Thank you for your reply - it's really helpful.
My total was about $225 ($0 for each weekday + $100 for Fri + $100 for Sat, no resort fees).
If I had booked just weekday stays, it would've been $0 (although, I think the booking page mentioned they would charge $50 on $0 bookings to act as a deposit -- not sure if it was refundable).
Apologies for my ignorance on posting in this thread!
I had read the previous 20-30 replies, and while I figured there was some discussion around Hyatt points, I thought it was just a subset of the conversation (as a lot of the other talking points were about the hotel itself, renovations, player cards, etc -- unrelated to Hyatt...)/
I treated this as the Megathread for all things Rio Hotel, and it seems I may have been mistaken to do that.
Wow, this is great background!
I wasn't aware of these previous deals! Helps put me at ease to hear that other discounted stays were successful... It stands to reason that I shouldn't expect too much trouble when I try checking in!
I'm aligned with your thoughts... I think I'll try the iPad check-in, and if it goes a little haywire, will approach the front desk!
I have an alternate cancelable stay booked on-strip. If this falls apart, I'll at least have someplace else to go!
Thank you again
