Originally Posted by
ORDnHKG
It sounds like this is your first time in Vegas ? As almost every single resort casino on the strip has no kettle / coffee maker
Yes they expect you to order room service or just go downstairs to the coffee shop, next door at Bellagio is just the same as well, doesn't matter high end of low end properties, even for those properties that have a coffee maker like Delano and Mandalay bay, there is a Keurig machine at each room, but no pods available except coffee kits, the coffee kits are $12 each that has 2 pods inside, how's that sound to you ?
Ironically the
downtown joints (read: less nice) are more likely to have useful things like kettles/coffeemakers/refrigerators in the room.
Originally Posted by
D404
Yeah, I think it pretty obviously was
. I'm used to higher end properties on my regular travels being a little more batteries-included, indeed.
A lot of "higher end" properties in Vegas are very, VERY different from higher end properties almost anywhere else. Very few cities that are about the size of Cincinnati or Pittsburgh have thousands upon thousands of "five star" hotel rooms.
Originally Posted by
stimpy
Vegas hotels are always disappointing to frequent global travelers. The only hotel I find reasonably decent is the Four Seasons. This Cosmo of course has some attractive elements, but just horrible service from tip beggars. And unacceptable management policies towards what they call "guests". I don't think they know what the meaning of that word is. Nor do they understand what it means to be a hotelier.
Vegas, along with Hawaii and Disney properties, is a market nearly
every American with hotel status hits up as a vacation spot plus it's a frequent spot for major conferences, which is why US chains feel they need to be in it, but it doesn't make status a particularly valuable component there for improving your experience (that's basically $$$, the more the better, and a LOT more a LOT better). And "five star" hotel that has thousands of rooms (read: your typical Vegas "five star" casino resort) is just going to function like a
resort factory for most people, there's not really any other way about it. The Four Seasons is an exception because it's quite consciously fairly small in size and aware of their brand. Vegas casinos have a much different brand and are serving different markets.
I'm not disappointed by them because I know what I am getting someplace like Cosmo/Venetian/Palazzo/Bellagio, or even the Las Vegas W::A, and it's not the same as a boutique five star in Paris or (insert
alpha city here), it couldn't possibly be the same. Vegas is about separating you from your cash, preferably as painlessly as possible so you keep coming back, but it's very in your face about it. I don't doubt global travelers who prefer a more refined experience from luxury hotels don't care for it (and that experience is possible in Vegas, but the way you get it is "you need to gamble and spend a lot more").