Jul 8, 2022, 4:07 pm
Last edit by: lowkeyflyer
Please also include the daily rate paid.
Hotel:
Room Name/Type:
Check-in Day:
Check-in Time:
Upgrade:
Late Checkout:
Breakfast Credit:
Misc Credits:
Comment:
Rate Paid:
Hotel:
Room Name/Type:
Check-in Day:
Check-in Time:
Upgrade:
Late Checkout:
Breakfast Credit:
Misc Credits:
Comment:
Rate Paid:
FHR Experience Las Vegas Hotels only (2020 - 2023)
Apr 25, 2022, 2:54 pm
#706
Join Date: Nov 2019
Posts: 11
1. Yes
2. The $200 credit requires a ONE night if booking an FHR stay, or TWO nights if booking a THC stay. See here:
Amex $200 Hotel Credit (FHR or THC)
2. The $200 credit requires a ONE night if booking an FHR stay, or TWO nights if booking a THC stay. See here:
Amex $200 Hotel Credit (FHR or THC)
When I look at my benefits on the Business Platinum I see the $200 in airline fee credits but I don't show the $200 for an FHR stay. Are you sure that we also get a credit of $200 for an FHR stay just like the personal platinum?
Apr 25, 2022, 3:30 pm
#707
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,953
No. I understood "Does the FHR apply to the Platinum biz card?" to ask only if Business Platinum cards participate in the Fine Hotels & Resorts program. The $200 offer is only for personal cards.Sorry for the misunderstanding.
Last edited by mia; Apr 25, 2022 at 3:38 pm
Apr 25, 2022, 6:04 pm
#708
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 2,412
I stayed at the Delano earlier this month, and it didn't feel like a "fine" hotel or resort. The rooms were quite worn, restaurants were basic at best, and the overall experience didn't feel fine or special at all. I don't feel that the Delano should continue to qualify as an FHR property, compared to the other amazing properties that are deserving of the FHR designation.
Apr 28, 2022, 2:41 pm
#709
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: LAX
Posts: 2,851
No resort fee with MGM gold
For the FHR hotel , other than Bellagio , is there any other hotel that would waive resort fee with the MGM gold status?
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Apr 29, 2022, 10:05 am
#710
Join Date: Mar 2021
Location: SoCal
Posts: 316
Looks like Conrad is out of the FHR program.
I've read too many mixed experiences here but was considering it for a summer trip due to the outsized value of the gold and FHR benefits.
I've read too many mixed experiences here but was considering it for a summer trip due to the outsized value of the gold and FHR benefits.
May 1, 2022, 2:16 pm
#711
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: HNL
Programs: UA GS4MM, MR LT Plat, Hilton Gold
Posts: 6,447
Waived resort fees is only with direct MGM Rewards bookings - getting them waived otherwise is just luck - or you've shown enough play for them to waive them.
May 2, 2022, 2:09 pm
#714
Join Date: Apr 2022
Posts: 1
I have a stay booked for this weekend. I chatted with Amex, they called the Conrad, and the Conrad will honor the benefits since it was booked as an FHR stay.
May 4, 2022, 9:41 am
#716
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: SEA, but up and down the coast a lot
Programs: Oceanic Airlines Gold Elite
Posts: 20,384
Looks like a bunch of properties went off FHR: Delano as well as Conrad, Venetian.
I can’t say that I blame them, $200 FHR credit + $100 F/B credit + breakfast for two isn’t going to be a moneymaker for AMEX or the hotel if the room rate is at or below $200, and at the right time of year rooms are cheap enough for that to be the case. The ones that have stayed like Crockfords, MGM Skylofts, Cosmo or W=A have higher room rates.
I can’t say that I blame them, $200 FHR credit + $100 F/B credit + breakfast for two isn’t going to be a moneymaker for AMEX or the hotel if the room rate is at or below $200, and at the right time of year rooms are cheap enough for that to be the case. The ones that have stayed like Crockfords, MGM Skylofts, Cosmo or W=A have higher room rates.
May 4, 2022, 9:47 am
#717
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Boston, MA
Programs: AA Million Miler, Mosaic, Delta Platinum
Posts: 1,561
Shame about Delano. That could really be a steal.
The waiver of resort fees for MGM Gold members has changed the game here quite a bit. Potentially significantly discounted room rates and $50 or more off per night from the waiver offset a lot of the benefits from an FHR booking (4:00 checkout being the biggest remaining benefit).
The waiver of resort fees for MGM Gold members has changed the game here quite a bit. Potentially significantly discounted room rates and $50 or more off per night from the waiver offset a lot of the benefits from an FHR booking (4:00 checkout being the biggest remaining benefit).
May 4, 2022, 10:04 am
#718
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Brooklyn
Programs: Delta Diamond, Bonvoy something good; sometimes other things too
Posts: 5,050
Shame about Delano. That could really be a steal.
The waiver of resort fees for MGM Gold members has changed the game here quite a bit. Potentially significantly discounted room rates and $50 or more off per night from the waiver offset a lot of the benefits from an FHR booking (4:00 checkout being the biggest remaining benefit).
The waiver of resort fees for MGM Gold members has changed the game here quite a bit. Potentially significantly discounted room rates and $50 or more off per night from the waiver offset a lot of the benefits from an FHR booking (4:00 checkout being the biggest remaining benefit).
May 4, 2022, 1:10 pm
#719
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: SEA, but up and down the coast a lot
Programs: Oceanic Airlines Gold Elite
Posts: 20,384
Shame about Delano. That could really be a steal.
The waiver of resort fees for MGM Gold members has changed the game here quite a bit. Potentially significantly discounted room rates and $50 or more off per night from the waiver offset a lot of the benefits from an FHR booking (4:00 checkout being the biggest remaining benefit).
The waiver of resort fees for MGM Gold members has changed the game here quite a bit. Potentially significantly discounted room rates and $50 or more off per night from the waiver offset a lot of the benefits from an FHR booking (4:00 checkout being the biggest remaining benefit).
I poked around and there are some nights where W=A/Bellagio are under or around $200 a night, so you could make a case for the F/B credit + breakfast + 4 pm checkout being a steal even if you're paying a $60 resort fee (and I guess since you've got Hilton Gold status from the Platinum card you can add in some extra $ for the daily F/B credit at the W=A), but THC has no Vegas hotels any more, and the FHR roster is down a lot (to hotels where the room rate most of the time is high enough to absorb a hit on F/B).
May 5, 2022, 2:16 am
#720
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: DFW
Posts: 454
I've read through this, and my notorious cheapskate fashion can't find the specific answers I'm looking for - so I wanted to see if any of you had some thoughts.
Staying at the Delano in late May with FHR (maybe! Lots of controversy about that on the interwebs if they'll honor FHR booked last year, but we did see the datapoint where one is getting it honored)
So over 3 days, I'll have $180 in breakfast credits. Does anyone know if they have to be staggered into $60 a day? Or if I used $90 2 days, if I would be good? Also, can it be used at any point in the day (i.e. late night room service?) or only during specific hours?
Staying at the Delano in late May with FHR (maybe! Lots of controversy about that on the interwebs if they'll honor FHR booked last year, but we did see the datapoint where one is getting it honored)
So over 3 days, I'll have $180 in breakfast credits. Does anyone know if they have to be staggered into $60 a day? Or if I used $90 2 days, if I would be good? Also, can it be used at any point in the day (i.e. late night room service?) or only during specific hours?