Borgata Titanium status is nice. :D

When Borgata had its link with Mlife, I played much more there than I do now. Then Titanium was a possibility. Playing a lot in an "isolated" casino has too many minuses for me. Mlife and CET have lots of casinos in their systems.
Mlife Noir is "supposed" to be equivalent to CET 7*--but I've searched the net, there is little info as to how much you have to gamble to become Noir (by invitation only is all I could OFFICIALY find).

going to vegas for the 4th of july as Mlife gold - planning on a couple edm concerts at Hakkasan at MGM Grand and Wet Republic at MGM Grand. Think I'll be able to skip the lines? or should I get in touch with a host? Any advice is appreciated, thanks!

When I was a Plat, my online tracker thing seemed to be tracking to 1 million TP for Noir. I believe that is the minimum requirement to be eligible for an invite, but then you still need to actually get the invite (which I imagine is triggered by some additional factors).

The tracker on the mlife website still does that, but it is not a minimum requirement. This is not even considering mlife has handed out comp Noir status - they have even given it away promotionally.

Can i ask what you usually play to earn that many points :D

I only play penny slots, but bet max, $4/$5 per spin (depending on the game). 150,000 TC seems like a lot, but they have bonuses^: 1000 TC, adds an additional 1000 TC; 2500 TC adds a 5000 TC bonus; 5000 TC adds 10,000 TC bonus. This year for play in AC [during a specified period] they've added 25,000 TC + in August another 10,000.

How are the comps like in AC nowadays? Which property do you play at?

The CET casinos I play at are Caesars (mainly), Harrahs (frequently), Ballys (rarely)--that's all thats left.:D
There lots of comp multiplier offers. In addition I get 2 restaurant credits/month--it used to be 4:td:

No casino host
 

I have Mlife Plat level due to being Hyatt diamond. I realize this is sort of low in the Mlife game since they would rather me a gold level gambling wise than a plat level merely by hotel match. However, it's where I am. I see little benefits and read of stuff online. For example, getting into day club. It's always said, "it's better to have your casino host arrange...." Ok, so what if you don't have a casino host? How does one effectuate the unwritten benefits of mlife levels? It doesn't seem like a casino host wants to help someone that gambles twenty dollars a day. Lol.

What benefits, specifically, are you looking for? Comped rooms and F&B may require some casino intervention (and play), but many of the auxiliary benefits like cut the line, beach/pool access, etc. can be had by simply showing your Plat card.

I was thinking like cutting line at day club but I guess you are right that showing my plat card should work there. I hadn't really thought about anything specific beyond that.

Just as a forewarning, you're not cutting the line at Wet Republic with your Platinum card if there's any remotely well-known DJ spinning.

Yeah, I'm not into the club scene so I can't speak for any of the day/night clubs.

But if all you want to do is, for example, use the Mandalay Bay beach while staying at a different property, you can just show your MLife card at the gate and they'll wave you +1 inside.

Same with taxi lines (IMO one of the biggest auxiliary benefits), restaurants, etc. For things like Shark Reef & Secret Garden, you'll need to show your Plat card and ID at the ticket window and they'll print you a couple comp'd tickets.

Do m-life stays count for Hyatt tier status
 

If I stay 12 nights in a row at Luxor by booking thought Hyatt.com, will I get credit for 12 nights stayed at my Hyatt gold passport account?

Reason I ask is because I am doing a diamond fast track for my wife to qualify for diamond right now and want to make sure these count first as nights for tier status.

tIA

Yes. You will receive Hyatt credit for 12 nights.

No. Diamond Fast Track must be for Hyatt properties. MGM properties don't count.

MlifeInsider
 

Any MlifeInsider to share a mirage hotel reservation link for family and friends rates

Not anymore but the F&F rates for mLife wasn't great.

I am Mlife Plat from my Hyatt Diamond status. I stayed at MGM three nights last October, and somehow accumulated ~25K points, despite the fact that I didn't/don't gamble.

I have been researching FT threads/interweb to try to learn answers to these questions, without success: Is there a way to prevent points expiration short of visiting a property? Is there any real value to these points for a non-gambler?

TIA!

AFAIK, Mlife Tier Points are not redeemable points, and expire on 10/1 every year regardless of how much you stay/play. Thus, very little use if you have your Mlife status via Hyatt match and expect to keep it that way.

Thanks for your prompt response! Sounds like nothing for me to do but watch them expire. That will certainly be a unique situation for me.:eek:

Agree. They aren't useful for anything except tracking how close you are to the next status level. Since you're nowhere near the next level because you already have platinum, they're of no use to you.

Also, as far as how you earned the points, you get 25 points per dollar spent in most properties. So I am guessing that you charged around $1,000 to your room during your trip.

Gold Gift
 

I received gold status for my hyatt match. I got an email saying come pick up my graduation gift.

I was wondering if I still would get this since my graduation is from Hyatt match and not from play.

And I was wondering what the gift usually is (is it worth driving to the casino for).

I do most of my play at CET and am a diamond there so I do not know a ton about the MLife program...any help would be great...thanks.

We will have two of kids (10 and 16) with us for a stay in July. Probably Vdara. I'm Mlife Gold but don't think this gets me into the club lounge. Does anyone know if the $50/day charge for 2 guests would include my two kids <18? Right now the only club room is the corner suite or studio and I'd like one of the suites with two toilets.

Benefits on third-party bookings
 

I managed to snag one of those Expedia coupons today. Should I expect the Mlife benefits on third-party bookings?

No one actually knows how this is going to work yet because the Vdara Club Lounge doesn't open until 11 Jan. That said, all rooms designated as "Luxury Suites" will have access to the Club Lounge and mLife Gold certainly won't gain access.

The additional fee is stated as $50/guest, but I'd have to imagine that is $50/guest/night. If that's the case, then one question is whether registering 3 or 4 guests to a club-eligible room allows all guests to access the club lounge. The additional room rate per night, per officially registered guest may be less than the $50 fee, especially with the mLife discount. You could consider e-mailing Vdara front desk to inquire.

I do think a club room should grant all registered guests access and would be surprised by any policy otherwise. My assumption is that the $50/guest(/night?) fee is there for the specific purpose of charging guests who deliberately under-registered.

Tier Discount
 

I am new to the MLife program, apologies if my question has been answered before. I couldn't find it. Currently I am seeing a 20% MLife Pearl discount for Las Vegas hotel bookings. In a couple of weeks I hope to match Hyatt Explorist to MLife Gold. I am trying to decide whether I should book now or wait. Any experience whether I can expect a significantly higher discount for MLife Gold?

I'm not sure how much difference gold will make in tier discounts but Vegas hotel rates are very fluid. If you wait, you may get a better deal or the rates may jump significantly. If you're happy with the rate you see now, I'd suggest booking it. Then, if a better rate comes along later, book it and cancel the original. Just check the booking terms to make sure this is possible, but generally MGM hotel booking are fully refundable until about 72 hours before arrival. They do charge a one night deposit when you book but will refund this promptly when you cancel.

20% is a pretty standard discount even for Plats (it's usually in the 20-25% range). Be aware that the discount can fluctuate; IIRC on some high-demand weekends, I saw even just ~10% off some suites as Plat, whereas during slow periods, I could see 50%+ off base rooms.

In any case, Low Roller's advice is good, as given the standard 72hr cancellation applies, you can just rebook later if the price drops.

Yep, should book the rate, and rebook if it improves. However, if it's a special promo rate (the one where you can't have another within a 5 days or so of each other), you can't rebook, since the offer is gone. By the way, making the next Tier doesn't automatically result in better rates.

Thank you all for the advice. I have booked now. It will be interesting to see, whether there will be any rate change, when I make the next tier.

In my experience, the next tier resets and "may" improve the tier-specific rate marginally, but all of your exclusive offers will be reset--in other words gone. So, if you accrued free play or exclusive offers from gambling (the one time offers, once booked are gone), they'll disappear. So, if any of them are compelling, book them BEFORE hitting the next tier.

PS - if you're an unknown (without a history of gambling), go to hotel you like, say, Bellagio while not staying at any MLife properties, and do the following: (1) withdraw, say, $1,000 from their ATM (use a fee reimbursed ATM, of which there are too many to list); (2) make some short term $25 or $100 bets in a slot machine. If you're lucky, you can run some $$ in/out without losing or, even, winning, and they may think you're a potential high roller triggering some one time exceptional discovery offers. Comped room, free play, and $300/day food credit.

Is Luxor the only mlife property that earns nights status when booking via Hyatt?

They should all count, and points/nights appear faster when booked on Hyatt.com, though the price is much better through MLife, of course.

Anyone have any theories on why the tier credit earning in Detroit is so much worse than Vegas. (It's 1 tier credit per base point in Detroit, but 10 tier credits per base point in Vegas). I realize the competitive casino landscape is quite a bit different, but a 90% difference seems pretty severe. It seems unlikely that the slots are that much looser in Detroit (but perhaps they are?). I can perhaps understand adjusting the cash back portion, but why make it 10x harder to reach an elite level?

Does anyone know if you need your physical Mlife Gold card to use the Gold check in line at Bellagio, or can you just show your status on your phone (matched from Hyatt Explorist)?