gregdane

This is a thread dedicated to the IC "The Venetian" in Las Vegas. It was created by moving post out of the pre-opening thread. We have decided to create one thread for The Palazzo and one for the The Venetian.

There might be some post in this thread regarding both or the other property. I have not deleted this posts ouf of this thread for a better comparison.

Thank you

FLYGVA
co-moderator IHG Forum


Pretty much the same answer I got but w/ VIP greeting and in-room Wlecome gift:

Dear Mr. gregdane,
Thank you for your recent inquiry.
Following our previous correspondence, we would like to inform you that you may expect to receive the Ambassador benefits and privileges for your stay at the The Venetian.
For your reference we have provided you with the Ambassador Benefits which are valid exclusively when staying at any of our over 150 InterContinental Hotels worldwide (not valid at our other hotels such as Crowne Plaza or Holiday Inn):
· Upgrade to a superior room
· Priority waitlist reservations
· Late checkout until 4:00 P.M.
· Instant check-in Instant checkout
· Complimentary Weekend Night
· Certificate upon enrollment and renewal
· Fresh fruit and mineral water upon arrival
· VIP greeting and in-room welcome gift
· One free pay TV movie per stay (where available)
· Complimentary standard newspaper delivered to members' room every day
· Airport chauffeur service (at published rate)
If you wish to know more of the amenities available at the The Venetian, you may visit the link below. Please know however that the use of most of their facilities are available at a corresponding charge.
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/interco...as-thevenetian
Should you need further assistance, please feel free to contact us directly.
Sincerely,
Ambassador Services

I wonder if the $20 ($50?) check-in "trick" would help with a bigger upgrade... or am I just getting greedy now?

onlysuites

So is this confirmed? Can we use the BOGO for free weekend nights there?

Flying Lawyer

If you can book it via the relevant webpage you can use the Voucher. Simply check availabiltiy

azepine00

That's not what I got when I asked (bolding mine)

Chinatrvl

Sands China, Macau has terminated its management agreements with Shangri-la and confirmed it is in talks with IHG about managing the Macau properities.

http://hma.hotelworldasia.com/conten...-hotel-project


Hopefully, we will very soon see two Alliance Resorts in Macau.

idealflyer

Tried to book using BOGO link, no dates in April or May seem to be available. Also attempted to book using Sweet Dilemma Free Nights. Get the same, no dates available for requested dates. Is Las Vegas really that busy, or is the hotel inventory not loaded yet.

allmoney

I think it's software problem. We need to wait then they upgrade it

WonderDude

I can confirm the RA guaranteed room availability benefit is honored at the Venetian and Palazzo.

After getting passed back and forth between call centers a few times last week, I learned the lowest "guaranteed availability" rate is $950 per night. The quote was for a luxury suite Sunday through Tuesday next week, and there's a big convention going on, but that rate is "prohibative" for just about anyone.

kleinms

You cannot book with a BOGO or sweet Dilemma coupon. Only 40,000 points work for a free night. At this stage, they are not accepting anything else.

sven60035

Sorry if this is already known, according to the newsletter from IC just in my box:

Royal Ambassador Members only:
Please be aware that all Royal Ambassador member benefits apply at these InterContinental Alliance Resorts with the exception of free internet. Internet is included as part of the daily resort fee.


More details here.

TravelGuy1965

I just got the email and was gleefully hoping that they got everything setup now and award BOGO availability would be there now.

Alas, no...... I'd love to change my upcoming reservation over to my SD awards.

ukswift88

also if I joined ICH, would I be able to get a better rate?

thanks - not sure if I need to start a new thread for this??

MattGreenfield

Luxury to Luxury View isn't a two-level upgrade. Luxury has a king bed. Bella has two queen beds. They both have the same square footage. So an "upgrade" from Luxury to Bella is at best a sidewides move. For me it's a downgrade: from king to queen bed.

baccarat_king

In the 'realm' of "V/P" a Bella Suite is considered more expensive (an upgrade) from a Luxury (1 King) Suite. In most cases, it is also more expensive to book a Bella (2 Queen) suite. I agree, for most hotels, these would be considered equivalent suites with different beds; but at V/P that has never been the case.

So, in a sense, it is ONLY an upgrade since it is a more expensive suite; and in higher demand (i.e. the Bella is in higher demand than the Luxury). As an aside, I always book my comp rooms as Bella (you get a choice of Luxury King or Bella 2 Queen for comp rooms); since I've had experience that these are in demand more, and I've gotten upgrades to superior suites just because they needed more Bella (2 Queen) inventory.

MattGreenfield

So is a bump from a Bella to a Luxury View also an upgrade since the Luxury View is more expensive?

Looking at a random date in June the rooms stack like this Luxury (219) -> Bella (249) -> Luxury View (259) -> Bella View (289) -> Prestige Luxury (319) -> Fortuna View (339) -> Prestige Bella (349) -> Prestige Fortuna (439) -> Prestige Siena (619).