I'm bored and more less thinking out loud here but it seems with the new law stating resort fees must be disclosed upfront there MAY be a loop hole for those who will be losing CET Diamond 2/1/2025.

If you book today ( while Diamond) your receipt won't show any resort fees due, even if you drop below Diamond before your stay you MAY be able to argue that the pricing wasn't up front and get the fees waived.

Below is a general statement of the new law and my receipt showing no resort fees owed for my upcoming October 2025 stay.

If you will be losing Diamond 2/1/2025 and know the dates you want to stay in 2025 I figure it's worth a shot to book now.

If you do try this make sure to print the full detailed receipt that you get when you book that shows the exact price per day and all taxes and fees, my screenshot is the email CET sent and doesn't have all the details the receipt I printed does.

If anyone tries maybe they can post the results.

CET = Caesar's Entertainment

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesars_Entertainment

The easiest way to avoid CET resort fees is to book elsewhere.

In Vegas there are lots of moderately priced hotels near the big properties, and the resort fees easily cover a round trip uber.

What properties would you recommend ?

In my case the easiest way was to spend $5K ( via an offer directed to me) on My CET credit card.

I received Diamond, 5k TC, $50 in reward credits and one night in a suite at Paris.

I now have 6k Tier credits ( another offer I recieved was to spend $500 get 1k TC) so I should actually make Diamond for 2026

Yeah wish I saw that offer!

One of my life hacks is figuring out crew hotels because the usually mean great upgrades for elites.

The Westin in Vegas is great for this, and is close to Ellis Island which has great BBQ & beer.

Off-price hotels I like in central Vegas include:
�Hyatt Place (across from Virgin Hotel and near the Hoffbrau Haus)
�Townplace Suites off of Tropicana (nice pool, and close to In-N-Out + the south strip casinos. Better breakfast than the Hampton across the street )
�Fairfield Inn on Paradise (cheaper than the Westin and free mediocre breakfast.)

I didn't check the rest but the Westin has a $35 Resort Fee ( called destination fee) plus $20 a day parking

In our case ( we are far from high rollers) staying at Paris in a new Versailles strip view room and paying the RF on Saturday 10/4 would be about the same price as Westin but Paris is much less than Westin Sunday 10/5 - Friday 10/10

I picked the week of Saturday October 4 - 10 as a price comparison as we already have reservations at Paris that week

We paid a bit under $1210 ( with tax but no resort fee) for 6 nights in the Bordeaux Lemans King Suite at Paris which I booked in December 2024.

Westin for the week would be $2,222.26............so $1000 more (~ $675 if one had to pay resort fees at Paris ) for a base room at the Westin vs the suite at Paris.

My guess is Westin jacked prices and added fees like every other hotel seems to be doing these days,