Vegas TR Diamond "to dos"
#31
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: South Bend, IN
Programs: Caesars-Diamond Hilton-Diamond IHG-Plat MGM-Gold Wyndham-Diamond Hertz-PresCircle National-Exec
Posts: 658
Note: If you don't spend your entire $100, there's no "change" or "credit" to use later.
#32
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: San Juan Capistrano, CA
Programs: Bonvoy Titanium, Hilton Diamond, AA 2.5 MM, United Gold, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,460
Yes, it can be applied to any meal at the Bacchanal (for any number of people). Like you are planning, my wife and I usually go for brunch (usually just a little before they switch over to dinner) to maximize our use.
Note: If you don't spend your entire $100, there's no "change" or "credit" to use later.
Note: If you don't spend your entire $100, there's no "change" or "credit" to use later.
#33
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Seattle, WA. USA
Programs: MR, AA, UA, DL, AVIS and growing
Posts: 1,172
Signed up in Oct 2019 and did status match to DIAMOND but no player's card picked up till April 2020.
Made a booking Flamingo on Jan 30, 2019--- for April 14-17.($11/night) - no resort fee.
Comps then showed on Calendar but I couldn't understand if I was eligible or if it was free?
Then 2 days later I dropped to GOLD status and ALL comps went away. I'm now back to Diamond as of Feb 4, 2020, and NO COMPS displayed and no more cheap deals for hotels like Flamingo for all year.
Can any explain the comps in calendar as I have ZERO reward points?
What reason did COMPS disappear as I had no reward points a week ago but they showed.
Last edited by euromannn; Feb 5, 2020 at 10:15 pm
#35
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Seattle, WA. USA
Programs: MR, AA, UA, DL, AVIS and growing
Posts: 1,172
Do you get charged tax? one person posted a receipt on FB and no tax was charged.
2. Any tricks for churning to get free points without gambling or spending on properties?
Last edited by euromannn; Feb 5, 2020 at 11:11 pm
#36
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Seattle, WA. USA
Programs: MR, AA, UA, DL, AVIS and growing
Posts: 1,172
Yes, it can be applied to any meal at the Bacchanal (for any number of people). Like you are planning, my wife and I usually go for brunch (usually just a little before they switch over to dinner) to maximize our use.
Note: If you don't spend your entire $100, there's no "change" or "credit" to use later.
Note: If you don't spend your entire $100, there's no "change" or "credit" to use later.
How did you swing multiple hours?
Dinner starts at 3pm----- what time did you start brunch as they would come to table at brunch time and ask you to leave.
Last edited by euromannn; Feb 5, 2020 at 11:10 pm
#37
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: NYC
Programs: DL Gold, B6 Mosaic, WoH Explorist, IHG Gold, Hertz PC, CET 7*, MLIFE Plat, Cosmo Gold
Posts: 356
Can't understand the comps.
Signed up in Oct 2019 and did status match to DIAMOND but no player's card picked up till April 2020.
Made a booking Flamingo on Jan 30, 2019--- for April 14-17.($11/night) - no resort fee.
Comps then showed on Calendar but I couldn't understand if I was eligible or if it was free?
Then 2 days later I dropped to GOLD status and ALL comps went away. I'm now back to Diamond as of Feb 4, 2020, and NO COMPS displayed and no more cheap deals for hotels like Flamingo for all year.
Can any explain the comps in calendar as I have ZERO reward points?
What reason did COMPS disappear as I had no reward points a week ago but they showed.
Signed up in Oct 2019 and did status match to DIAMOND but no player's card picked up till April 2020.
Made a booking Flamingo on Jan 30, 2019--- for April 14-17.($11/night) - no resort fee.
Comps then showed on Calendar but I couldn't understand if I was eligible or if it was free?
Then 2 days later I dropped to GOLD status and ALL comps went away. I'm now back to Diamond as of Feb 4, 2020, and NO COMPS displayed and no more cheap deals for hotels like Flamingo for all year.
Can any explain the comps in calendar as I have ZERO reward points?
What reason did COMPS disappear as I had no reward points a week ago but they showed.
To simply state it, comps are mostly based on gaming activity, and sometimes maybe on large amounts of spend. For players/members that have no history, gaming properties/programs may send out teaser offers to entice new comers. It may be fully comped Mon-Sun or just Mon-Thu, no clear cut answer how comps are offered for players with no history. What stands true with comps is that when a member uses any comp offers (hotel/F&B credit/gifts etc), when they don't have any gaming activity, offers will eventually dry out. Systems have an algorithm in place to tag players with low/no play days. So that's why when new members get CR Diamond they may see a good amount of comps but later on they disappear.
Every now and they, they may send out a teaser offer or open up comp availability during off-peak or slow months, like Nov-Dec. You can usually find many of the low-mid tier LV strip properties for under $50. CR Flexible Dates calendar option is pretty convenient as you can check a whole month and see the rates and if you're comped at a specific property and or date, or instead of selecting a specific property just select LV and you'll be able to view all the LV CR properties for a month. Comp availability is being updated daily if not several times a day. What you see comped an hour ago may not be later on and vice versa. So check often and it might change.
#38
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: NYC
Programs: DL Gold, B6 Mosaic, WoH Explorist, IHG Gold, Hertz PC, CET 7*, MLIFE Plat, Cosmo Gold
Posts: 356
Free points, as in tier credits? If so, tier credits are useless and pointless unless you're trying to reach maintain diamond organically. If reward credits, only ways to earn it is via gaming, on site property spend, CR Visa, and partners. If you have time you can also utilize Say & Play which is a survey app. But the earning rate is pretty low something $.10 to maybe $.50 generally and takes quite some time.
#39
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Seattle, WA. USA
Programs: MR, AA, UA, DL, AVIS and growing
Posts: 1,172
When you use the $100 celebration dinner or reward credits to pay, you won't get charged taxes on the bill. They will charge on the remaining balance or anything over, if there is.
Free points, as in tier credits? If so, tier credits are useless and pointless unless you're trying to reach maintain diamond organically. If reward credits, only ways to earn it is via gaming, on site property spend, CR Visa, and partners. If you have time you can also utilize Say & Play which is a survey app. But the earning rate is pretty low something $.10 to maybe $.50 generally and takes quite some time.
Free points, as in tier credits? If so, tier credits are useless and pointless unless you're trying to reach maintain diamond organically. If reward credits, only ways to earn it is via gaming, on site property spend, CR Visa, and partners. If you have time you can also utilize Say & Play which is a survey app. But the earning rate is pretty low something $.10 to maybe $.50 generally and takes quite some time.
Just want to get free comps for room, flights, gambling without spending much money.
One poster on Facebook claims all he does as Diamond is eat at his hometown Gordon Ramsey restaurant and he gets numerous rooms, flights, spend money never gambling.
Just eating out at a restaurant --- he doesn't respond on how much he spent to start getting free comps but he gets many after 5 months.
#40
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Seattle, WA. USA
Programs: MR, AA, UA, DL, AVIS and growing
Posts: 1,172
Your dates are a little confusing. I'm going to safely assume you didn't travel to the future (Apr 2020).
To simply state it, comps are mostly based on gaming activity, and sometimes maybe on large amounts of spend. For players/members that have no history, gaming properties/programs may send out teaser offers to entice new comers. It may be fully comped Mon-Sun or just Mon-Thu, no clear cut answer how comps are offered for players with no history. What stands true with comps is that when a member uses any comp offers (hotel/F&B credit/gifts etc), when they don't have any gaming activity, offers will eventually dry out. Systems have an algorithm in place to tag players with low/no play days. So that's why when new members get CR Diamond they may see a good amount of comps but later on they disappear.
Every now and they, they may send out a teaser offer or open up comp availability during off-peak or slow months, like Nov-Dec. You can usually find many of the low-mid tier LV strip properties for under $50. CR Flexible Dates calendar option is pretty convenient as you can check a whole month and see the rates and if you're comped at a specific property and or date, or instead of selecting a specific property just select LV and you'll be able to view all the LV CR properties for a month. Comp availability is being updated daily if not several times a day. What you see comped an hour ago may not be later on and vice versa. So check often and it might change.
To simply state it, comps are mostly based on gaming activity, and sometimes maybe on large amounts of spend. For players/members that have no history, gaming properties/programs may send out teaser offers to entice new comers. It may be fully comped Mon-Sun or just Mon-Thu, no clear cut answer how comps are offered for players with no history. What stands true with comps is that when a member uses any comp offers (hotel/F&B credit/gifts etc), when they don't have any gaming activity, offers will eventually dry out. Systems have an algorithm in place to tag players with low/no play days. So that's why when new members get CR Diamond they may see a good amount of comps but later on they disappear.
Every now and they, they may send out a teaser offer or open up comp availability during off-peak or slow months, like Nov-Dec. You can usually find many of the low-mid tier LV strip properties for under $50. CR Flexible Dates calendar option is pretty convenient as you can check a whole month and see the rates and if you're comped at a specific property and or date, or instead of selecting a specific property just select LV and you'll be able to view all the LV CR properties for a month. Comp availability is being updated daily if not several times a day. What you see comped an hour ago may not be later on and vice versa. So check often and it might change.
Haven't yet picked up players card...which I will do in April 2020.
So I haven't done any charges anywhere except $14.24 Flamingo deposit for April 2020.
I do ALL LV properties.....all comps went away as well a low price deals for all hotels for once I bought Flamingo room on Jan 15, 2020.
#41
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: NYC
Programs: DL Gold, B6 Mosaic, WoH Explorist, IHG Gold, Hertz PC, CET 7*, MLIFE Plat, Cosmo Gold
Posts: 356
Content with status match Diamond.
Just want to get free comps for room, flights, gambling without spending much money.
One poster on Facebook claims all he does as Diamond is eat at his hometown Gordon Ramsey restaurant and he gets numerous rooms, flights, spend money never gambling.
Just eating out at a restaurant --- he doesn't respond on how much he spent to start getting free comps but he gets many after 5 months.
Just want to get free comps for room, flights, gambling without spending much money.
One poster on Facebook claims all he does as Diamond is eat at his hometown Gordon Ramsey restaurant and he gets numerous rooms, flights, spend money never gambling.
Just eating out at a restaurant --- he doesn't respond on how much he spent to start getting free comps but he gets many after 5 months.
Just think about it, why would any company give you free rooms, hotels. flights, etc for nothing in return? Vegas wasn't built on winners and giving freebies out. It really doesn't take much to earned comped rooms and F&B. Just gotta research a little. There's plenty of gaming forums out there that discuss this. As a quick tip, which is a pretty open secret, if you're main goal is just to gain comp offers, simply go to a casino and insert $100 into a high limit slot machine. Run through it several times. You may win or you may lose, but you will likely get a teaser off based off that quick play. Obvious the more the play, the better the offer. Of course there's always risk to it, as you may lose it. But again, that's why it's gambling. No risk, no gain. YMMV.
#42
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: NYC
Programs: DL Gold, B6 Mosaic, WoH Explorist, IHG Gold, Hertz PC, CET 7*, MLIFE Plat, Cosmo Gold
Posts: 356
My dates for reservation APR 14-17, 2020.
Haven't yet picked up players card...which I will do in April 2020.
So I haven't done any charges anywhere except $14.24 Flamingo deposit for April 2020.
I do ALL LV properties.....all comps went away as well a low price deals for all hotels for once I bought Flamingo room on Jan 15, 2020.
Haven't yet picked up players card...which I will do in April 2020.
So I haven't done any charges anywhere except $14.24 Flamingo deposit for April 2020.
I do ALL LV properties.....all comps went away as well a low price deals for all hotels for once I bought Flamingo room on Jan 15, 2020.
#43
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 6,607
We use 1000 points ( and the Wyndham Diamond match) for Diamond lounge access. We also use the points for other things on site.
No Wyndham points no problem, get a Wyndham credit card.
#44
Join Date: Aug 2011
Programs: Hilton Honors Diamond, IHG Spire, Marriott Titanium, Wyndham Diamond, Caesar's Diamond
Posts: 536
#45
Join Date: Feb 2013
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, MLife Gold, Marriott Gold, HHonors Gold, Caesars Diamond, Amex Plat
Posts: 5,943
I’m hoping you all can help me with a few newbie questions. I matched from Wyndham diamond to CET diamond a few days ago. Do not have a CET card yet (and have not “verified” account with ID at desk). Going to LAS in one month.
1. Do I have to go to a TR desk at CET to have the celebration dinner loaded to account? Or does it happen automatically?
2. Is there any way to get advanced tix for the free LV shows without going to the LV TR CET desk? If not, any way to get these at a nonLV CET property (for LV show)?
3. I’m assuming you do not have to be staying at a CET prop to redeem the above. Is that correct?
4. Can non guests use CET lounge (with point charge)? Would there be any reason to? For a champagne break or whatever?
5. Where does one see comp nights on the calendar? I see only PROMO nights. Read somewhere they show comp calendar.
1. Do I have to go to a TR desk at CET to have the celebration dinner loaded to account? Or does it happen automatically?
2. Is there any way to get advanced tix for the free LV shows without going to the LV TR CET desk? If not, any way to get these at a nonLV CET property (for LV show)?
3. I’m assuming you do not have to be staying at a CET prop to redeem the above. Is that correct?
4. Can non guests use CET lounge (with point charge)? Would there be any reason to? For a champagne break or whatever?
5. Where does one see comp nights on the calendar? I see only PROMO nights. Read somewhere they show comp calendar.