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WWYD: Vegas Bachelorette
I am the MOH for my very successful MOH who has expensive taste. She wants her bachelorette party to be in Vegas this February, so Vegas it is. Now I'm planning and, of course, running into some snags.
My grand plan was to get a suite at the Bellagio. It's turning out, however, that most invitees are on a tighter budget I had anticipated. If I do end up going with my original plan, it will price out everyone from the hotel (except those who would be staying in the suite with us). I guess I had been assuming that peeps would be able to afford the cost of a regular hotel room at the Bellagio when divided by four (because we'd have 4 girls per room). And sadly, that's just not the case.
So now I'm thinking of booking regular ol' rooms at a significantly less fancy hotel (Treasure Island) that is having a great deal right now ($128 per night, divided by 4). I've never actually stayed there, but peeps -- including peeps who are going to the party -- tell me that it's been upgraded recently and is perfectly nice. And if we get regular rooms at TI, I will be able to subsidize the cost of the rooms for the folks on really tight budgets. (If I got the suite at the Bellagio it would eat up my entire accommodations budget...and then some). I'm just afraid that MOH will be disappointed about staying at TI (because she prefers places like Bellagio and Wynn). But it appears that she can't have both.
So: (1) suite at the Bellagio because my MOH loves fancy even though most peeps would have to stay elsewhere, or (2) perfectly fine rooms at TI where I could subsidize the cost of the rooms so we could all stay together?
Re: WWYD: Vegas Bachelorette
I would go with option (2), but I think you will have to make your decision based on what you know about the bride. If she will be totally disappointed by the simpler hotel, then I guess it's worth getting your own room at the Bellagio. It might be a bummer to have everyone at different hotels (especially if they are not nearby), but if she (and the rest of the group) are OK with it, then that's cool. If you think it will cause the party to feel fractured, though, it might not be worth splitting up into mini-groups since everyone is putting in a lot of time and $$ to participate in the celebration.
(In a wedding I was recently in, for example, the bride was insistent upon us all being together throughout the celebration. That element was really important to her.)
It's always nice to give the bride what she loves, but hopefully she understands that (1) doing a getaway bach-party is already stretching people's budgets thin and (2) since it's a treat from her girls, she should try to enjoy whatever it is you all can pull together. Good luck to you... sounds like fun!
Were the rates at the Mirage or Monte Carlo out of your price range as well??? I know the rooms at Mirage have been upgraded. Another all suite hotel to consider is the Rio.
But to answer your question I think that your MOH would want everyone to stay at the same hotel.
Check Travelzoo. I've seen them post hotel specials for Vegas. My MIL is traveling to Vegas later this month and I forwarded her the info for the hotel sale at Monte Carlo. I think she was originally staying at TI but changed it to Monte Carlo.
I would also prefer option 2. It's more fun if you're all staying in one place. Perhaps, for the money you will be able to save for the rooms, you can spend it on a nice VIP table at some upscale club/lounge.
This. At the end of the day, does your friend want to party WITH her peeps or be in a fancy hotel room?
FWIW, I did a similar thing a few years back, but we booked two adjoining rooms at the Venetian for 10 girls and split the costs of that and a limo to take us around one night (we bar hopped and saw "The Thunder Down Under")
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Agreed. I can understand if your friend would prefer for everyone to be at the Bellagio, but the fact is simply that that isn't possible. She may be disappointed, but I know if it was me, I'd rather have everyone there and stay in a less prestigious hotel than have fewer friends and stay somewhere fancy.
I agree with lots of pp that I'd personally prefer to stay with friends than have everyone split up...but with that said, it also really just depends on your friend. Is she going to think that the trip is ruined if she doesn't stay at the Wynn or Bellagio? Cuz then if so, then I'd change my vote...
Btw, would this offer: http://www.bellagio.com/offers/2009/09_2009_hotel_percentage/index.html help you out at all with the Bellagio choice?
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