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Las Vegas Cosmopolitan Hotel [Master Thread]

Old Dec 19, 2013, 9:27 am
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Hotel Website: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Autograph Collection
Official List of Cosmopolitan Bonvoy Elite Benefits: https://www.cosmopolitanlasvegas.com/marriott-bonvoy-at-the-cosmopolitan-of-las-vegas

The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, the only charges that qualify for Points are as follows:
- Room rate, room service food and beverage, in-room movies, phone calls and in-room minibar purchases
- Points cannot be earned on any other purchases at hotel outlets or for hotel services

The Cosmopolitan is a "resort," so basically the only elite benny is a possible upgrade. Elites are not exempt from the resort fee

Resort fee is $39+tax effective 01/01/2019. Also as of that date, parking (self & valet) is complimentary for hotel guests.

Cosmopolitan is exempt from providing free wifi to Plats per Marriott's T&Cs, however it is included with the mandatory $39 daily resort fee so there is still no extra charge to any guest for using it.

Platinums receive:

* use of Platinum check-in area (to the left of main desks)

* Platinum arrival gift is $10FB coupon or 1,000 points

* room upgrade (space available) - better luck on mid-week stays than weekend stays. sometimes a 'sandwich' (ie, bribe) to front desk does the trick.

* free tea/coffee 6am - noon in the plat lobby check-in area

* Wicked Spoon: Marriott Rewards Platinums (and PPs) get to use preferred line and get 15% discount when staying at the property. Just show your MR Plat or PP card.
You can book through Virtuoso as well as Amex FHR for complimentary breakfast buffet at Wicked spoon.

Resort fee:

* $39 (+ tax) per day for resort fee, which includes gym access, local + long distance calls, Wifi, pool access. The resort fee is not waived.

Receiving Bonvoy Points for a Stay:

Many have reported needing to follow up to have Marriott Bonvoy points manually posted post stay (they do not typically post automatically.) A tip is to email [email protected] shortly after a stay asking them to manually forward your folio to Marriott Bonvoy for processing.

Hat tip to billycwhatup for this:

* Identity points and MR points can not be earned on the same stay

Other tips

The Terrace Suites are the most common room type and are classified as studio and one bedroom, with options for King, 2 Queens with or without a fountain view. They are essentially the same size, however (10 sq ft difference), but the layouts differ.

The King Studio Suite has a standard bathroom with shower and tub, a living room area with large sitting area and an L shaped sofa and the bed is in a separate area, though not separated.

The King One BR Suite has the same kind of living room area, with the bedroom separated by sliding doors and the bathroom is larger, with a "soaking tub".

If you get a terrace suite of any kind with 2 Queens, the living area will be smaller.

And unless your room type is described as "fountain view", you aren't guaranteed it, though Platinum status will get you upgraded on check in if they have one available.

If you book any of these room types and want to aim higher, I would try a giving the receptionist a 50$ "sandwich", and ask if any wraparounds upgrades would be available. If they say yes, there is a good chance that it will be a wraparound facing south-east or south-west, which for me would be a no go. Taste in view is personal of course, but for me the fountain-Eiffel tower view are so much nicer than the south facing views. Also when you would have the choice between a low level wraparound or high level terrace suite, I would still take the high level terrace suite, because a number of floors on the east tower are blocked by the big Bellagio sign. (see youtube vids).

If you really want a high level wraparound then you probably would have to pay, which can sometimes be not that much. If I'm not mistaken I think they offered me a wraparound at 150$ per night more, but we originally booked a 1 bedroom terrace room without view.

Last tip : If you would get the choice of wraparound I would definitely take a high floor east tower one, facing north-east. That would give you bellagio fountain + eiffel tower view, but also a good portion of the south strip.

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Las Vegas Cosmopolitan Hotel [Master Thread]

Old Aug 14, 2012, 5:53 pm
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Originally Posted by kexbox
I am so in love with the cosmo (again).

Checked in as MR Plat with lowest tour operator room rate incl. BF

Got:
- Upgrade to terrace suite with fountain view
- 3x 500 Points (as 3 separate reservations were merged)
- 3x brunch (ok, incl. in rate)
- lounge access (been there yesterday around 7:30 pm, even was offered some juice for take away)
- compl. dinner for two due to small service issues


Cosmo is the best in town.
Just to clarify, it sounds like you booked three one-night stays which the Cosmopolitan hotel then combined into one reservation. Is that correct?

I was thinking about doing the same thing once I heard that MR Platinum members only get two breakfasts per stay regardless of how many nights in that stay.

Has anyone else tried to do this? Book multiple one night stays so they can have the free buffet for every day of their stay? We only plan to be there for two nights and pack ultra light so it's not really much of a hassle to check out and back in.

I'd like to hear any feedback if possible before I actually break up my reservation into two separate ones.
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Old Aug 15, 2012, 10:10 am
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I'm staying at the Cosmo soon and I need to try to get a little abundant clarification here. I finished reading all 54 pages of posts on this.

It looks like people have succeeded in getting MR points as well as Identity points for their stays at Cosmo. I just emailed them and was told that yes, you can get both, but if you have a MR# registered with your room you will only get MR points on the room + room charges. So no double-dipping, according to what I was just told.

Is this accurate? Or are people just going in later, jamming in their Identity# and somehow getting points for both?
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Old Aug 15, 2012, 12:14 pm
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Originally Posted by leungph
Just to clarify, it sounds like you booked three one-night stays which the Cosmopolitan hotel then combined into one reservation. Is that correct?

I was thinking about doing the same thing once I heard that MR Platinum members only get two breakfasts per stay regardless of how many nights in that stay.

Has anyone else tried to do this? Book multiple one night stays so they can have the free buffet for every day of their stay? We only plan to be there for two nights and pack ultra light so it's not really much of a hassle to check out and back in.

I'd like to hear any feedback if possible before I actually break up my reservation into two separate ones.
If you're staying at the same property consecutive nights, even if on separate ressies, Marriott considers that one stay. So your strategy won't work to get the free brekkie all 3 days.

Cheers.
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Old Aug 15, 2012, 12:24 pm
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Checked in last night.

Got an upgrade to a terrace suite (one level upgrade), choice of 2 breakfast coupons/500 additional points/amenity sent to the room (took the breakfast coupons) and given a sheet with all the amenities for platinum members including a mini lounge now.

Big change from when I was here last year for the better.

Also get a code for free internet.
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Old Aug 15, 2012, 1:50 pm
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When I stayed at the Cosmopolitan last year, I voluntarily jumped from the Cosmo to the JW Marriott to the Cosmo to use a free night certificate and improve my chances of a Wraparound Suite upgrade for 2 of my 3 nights. It worked out exactly as planned.

You could do the same thing with the Renaissance or the other Marriott-branded properties in Vegas if you wanted to get the free Wicked Spoon buffets at Cosmo each day. But you would have to be okay with hotel hopping--some people hate doing that.

My recommendation would be to only use points at the Cosmo for the weekend nights, as they can run as high as $400+ for a standard room. Being at Cosmo on Friday night is the biggest benefit, since you can also go to Marquee on Friday night for free as a hotel guest. This is especially helpful if you aren't young/attractive and you don't have a flock of beautiful women with you. (If you meet those criteria, you can get into Marquee for free anytime whether or not you are a hotel guest.)

For weeknights, the JW Marriott and Renaissance tend to be inexpensive and really nice.

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Old Aug 15, 2012, 2:00 pm
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"Hotel hopping" will get you the bennies for individual nights. However, someone using multiple ressies & staying at the same property on consecutive nights will not get multiple night bennies because Marriott considers that to be a single stay.

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Old Aug 15, 2012, 3:48 pm
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Very true--the only way you'll get free Wicked Spoon for multiple days is to alternate hotels and return to the Cosmo.

Plus you are likely to gain 100 lbs. if you eat at the Wicked Spoon every day of your vacation, although you will really enjoy doing so . At least mix it up and check out the buffet at the Wynn for one day of the trip!
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Old Aug 15, 2012, 3:57 pm
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Originally Posted by JW6130
You could do the same thing with the Renaissance or the other Marriott-branded properties in Vegas if you wanted to get the free Wicked Spoon buffets at Cosmo each day. But you would have to be okay with hotel hopping--some people hate doing that.

For weeknights, the JW Marriott and Renaissance tend to be inexpensive and really nice.
The Las Vegas Marriott (formerly Marriott Suites) usually has good rates and Gold/Plats get free buffet breakfast daily, if someone is going to hotel hop from the Cosmo. If you stay at the Marriott ask for the Wynn side, as the view is better.

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Old Aug 15, 2012, 10:12 pm
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Originally Posted by apodo77
Checked in last night.

Got an upgrade to a terrace suite (one level upgrade), choice of 2 breakfast coupons/500 additional points/amenity sent to the room (took the breakfast coupons) and given a sheet with all the amenities for platinum members including a mini lounge now.

Big change from when I was here last year for the better.

Also get a code for free internet.
500 additional points... Does it mean you get a 1000 points if you take this choice?
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Old Aug 15, 2012, 10:20 pm
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Originally Posted by JW6130
Plus you are likely to gain 100 lbs. if you eat at the Wicked Spoon every day of your vacation, although you will really enjoy doing so . At least mix it up and check out the buffet at the Wynn for one day of the trip!
So true! The Wicked Spoon is my absolute favorite buffet in Vegas. The Wynn is certainly solid, but I actually prefer The Wicked Spoon!
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Old Aug 15, 2012, 10:39 pm
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Originally Posted by formeraa
So true! The Wicked Spoon is my absolute favorite buffet in Vegas. The Wynn is certainly solid, but I actually prefer The Wicked Spoon!
I had a brunch there last month, finished at 1pm and so full that I couldn't move. Had to stay in my room until 6pm before going out again. So, be warned!
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Old Aug 15, 2012, 10:51 pm
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Originally Posted by Flyer888
500 additional points... Does it mean you get a 1000 points if you take this choice?
No. S/he meant to say 500 points, which is part of the normal Plat arrival gift.

Cheers.
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Old Aug 16, 2012, 10:16 pm
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I have to agree that the Wicked Spoon brunch (two per stay) is awesome. If had known how good it was, I might not have mentioned this particular benefit to the wife.

We booked a basic room but got upgraded to a Terrace Studio on the 69th floor (probably 50 floors up, since they seem to skip a lot of floors, including 40-49 out of deference to Chinese guests). The room was quite big, very comfortable, with some nice technology. The view of the Bellagio fountains was brilliant. You cant' really beat this location. VIP check-in (right of the main check-in area) wasn't too bad, even when the regular check-in lines were madness.

We are looking forward to coming back here again. That said, not all was perfect. The AC was working full time, but the temperature rarely got below about 74 (this was August and the daily highs were about 110, though our other hotels had no problem keeping up). They didn't always come to clean the room without being asked. Other times they can when we didn't want it; we didn't have a "do not disturb" sign so, sure enough, knock knock knock at 8:30 AM (in Vegas?). The pools have a party atmosphere, great for meeting people or people watching but not for swimming. Traffic can be atrocious at night, so just getting around the corner can take 20 minutes. The minibar is loaded with their overpriced junk, so mostly useless; it's pressure sensitive, so if you even rattle the door you will see charges on your bill (I did). We arrived around 2:30 and wait until 4 PM for a room. Key cards were a little tricky to use in the elevator, though you'll eventually figure it out. It's a busy hotel, particularly catering to 20- and 30-somethings.
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Old Aug 17, 2012, 4:32 pm
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Originally Posted by SkiAdcock
No. S/he meant to say 500 points, which is part of the normal Plat arrival gift.

Cheers.
I chose the buffet for 2 option... and 2 days later, i noticed that I had 500pts credited to my MR account too :-)
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Old Aug 18, 2012, 1:43 am
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Originally Posted by sorka
I chose the buffet for 2 option... and 2 days later, i noticed that I had 500pts credited to my MR account too :-)
That happened to me too as I mentioned few posts back and thought it was by mistake.
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