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Old Feb 3, 2009 | 12:13 pm
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Originally Posted by hhoope01
Wow, even if the CL was open, I'm not sure what type of food/drinks they put out, but $139 should buy some good quality food and drinks. I'm not sure why anyone would want to pay that much extra period.
I went back & checked something out of fairness.

During the week, the reg room rate is $249 & CL room rate is $279, so one can make a bit of an argument for CL (assuming one is ok w/ $249 for a basic room) given the lounge being open & the bathrobe.

But on the weekend, the reg room drops to $139 & the CL stays at $279 even though the lounge is closed. So, as someone else mentioned you're paying $140 to 'rent' a bathrobe.

As also mentioned by another, to keep prices the same when you're scaling back is somewhat irksome (understatement).

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