Free hotel room is the birthday gift

@scheng1 (24649)
Singapore
December 11, 2015 10:36pm CST
The casinos love to give out free hotel room, especially when it happens to be your birthday month. When hotel rooms are given out so freely, many recipients do not value the free rooms. They start to compare the differences in the birthday package. When they see that one person gets 2 nights of free stay, with gift voucher, and free breakfast, they are not happy with their own 1 night free stay. The free hotel room comes with certain terms and conditions. There is a stiff penalty for no show. I think that is fair. If you book the room and never turn up, you are depriving others of the chance to book the room.
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Lee Ka
@kaka135 (14994)
• Malaysia
12 Dec 15
I am always happy if I get free hotel room stay. But yes, I agree that no matter how, some people are just not satisfied with what they have and like to compare with others.
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Lee Ka
@kaka135 (14994)
• Malaysia
13 Dec 15
@scheng1 Me too, though it's quite near from where I stay, I just can't go anytime with two young children.
scheng1
@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
13 Dec 15
I may not always make use of free room. I have to forgo a number of free rooms given by Genting. When I think of the 6 hours coach journey, I rather give up the offer of free rooms.
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Michelle
@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
12 Dec 15
Yes, I think it's fair if the person is a no show - there will be a penalty. Because by confirming you're reserving and not showing - it could have been a room for someone else who needed it.
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scheng1
@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
13 Dec 15
Yes, I agree. The free room offer is already a great saving. No matter what, a hotel room does not come cheap. If it has to turn away visitors just because those booking the rooms are no-show, it suffers a real loss in income.
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Michelle
@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
13 Dec 15
@scheng1 Yes, a hotel room is costly especially at a casino. Even though they do make money already!!
youless
@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
17 Dec 15
That's so nice. But I haven't seen any hotels here can offer such a nice birthday gift
Blondie2222
@Blondie2222 (28610)
• United States
12 Dec 15
I go to the casino once or twice a year but never get a free room. And if you cancel ahead you don't get penalty.
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scheng1
@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
13 Dec 15
That is the problem. Casinos may not always give free rooms to regulars. They know that you will go yearly, so they give to those who will not go unless they got free rooms.
GreatMartin
@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
13 Dec 15
Casinos gave out free rooms to those who gamble or to be known as a big spender!
scheng1
@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
13 Dec 15
That is not the way the marketing works. Those who are regulars will go to the casino regardless of free rooms or not. Casinos give to those who seldom go, and do not spend big. Casinos want to hook those with free rooms, so that they can become regulars. It is the same with cruise ships.
PaintsOnSlate
@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
12 Dec 15
i don't think I've ever had a free room in my life,,,but I don't like casinos....