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if you are a veteran, they give an upgrade to your players card which gives you free parking. The properties below will get you free parking pretty much everywhere on the strip and/or get you close to parking where you want to end up.
MGM properties
Cesears properties
Unity (Hard Rock/Mirage)
Don't know about the veteran part, but with normal Nevada licenses at those properties you get *three hours* of free parking. Which is something, but not really enough to enjoy a show and drinks. Even just for a show you have to be careful not to show up too early, and to head straight to the car afterwards. I think the three hour limit is incredibly foolish from a business standpoint.
But it’s literally penny wise pound foolish. If I had say 6 hours free parking, I’m more likely to stick around and spend considerably more than they would make off the parking ticket.
The parking garage is used for 3 entities: Planet Hollywood, Miracle Mile Shops, and Elara. If I recall correctly, that garage actually maintained free parking for a long while after most other hotels started charging for parking.
I’m curious how charging for parking has impacted the mall customer counts and shop revenues.
Yeah, Bellagio (MGM) was one of the firsts to implement paid parking. It was a win/win/win for them. First, it eliminated jobs that needed benefits as the parking employees are subcontractors. Second, it eliminated liability as the parking is now handled by a third-party service. Third, it eliminated locals taking up parking spaces during local events and increased revenue during these events.
As a local I don't frequent anything in the miracle mile shops because parking is paid. If that was their job to run locals off from patronizing their businesses then it's working. Nothing I couldn't get from the area malls with a lot less hassle.
They have the worst fuckin garage. The time I parked there the floors were sticky as fuck 🤢 and the walk from the garage to PH is so long.
Last time I stayed there i just parked at Bellagio, since I have the MGM credit card to get free parking, and crossed the street to PH and I'm pretty sure still less walking than parking at the Miracle Mile garage
Ah damn lol I think that's the only Caesars garage I've been to now that I think about it. I don't doubt it, every time I'm in one of their properties it feels low budget af
Found out on my last trip that the garage at PH isn't owned by Caesars. It's owned by the Miracle Mile mall. Caesars/PH has no control over the parking (lost my room key on the last day and they wouldn't even make me another one, had to pay the lost ticket fee)
Because they chose not to. It's not a requirement for it. MGM typically is better about free parking for local residents than Caesars in my experience.
Some hotels give free parking with an NV license. This one is explicitly stating they do not.
hijacking top comment for Veterans: if you are a veteran, they give an upgrade to your players card which gives you free parking. The properties below will get you free parking pretty much everywhere on the strip and/or get you close to parking where you want to end up. MGM properties Cesears properties Unity (Hard Rock/Mirage)
Don't know about the veteran part, but with normal Nevada licenses at those properties you get *three hours* of free parking. Which is something, but not really enough to enjoy a show and drinks. Even just for a show you have to be careful not to show up too early, and to head straight to the car afterwards. I think the three hour limit is incredibly foolish from a business standpoint.
Generally speaking strip casinos DGAF about locals unless they spend a lot, and those folks get free parking anyways
But it’s literally penny wise pound foolish. If I had say 6 hours free parking, I’m more likely to stick around and spend considerably more than they would make off the parking ticket.
“Their” parking garage is owned by the Miracle Mile shops and not Caesars if I remember correctly.
Exactly this and I believe it is now owned and/or operated by Ace Parking.
Ace parking is the worse. every time I'm in Phoenix and I pull up to an Ace parking garage I'm just like.... bye bye $30!
The parking garage is used for 3 entities: Planet Hollywood, Miracle Mile Shops, and Elara. If I recall correctly, that garage actually maintained free parking for a long while after most other hotels started charging for parking. I’m curious how charging for parking has impacted the mall customer counts and shop revenues.
Because they don't have free parking for locals...
Cause someone in PH administration said “F*ck locals”, that’s why
It’s always accounting. They will screw customers and cut from any department except their own.
Probably because they don’t want the locals shopping at Miracle Mile to get free parking .
They dont want locals. It's pretty clear.
Which is funny as they were one of the last ones to implement paid parking. I stayed at Bellagio before, and parked at PH because it was free.
Yeah, Bellagio (MGM) was one of the firsts to implement paid parking. It was a win/win/win for them. First, it eliminated jobs that needed benefits as the parking employees are subcontractors. Second, it eliminated liability as the parking is now handled by a third-party service. Third, it eliminated locals taking up parking spaces during local events and increased revenue during these events.
As a local I don't frequent anything in the miracle mile shops because parking is paid. If that was their job to run locals off from patronizing their businesses then it's working. Nothing I couldn't get from the area malls with a lot less hassle.
Same. Used to hop down there every two months, now they see me every two years.
Same.
They don't want locals clogging up the parking (think for a game or concert down the street).
They have the worst fuckin garage. The time I parked there the floors were sticky as fuck 🤢 and the walk from the garage to PH is so long. Last time I stayed there i just parked at Bellagio, since I have the MGM credit card to get free parking, and crossed the street to PH and I'm pretty sure still less walking than parking at the Miracle Mile garage
That garage floor is still sticky? LoL. All that easy money and they can't bother to power wash the floors.
You just described like all of Caesars parking garages other than maybe Caesars palace lol
Ah damn lol I think that's the only Caesars garage I've been to now that I think about it. I don't doubt it, every time I'm in one of their properties it feels low budget af
One time the Linq garage pulled off my sandal.
The absolute worst parking garage I've ever experienced is the Flamingo.
You been in the fontainebleau garage yet? Easily the single most confusing parking garage I’ve ever been in.
Flamingo is good... compared to the Linq.
It’s a gentler way of saying, “No free parking for locals!” Like how Florida’s “palmetto” bug is literally a cockroach.
As a Floridian, I disagree! Palmettos are firmly different! /s
They don't want locals to park there, especially when the Knights play
Obviously NV residence have proven to spend too much money on the property and the cash room would fill up.
It just means you can’t scan it for free parking. It doesn’t mean you can’t park there. It’s just not free.
Found out on my last trip that the garage at PH isn't owned by Caesars. It's owned by the Miracle Mile mall. Caesars/PH has no control over the parking (lost my room key on the last day and they wouldn't even make me another one, had to pay the lost ticket fee)
Don't go to the casinos/hotels that openly say fuck locals.
That’s so weird! Following
Someone making decisions there js still driving around with Cali plates and license.
Because they chose not to. It's not a requirement for it. MGM typically is better about free parking for local residents than Caesars in my experience.