The True Cost of a Vegas Hotel Room

 It used to be a simple deal....$99 room, with a local sales tax in the 10-percent range...meaning it was $108 room.  So presently?

Clark County tax, 13.38-percent.

Destination or Amenity Fees: Range of $20 to $55 per night.  What it covers?  Wi-fi, pool access, etc.

Sales tax: 8.25-percent

Parking fee:  if you drove....figure a minimum of $5 per day....on up to $20 a day.  A handful of hotels have zero charge.

Utility tax: a handful of hotels are charging around $3.95 per day.

Where the county tax leads to?  Well....to get the  baseball park project up and running....they needed cash flow, and some of that tax leads to that (not all).

I'll just say....around the US, for 'nice' hotel deals....the rooms tend to run $150 to $200 now.  Vegas is attempting to keep the $99 vision alive, but the fees and taxes are simply hiding the full-cost. 

I'd also say that recession is in the minds of people, and gambling for three days....isn't a plus-up on most folks. 

I hate to  say it.....but if you added flight cost, hotel, food, beverages, and 'fun-money'....you could fly into Turkey...stay at a beach resort 5-star...get breakfast/dinner with drinks as a package for the same cost (if this were a 7-day situation).  Yeah, it is cheap booze, and it's a bit unique to chill-out in Turkey.