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Las Vegas: Caesars, MGM raise their resort fees

Also, the hotel-room tax has gone up countywide to fund NFL stadium, convention-center upgrades.

Anthony Curtis
Special for The Republic
The Paris Las Vegas casino resort.

No one likes resort fees, the daily charges hotels tack on to generate revenue that’s not reflected in the room rate, and those fees are getting higher on the Strip. Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts International have announced resort-fee increases that take effect this month.

Caesars casinos (Caesars Palace, Paris, Rio) raised fees by $1-$3 at all of its hotels. The new rates, including tax, range from $34.01-$39.68 per night. MGM casinos (MGM Grand, Bellagio, Mandalay Bay) raised fees by $1-$5 to a range of $30.61-$44.22 per night.

In addition, the hotel-room tax countywide has been raised by 0.88 percent, effective immediately, to fund an NFL stadium and expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Lots of space: Additional details of the $1.4 billion expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center have been released. When the project is completed in 2020, the convention center will be the second largest in the U.S. with 2.5 million square feet of exhibit space, trailing only Chicago's McCormick Place with 2.6 million.

Pools opening: The first pool openings of the 2017 season have been announced. Rampart was to open its pool at JW Marriott on March 3, followed by Hakkasan Group’s Wet Republic at MGM Grand, Liquid Pool Lounge at Aria, and Bare Pool Lounge at the Mirage on March 10. Expect the others to be close behind.

Champagne vending machine: The 23rd-floor Sky Lobby at Mandarin Oriental has what's reported to be the only champagne vending machine of its kind in the country. It dispenses small bottles of Moet & Chandon for a special gold chip that you purchase for $20.

Question: How many all-night buffets are there in Las Vegas?

Answer: The Bistro Buffet at the Palms is the only one, not just now but in a decade. The previous all-nighter was at downtown’s Plaza in 2006. The Bistro’s graveyard buffet runs from 9 p.m. to 8 a.m. It costs $9.72, or $7.56 with a players card.

For information about shows, buffets, coupons and deals, go to www.LasVegasAdvisor.com.

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