Caesar's Palace has invented something called "The Laurel Collection" -- high-end experiences that revolve around a stay at Caesar's Palace.

I recently got an offer that looked good:

Two nights at Caesar's in the Augustus Tower
Meal at Guy Savoy, up to $400 credit

So while the room at Caesar's was useless to me as a Seven Stars member, the $400 at Guy Savoy looked nice.

I called up, and it turned out that this was a general marketing offer, and NOT a comp of any sort.

They quoted me a price:

$1150



So I would be paying $1150 for two nights at Caesar's and a $400 meal, when I could stay at Caesar's any time for free and spend the $400 myself.

Basically, the offer was asking me to light $750 on fire.

I asked why they sent this to Seven Stars, and the rep didn't know.

She then asked, "Do you want me to look up any other dates, which might be cheaper?", as if there was any possibility it would go from $1150 to under $400.

Just for kicks, I said yes, and none of them were any cheaper -- in fact another weekend was like $1400.

Typical Caesar's fail, sending this stuff to Seven Stars, only to piss them off when they are being asked to pay for rooms as part of these "offers".