Dec 19, 2013, 9:27 am
Last edit by: dgreen12
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.
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.
Las Vegas Cosmopolitan Hotel [Master Thread]
Apr 22, 2014, 10:09 am
#1847
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More on the possible sale of Cosmopolitan:
http://www.reviewjournal.com/busines...r-cosmopolitan
A spokeswoman for Deutsche Bank in New York wouldn’t discuss an Australian press report Monday that the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas could be sold to a company controlled by billionaire James Packer.
http://www.reviewjournal.com/busines...r-cosmopolitan
A spokeswoman for Deutsche Bank in New York wouldn’t discuss an Australian press report Monday that the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas could be sold to a company controlled by billionaire James Packer.
May 12, 2014, 9:25 am
#1848
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: DFW,TX USA
Programs: Lifetime Platinum Marriott
Posts: 1,568
Identity Points at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas?
Just noticed that you can exchange Marriott Points for Identity Points.
Anyone know how that program works?
From the website, looks like you could spend some points and get highest level which includes free rooms?
Are the points good for anything else?
Tried to search and didn't see anything in Cosmo thread
Anyone know how that program works?
From the website, looks like you could spend some points and get highest level which includes free rooms?
Are the points good for anything else?
Tried to search and didn't see anything in Cosmo thread
May 12, 2014, 2:25 pm
#1849
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,324
Forget about it. I think what you are thinking is the transferred points will give you Identity status which it will not. Transferred points don't count. Also 25,000 Marriott rewards points gets you 10,000 Identity points which is worth $100 of spend at The Cosmopolitan.
May 12, 2014, 5:32 pm
#1850
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 1
Points between The Cosmopolitan's Identity membership program and Marriott Rewards are transferable both directions. Points transferred from Marriott Rewards to Identity can be used for almost everything (rooms, restaurants, slot play, etc.). For both programs, points transferred in do not elevate tier status in the receiving program. To transfer points the request must be made with the outgoing point program.
May 12, 2014, 6:50 pm
#1851
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Location: DFW,TX USA
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Forget about it. I think what you are thinking is the transferred points will give you Identity status which it will not. Transferred points don't count. Also 25,000 Marriott rewards points gets you 10,000 Identity points which is worth $100 of spend at The Cosmopolitan.
Oh well - figured it was too good.
$100 was not that great but $100 plus bump in Cosmo status would be worth something.
I usually have a couple weeks in vegas for meetings, so was trying to work and angle.
May 15, 2014, 9:35 am
#1852
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: DEN
Posts: 24
Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Deutsche sells Cosmopolitan to Blackstone
May 15 2014, 11:08 ET Deutsche Bank (DB -1.3%) closes the book on a painful episode, agreeing to sell Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas to Blackstone (BX -2.5%) for $1.73B in cash. The bank became the proud owner of the resort in 2008 after foreclosing on developer Bruce Eichner, and has tried to make a go of it ever since (all the while having a For Sale sign up). It's never turned a profit and Deutsche's investment in the property sums to $4B.For Blackstone, the deal represents its first big gaming investment.
Will it stay with Marriott? I hope so..
May 15 2014, 11:08 ET Deutsche Bank (DB -1.3%) closes the book on a painful episode, agreeing to sell Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas to Blackstone (BX -2.5%) for $1.73B in cash. The bank became the proud owner of the resort in 2008 after foreclosing on developer Bruce Eichner, and has tried to make a go of it ever since (all the while having a For Sale sign up). It's never turned a profit and Deutsche's investment in the property sums to $4B.For Blackstone, the deal represents its first big gaming investment.
Will it stay with Marriott? I hope so..
May 15, 2014, 11:34 am
#1854
Used to be bulldoggolfer05
Join Date: May 2007
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Blackstone is a private equity firm that owned Hilton outright for a number of years, but no longer does so (though still owns a large percentage of the shares)...
They are not a hotelier or a hotel chain in and of themselves.
They are not a hotelier or a hotel chain in and of themselves.
Last edited by NDDomer86; May 15, 2014 at 4:20 pm
May 15, 2014, 3:46 pm
#1855
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I think the IPO for Hilton was only a small % of the shares;
Per;
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-1...hotel-ipo.html
Blackstone still owns c. 76% of the shares ( % may have changed since then)
Regards
TBS
May 15, 2014, 4:20 pm
#1856
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Hi,
I think the IPO for Hilton was only a small % of the shares;
Per;
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-1...hotel-ipo.html
Blackstone still owns c. 76% of the shares ( % may have changed since then)
Regards
TBS
I think the IPO for Hilton was only a small % of the shares;
Per;
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-1...hotel-ipo.html
Blackstone still owns c. 76% of the shares ( % may have changed since then)
Regards
TBS
May 16, 2014, 9:49 am
#1857
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Posts: 24,153
Deutsche sells Cosmopolitan to Blackstone
May 15 2014, 11:08 ET Deutsche Bank (DB -1.3%) closes the book on a painful episode, agreeing to sell Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas to Blackstone (BX -2.5%) for $1.73B in cash. The bank became the proud owner of the resort in 2008 after foreclosing on developer Bruce Eichner, and has tried to make a go of it ever since (all the while having a For Sale sign up). It's never turned a profit and Deutsche's investment in the property sums to $4B.For Blackstone, the deal represents its first big gaming investment.
Will it stay with Marriott? I hope so..
May 15 2014, 11:08 ET Deutsche Bank (DB -1.3%) closes the book on a painful episode, agreeing to sell Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas to Blackstone (BX -2.5%) for $1.73B in cash. The bank became the proud owner of the resort in 2008 after foreclosing on developer Bruce Eichner, and has tried to make a go of it ever since (all the while having a For Sale sign up). It's never turned a profit and Deutsche's investment in the property sums to $4B.For Blackstone, the deal represents its first big gaming investment.
Will it stay with Marriott? I hope so..
I wouldnt be the least surprised to see it reflaged as the Las Vegas Cosmopolitan Hilton. Hilton is in bad need of a new Flagship property. But everything does depend on what the contracts with MR has written in them
May 16, 2014, 9:53 am
#1858
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Posts: 158
I'd guess the Conrad Las Vegas. But it will be interesting to see what happens with the property. Maybe now that the sale is in process the hotel will get back to the level of service it had when they opened.
May 26, 2014, 11:13 am
#1860
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,324
There are no "standard city room" at Cosmopolitan. Do you mean booking a "Fountain view room" with points? If yes? The answer is no cannot book with points but may receive Platinum upgrade to Fountain view.