is one more add-on price that has made Sin Metropolis significantly costlier.
The elimination of complimentary self-parking comes as resort charges proceed to escalate. The costs considerably enhance the full price of an in a single day keep.
For a midweek keep on the Cosmopolitan in October, the on line casino’s web site advertises a nightly charge of $290 for October 3-5. However after the property’s $45 nightly resort charge and taxes are included, the reservation involves $759.64 for the 2 nights, or $380 an evening.
If arriving by automobile, the friends should additionally pay the Cosmopolitan’s $23 per day self-parking cost (except they’ve a standing that earns complimentary parking). That brings the keep to $805.64.
Valet Charges Enhance
It was solely a decade in the past that not solely was self-parking complimentary, however so was valet service. The amenity was sometimes given to guests of all spending ranges and rewards statutes. However these days are lengthy gone.
On the Cosmopolitan, valet parking prices $35 in the course of the week and $40 on Friday by way of Sunday. Cosmopolitan friends with Gold standing or increased obtain free valet.
A patron should accumulate at the least 20K tier factors to attain Identification Gold standing. Gamblers obtain one Identification level for each $2.50 wagered on slots and some extent for each $6 wagered on video poker. Resort, spa, eating, and buying fees are rewarded with 5 Identification factors for each greenback spent.
