[Ed. Note: Welcome to our Good Rate/Bad Rate feature where we look at hotel prices in the same city and decide which is better worth your hard-earned benjamins. The screenshot here was taken on May 8, 2007 and rates are subject to change.]
If you haven't heard already, the MTV Music Awards will be held from September 9 this year in Las Vegas at the Palms Hotel & Casino. So if you are looking to attend (we're not sure why you would want to but if you must), you better book your rooms now. And yes, the Palms is already sold out.
We started checking out Hotels.com for some rates and there are a lot of options in many different price ranges. But since the Strip will be a parking lot that weekend, we decided to check out the hotels closest to Flamingo Avenue.
The Orleans Hotel & Casino is way past its prime--if it ever had one--but room rates for Sept. 7 - 10 (the awards show falls on a Sunday) are going for about $131 a night. Totally do-able. An even better deal is found on the hotel's own website, where Sunday night is $70. So what, if the place charges a $5 a resort fee each night? And if you need to cancel, you have until 72 hours before your check-in date to do so.
Alright, alright, so not everyone will want to stay at the Orleans. If you want some more luxurious digs without crossing to the other side of the strip, consider Caesars Palace. Rooms for that weekend are going for $247 on Hotels.com and $260 on the Caesars site. Sunday night also drops to $220. Plus, the Pure nightclub at Caesars is bound to be hosting some pre or post-awards parties. Another less expensive strip option is Harrah's where rooms are going for $160 a night. Like we said, if you must be in Vegas for this year's Music Awards you better book now to take advantage of these decent rates.
[Ed. Note: This is the Bad Rate in our Good Rate/Bad Rate feature. This rate was valid on May 8, 2007 and is subject to change. Enjoy.]
It's a strange day when the Rio Hotel & Casino costs as much as the Bellagio, don't you think? Well, when the MTV Music Awards roll into town on September 9, that's what's going to happen.
The Rio is closest to the host site, Palms Hotel & Casino and as an all-suite hotel, it's not usually a bad place to stay. But it's no Bellagio. Rooms at the Rio are going for around $360 on the hotel website with Sunday night costing $260. On Hotels.com for that same weekend, the Bellagio's average rate for the weekend is $339.
Both hotels will cost you around $1,100 for the entire weekend (including taxes) but randomly, Hotels.com is charging about $100 more than the Rio website. So go straight to the source to book it if you would rather stay here than the Bellagio. Conversely, if you want to book the Bellagio then Hotels.com has a slightly cheaper total weekend cost. Yes, this is all very confusing which is why we say just TiVo the awards show and watch it from the comfort of your home.
MTV's Video Music Awards show returns to New York on Thursday, August 31. While we still think Miami is a more fun place to host the show (P. Diddy arriving on a jet-ski! Hurricane Warnings! Humidity and Bad Hair!), we're excited the show's back in Manhattan, bringing us closer to the action.
Blogger Perez Hilton will be hosting an unofficial VMA Kick-off party at The Maritime Hotel this Sunday. Unofficial meaning the party will probably be more fun than watching the actual awards show themselves and that's saying a lot. Meanwhile, MTV is putting up the winners of the VMA 2006 Global Diary Competition at the Chelsea Savoy Hotel on 23rd and 7th Avenue. The hotel is a budget pick but seems to be a good spot for those who care more about location than luxury frills.
Great price for the area, good location, plenty of restaurants, easy access (walking, subway, taxis) to rest of the city. Nothing fancy but clean and comfortable. Only complaint was the limited number of electrical outlets for recharging phones, Palm Pilots, etc. Had to get creative. However, for roughly half the cost of other hotels, it's a minor problem.
Other hotels in the city will also profit from the VMAs as Mayor Bloomberg predicts the show will bring in $25 million in revenue for hotels, restaraunts and other attractions.
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