A Trendy Place in a Great Location on the Las Vegas Strip
With so many hotels on the Las Vegas strip, it can be a daunting task to choose one. Two years ago, we stayed at the MGM Grand because they were offering great pricing at the time. However, after all the walking on that trip, I knew I'd want to stay somewhere more central for this year's trip. The main reason we choose the Planet Hollywood was because of it's location (near center of the strip) plus it seemed to be a place we visited a lot during our last trip.Booking it
Planet Hollywood Resort is a Starwood Hotel, and lucky for me I had a Starwood Preferred Guest account since my last visit to a Sheraton. However, the Planet Hollywood website had no spot on the form for a Starwoord Preferred Guest number. I went to the Starwood website in an attempt to book and the price was higher than that found on Planet Hollywood's website. I didn't have the energy to call, so I just went ahead and booked through Planet Hollywood's "Drinks are on Us" advertisement. Even though I didn't book through Starwood, and I never gave my Starwood number, my Starwood Preferred Guest account does show my stay and my points! It might have been linked to my credit card.
The Price
I was shocked to find out how high the price was at MGM considering that last visit we got a great deal there. Planet Hollywood was much more reasonable. It cost us around $700 (pretax) for the four night stay. In all my comparison shopping, this was in line with or cheaper than the other hotels on the strip. With the Drinks are on Us campaign we were also given one free 5th of alcohol each day. We are not big drinkers, so we just took these home with us as was suggested by other couples staying at the hotel.
Please note: the campaign advertising has since changed to say one bottle PER STAY instead of PER DAY. Please be aware which deal you are getting when you book.
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