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Old Dec 19, 2013, 9:27 am
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Hotel Website: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Autograph Collection
Official List of Cosmopolitan Bonvoy Elite Benefits: https://www.cosmopolitanlasvegas.com/marriott-bonvoy-at-the-cosmopolitan-of-las-vegas

The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, the only charges that qualify for Points are as follows:
- Room rate, room service food and beverage, in-room movies, phone calls and in-room minibar purchases
- Points cannot be earned on any other purchases at hotel outlets or for hotel services

The Cosmopolitan is a "resort," so basically the only elite benny is a possible upgrade. Elites are not exempt from the resort fee

Resort fee is $39+tax effective 01/01/2019. Also as of that date, parking (self & valet) is complimentary for hotel guests.

Cosmopolitan is exempt from providing free wifi to Plats per Marriott's T&Cs, however it is included with the mandatory $39 daily resort fee so there is still no extra charge to any guest for using it.

Platinums receive:

* use of Platinum check-in area (to the left of main desks)

* Platinum arrival gift is $10FB coupon or 1,000 points

* room upgrade (space available) - better luck on mid-week stays than weekend stays. sometimes a 'sandwich' (ie, bribe) to front desk does the trick.

* free tea/coffee 6am - noon in the plat lobby check-in area

* Wicked Spoon: Marriott Rewards Platinums (and PPs) get to use preferred line and get 15% discount when staying at the property. Just show your MR Plat or PP card.
You can book through Virtuoso as well as Amex FHR for complimentary breakfast buffet at Wicked spoon.

Resort fee:

* $39 (+ tax) per day for resort fee, which includes gym access, local + long distance calls, Wifi, pool access. The resort fee is not waived.

Receiving Bonvoy Points for a Stay:

Many have reported needing to follow up to have Marriott Bonvoy points manually posted post stay (they do not typically post automatically.) A tip is to email [email protected] shortly after a stay asking them to manually forward your folio to Marriott Bonvoy for processing.

Hat tip to billycwhatup for this:

* Identity points and MR points can not be earned on the same stay

Other tips

The Terrace Suites are the most common room type and are classified as studio and one bedroom, with options for King, 2 Queens with or without a fountain view. They are essentially the same size, however (10 sq ft difference), but the layouts differ.

The King Studio Suite has a standard bathroom with shower and tub, a living room area with large sitting area and an L shaped sofa and the bed is in a separate area, though not separated.

The King One BR Suite has the same kind of living room area, with the bedroom separated by sliding doors and the bathroom is larger, with a "soaking tub".

If you get a terrace suite of any kind with 2 Queens, the living area will be smaller.

And unless your room type is described as "fountain view", you aren't guaranteed it, though Platinum status will get you upgraded on check in if they have one available.

If you book any of these room types and want to aim higher, I would try a giving the receptionist a 50$ "sandwich", and ask if any wraparounds upgrades would be available. If they say yes, there is a good chance that it will be a wraparound facing south-east or south-west, which for me would be a no go. Taste in view is personal of course, but for me the fountain-Eiffel tower view are so much nicer than the south facing views. Also when you would have the choice between a low level wraparound or high level terrace suite, I would still take the high level terrace suite, because a number of floors on the east tower are blocked by the big Bellagio sign. (see youtube vids).

If you really want a high level wraparound then you probably would have to pay, which can sometimes be not that much. If I'm not mistaken I think they offered me a wraparound at 150$ per night more, but we originally booked a 1 bedroom terrace room without view.

Last tip : If you would get the choice of wraparound I would definitely take a high floor east tower one, facing north-east. That would give you bellagio fountain + eiffel tower view, but also a good portion of the south strip.

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Old Mar 2, 2014, 5:35 pm
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Join Date: Sep 2010
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Originally Posted by JCrew7384
Definitely let me know... Also looking to try the $20 sandwich for the first time. Let me know if that works as well!
Still able to status match to the Platinum level of Identity with MLife. Stayed at Aria this time but $20 sandwich has worked before for me at Cosmo.
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Old Mar 4, 2014, 6:51 am
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Anyone else notice LNF rates are getting harder to come by for the cosmo?
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Old Mar 4, 2014, 8:08 am
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Originally Posted by Sweetvibes
Anyone else notice LNF rates are getting harder to come by for the cosmo?
Absolutely. I've been trying for weeks and nothing. My stay is months away so I'm hoping I get lucky otherwise I might give the Aria a try.
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Old Mar 4, 2014, 9:16 am
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Originally Posted by YoungBubbie
Absolutely. I've been trying for weeks and nothing. My stay is months away so I'm hoping I get lucky otherwise I might give the Aria a try.
Okay glad i am not the only one.

I have historically been able to find LNF rates quite easily for the cosmo but alas they may have caught on. With hyatt diamond and Mlife partnerships i think you are right it may be time to move on.
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Old Mar 5, 2014, 8:18 am
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Aria vs. Cosmo Stay

Originally Posted by YoungBubbie
Absolutely. I've been trying for weeks and nothing. My stay is months away so I'm hoping I get lucky otherwise I might give the Aria a try.
Stayed at Aria this past weekend instead of the Cosmo (gasp!). We checked in on Saturday at 6:00 so got stuck with a crappy room location. The technology in the room at Aria worked a lot better than the Cosmo in my opinion. They utilize a Control4 system in the rooms which seems to be more stable and responsive than the system that Cosmo uses.

The room wasn't as big at Aria vs. the Cosmo. And I would give a big advantage to the Cosmo when it comes to the bathroom (can't beat the Japanese soaking tub). Price being equal I would choose the Cosmo but if I happen to save $100 a night at the Aria I wouldn't be too upset. Probably going to try and stay at Cosmo in November when I head up for the half-marathon.
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Old Mar 5, 2014, 8:27 am
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Stayed at the Cosmo in mid February during Magic market week for six nights. Got upgraded to a Terrace suite as Marriott Platinum by just asking. Tried for a corner terrace suite but they didn't have or weren't willing to offer one of those.

Sure did miss the free wicked spoon buffet..
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Old Mar 6, 2014, 6:40 pm
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Originally Posted by riggins
Stayed at the Cosmo in mid February during Magic market week for six nights. Got upgraded to a Terrace suite as Marriott Platinum by just asking. Tried for a corner terrace suite but they didn't have or weren't willing to offer one of those.

Sure did miss the free wicked spoon buffet..
Yea, the loss of the free wicked spoon buffet passes really makes me think twice about staying here going forward. I like the upgrade benefit, but since that is not a guaranteed thing I am thinking I may stay at other properties during future visits.
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Old Mar 8, 2014, 8:29 am
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When logged into Marriott and checking rates, the Cosmo rate rules appear to indicate that not just a first night's deposit is taken, but each night of a stay is pre-charged (all refundable if cancelled 72 hours from arrival).

Anybody have experience with this? I've never seen that before.
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Old Mar 8, 2014, 10:12 am
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Phoenix, AZ USA
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Originally Posted by Chuck2009x
When logged into Marriott and checking rates, the Cosmo rate rules appear to indicate that not just a first night's deposit is taken, but each night of a stay is pre-charged (all refundable if cancelled 72 hours from arrival).

Anybody have experience with this? I've never seen that before.
My experience is that only the first night is charged but refundable to 72 hours.
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Old Mar 8, 2014, 4:33 pm
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@RMPearl - any luck with that status match?
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Old Mar 10, 2014, 6:24 pm
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: California
Programs: Marriott Plat Premier, Hyatt Explorist, United Silver
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Denied 2pm late check out

Staying one night , tonight until tomorrow. Asked for 2pm late checkout , a standard Marriott plat benefit at this hotel. She denied me because they were "almost " sold out. She even took it farther and said they've been "almost" sold out since January and they were going to be sold out for the next several months and lots of conventions were being held at the hotel. Gee thanks. I know she was lying because tonight's room rate was $160, about as low as it goes.

I don't think they really care about Marriott plat elites anymore.
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Old Mar 10, 2014, 8:19 pm
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Yeah, not true...
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Old Mar 10, 2014, 8:55 pm
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Originally Posted by JCrew7384
Yeah, not true...
LOL the most helpful well thought out post in Flyertalk history.
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Old Mar 10, 2014, 9:05 pm
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Prices seem off the chart on Saturday nights at this hotel. I have stayed here many times but next two Vegas trips will be elsewhere.
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Old Mar 10, 2014, 9:13 pm
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Miss the old days already. Really devalued this wonderful gem.
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