Caesars Palace visionary Jay Sarno would be spinning in his grave. In celebration. Because who are we kidding? Rich guys get rich by making money.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAnd, so, paid parking in Las Vegas is pretty much universal. There are a few hold-outs on The Strip, but they’ll eventually have to cave as bargain-hunters make their way to the free lots.<\/p>\n
A few of the remaining Strip hotels with free parking include Tropicana, Circus Circus, SLS Las Vegas and Stratosphere. Hooters and Lucky Dragon, just off The Strip, are also free.<\/p>\n
While paid parking is a break from tradition in Las Vegas, it’s clearly here to stay, and ultimately a business necessity for casinos as gambling revenue declines. Gambling used to pay for all the freebies in the casino, but now each part of the casino’s business has to be profitable or at least self-sustaining.<\/p>\nCaesars Palace still has a few wrinkles to iron out with its space counter thingys.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSure, parking fees are irksome, but it’s good to keep things in perspective. Las Vegas remains one of the premier travel destinations in the world, and paid parking is the norm in every major city in the country.<\/p>\nUpdate (4\/7\/17): Paid parking is in effect at Bally’s and Paris. Bonjour, le suck.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSo, either budget for parking fees or take advantage of the various ways you can skip paying for parking altogether.<\/p>\n
Paid parking doesn’t make Vegas any less Vegas, just as paying for sex doesn’t make it any less sex. Allegedly.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Las Vegas visitors and locals have had some time to adjust to the idea of paid parking, and now things have gotten real. Parking fees for self-parking are now being rolled out on the “other half of The Strip,” specifically, at Caesars Entertainment resorts. Paid valet parking has been in effect for several months at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,24,2,30],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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