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Tam 8

I went to the hotel website and looked at the Internet Special rates, then via the link from the TAM8 ad with the group code and the TAM8 rate is actually $18 MORE if one stays five nights.

Aren't we supposed to get a BETTER rate as a group? Or do we get some booze in the fridge and some chips? :-)
 
ejk said:
Anyone have other ideas of what to do Sunday night?
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You mean, besides hanging out in the bar?


Seriously, that last night is the best night - no worries about sleeping late and missing part of TAM, so you can stay up all night.......
 
That's one way of looking at it

SkepticScott said:
I'm confused by that too. The hotel knows it's going to get a couple thousand room-nights at the group rate, so it then undercuts its own rate.:confused:
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The hotel's Internet rate is for anyone who accesses their website, so they're charging us MORE (I presume without JREF's consent) for being part of a group.

Or maybe they realized that skeptics are not gamblers (as in "a lottery is a tax on people who are bad at math")
 
Hm, before everybody gets all worked up: If I read the South Point homepage correctly, the hotel offers rooms in three different price categories. Lower floor (standard), mid level, and city view. The JREF TAM special is an offer for mid level rooms, which have a standard price of 80 $ a night. The internet special is not defined, so I'd assume that it is for a standard (= low level) room that would normally cost 70 $ a night.

The half-price special you could get a few weeks back was for all rooms.

So while it may be true that you can save money if you take the internet special, you will get better rooms with the TAM rate. From that point on, it comes down to personal preferences.

Michael
 
DocM said:
So while it may be true that you can save money if you take the internet special, you will get better rooms with the TAM rate. From that point on, it comes down to personal preferences.
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What's "better" about a mid-level room? We did the internet special last year and the rooms are nice (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sc00ter/3703060406/). Sure, I got a view of the desert, but I'm not there for that.. I was also in the room to sleep, shower, and change, does it need to be that nice?

I'd rather have a lower level room, less elevator to get to the conference or the bar.
 
mdcatdad said:
Or maybe they realized that skeptics are not gamblers (as in "a lottery is a tax on people who are bad at math")
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You know, I thought the same thing, but I saw quite a few skeptics gambling, especially after TAM. I think we just don't take it seriously.

Dale and I did, but we used the free money that South Point gives you for signing up for their card. I think I ended up losing about $5, while Dale won $50. Not bad for a couple hours wandering around and playing different slots here and there.
 
What's "better" about a mid-level room?
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No idea, I've never been there. But the hotel seems to think they can charge more for those. I personally prefer a quiet room with a nice view, and the higher rooms are, the quieter they tend to be. And since this will be (part of) my only holiday this year, I don't mind paying a few bucks more. But that's what I meant with "personal preferences".
 
DocM said:
No idea, I've never been there. But the hotel seems to think they can charge more for those. I personally prefer a quiet room with a nice view, and the higher rooms are, the quieter they tend to be. And since this will be (part of) my only holiday this year, I don't mind paying a few bucks more. But that's what I meant with "personal preferences".
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I got a "high floor" room in the 50% off sale back in January, and I think it worked out about $55 per night.
 
Oh, OK

My guess is that the noise from the slots and the casino in general percolates upstairs so there may be a premium on mid-level floors, lower being less desirable for noise reasons, higher being less desirable due to the time it takes to get anywhere.

DocM said:
Hm, before everybody gets all worked up: If I read the South Point homepage correctly, the hotel offers rooms in three different price categories. Lower floor (standard), mid level, and city view. The JREF TAM special is an offer for mid level rooms, which have a standard price of 80 $ a night. The internet special is not defined, so I'd assume that it is for a standard (= low level) room that would normally cost 70 $ a night.

The half-price special you could get a few weeks back was for all rooms.

So while it may be true that you can save money if you take the internet special, you will get better rooms with the TAM rate. From that point on, it comes down to personal preferences.

Michael
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mdcatdad said:
My guess is that the noise from the slots and the casino in general percolates upstairs so there may be a premium on mid-level floors, lower being less desirable for noise reasons, higher being less desirable due to the time it takes to get anywhere.
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Uhm, actually the higher floors are even more expensive. Standard price is 90 $ a night. I guess that's because you get a nice view. Or maybe the air is better up there. Or you pay extra because you can throw your trash on the people on lower floors. Or because in case of a zombie apocalypse they'll get you last.

One of those reasons was compelling enough for my wife and me to book one. Hm, or it may have been the fact that at half price it was only 5 bucks more than a mid-level room.
 
mdcatdad said:
My guess is that the noise from the slots and the casino in general percolates upstairs so there may be a premium on mid-level floors, lower being less desirable for noise reasons, higher being less desirable due to the time it takes to get anywhere.
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I haven't stayed at the South Pointe before, so I don't know for sure, but the last couple of times I've been in Vegas, casinos have been eerily quiet. They've all gone to electronic, and don't pay out in coin anymore; you get a little slip of paper you exchange for cash at an ATM-like machine (or for more play at another slot machine).

Not to mention, for the most part, the rooms aren't directly over the casino floors.
 
South Point's rate structure

DocM said:
Uhm, actually the higher floors are even more expensive. Standard price is 90 $ a night. I guess that's because you get a nice view. Or maybe the air is better up there. Or you pay extra because you can throw your trash on the people on lower floors. Or because in case of a zombie apocalypse they'll get you last.

One of those reasons was compelling enough for my wife and me to book one. Hm, or it may have been the fact that at half price it was only 5 bucks more than a mid-level room.
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I couldn't find that at their website. I just found rates for rooms for smokers, non-smokers, and handicapped plus analogous ones with a bar. Can you tell me where you found the price breakdown by floors?
 
Our local Indian Casinos don't use coins anymore but they are far from eerily quiet. The video slot machines are incredibly loud, with the dinging and the music and the yelling voices. I don't know how those people can sit all day feeding hundreds of dollars into those things; they must all be deaf.
 
mdcatdad said:
I couldn't find that at their website. I just found rates for rooms for smokers, non-smokers, and handicapped plus analogous ones with a bar. Can you tell me where you found the price breakdown by floors?
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I think it gives you a price breakdown when you go through the transaction process. I would recommend holding off on booking South Point if you can. They've had two 50% off sales since January, and you can get a room super cheap. I got a "Deluxe King Non Smoking City View" for six nights for $358.40 (including tax). $60 bucks a night was the more expensive room too. You could get the lower level rooms for $45, but I figured, "what the hell". It's my first time in Vegas! :-)

There's no guarantees of another sale, but I would say that it is highly probable. In addition, I believe that you can get a full refund up until 3 days before your reservation, so you could always book your room now, and then amend the booking when/if the sale comes up.
 
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