So as a fan of the old Maxim, I was curious to see what's happening with its rebirth... I guess it's slated to open next month as the Westin Causarina... Out of curiousity, I looked it up on the Westin corporate page... Get this: they want $159 a night mid-week in dead November... What am I missing?
> So as a fan of the old Maxim, I was curious
> to see what's happening with its rebirth...
> I guess it's slated to open next month as
> the Westin Causarina... Out of curiousity, I
> looked it up on the Westin corporate page...
> Get this: they want $159 a night mid-week in
> dead November... What am I missing?
They stripped the building right to the frame and completely rebuilt it. For all intents it is a brand new hotel. I expect the rooms to be quite elegant.
This is the Westin chain's first property in Las Vegas. They cater primarily to upscale business customers.
Nonetheless, I wouldn't be surprised to see some price adjustments after they have been open for a few weeks. I don't think they really understand the Las Vegas market.
> Get this: they want $159 a night mid-week in
> dead November... What am I missing?
And about 3 or 4 dozen other conventions. If you think November is dead, think again! Comdex comes mid-November every year, and all of fall is prime Las Vegas convention season. From mid-September (and maybe earlier, thanks to MAGIC) until the National Finals Rodeo ends the week before X-mas, you don't want to pay for a hotel in Vegas during the week - and most weekends.
Downtown may be the exception, but not always, depending on where the convention takes place. In any given week of the year, there will be at least 2 dozen conventions in town. Most are small - no more than a couple of hundred people all in one hotel. Comdex is HUGE (though getting smaller every year because it sucks more every year) and takes place during convention season. Plus, it's not in a hotel, so the convention-goers stay all over the Strip and anywhere near the convention hall. In fact, the Westin's prices sound pretty damn good, and I'll bet the only reason they're that cheap is because they have such a small casino.
I have family coming in November (their idea, not mine), and the prices at the places they are looking at jump sky-high on Tuesday night - almost double their Sunday and Monday night rates - and that's the week before Comdex hits town. My guess is that the prices are going up to gouge all of the businesses who have to come in and set up their booths before the convention even starts. That always takes several days, if not longer for the more elaborate booths.
You've been warned...
Bettie
Just because I was interested in the actual figures, I looked up the expected attendee figures for Comdex. 200,000! Compare that to 15,000 for G2E and even 110,000 for MAGIC. This link lists the November LV conventions:
http://www.lasvegasinsider.com/conve...tions_1103.htm
This is NOT a complete list. I say that because, if you compare their list for all of September's conventions (26) and their list for conventions just this week (8) to today's R-J list of conventions for this week alone (54 - TWICE that listed on the site for the whole month!), you'll see that the numbers are way off. Yes, the R-J lists lots of small conventions, for just 25 to 90 people, but you'll still get an idea of why the November rates are what they are.
Bettie
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