I’ve written about the 10 M Life Perks for Non Gamblers in Vegas. That’s when I used to be M Life Platinum courtesy of Hyatt Diamond match. Those days are gone. Instead, Hyatt Globalists (I’m now a lowly Explorist) only get matched to M Life Gold. Like Explorists, Gold members receive some benefits but not the royal treatment. This was the case when a group of us wanted to go to Hakkasan nightclub at the MGM on a Saturday night during March Madness. With the line out the door, the only way in was to grease the bouncer, a practice that is now frowned upon, or try and leverage my gold status.
Surprisingly, the doorman said that a group of guys could skip the line with Gold status. That was the good news. The bad news was that only those with Platinum status were exempt from paying cover. $54 later we got in without waiting. If cover was that much, you can guess how much drinks were.
Compared to LIV in Miami.. that’s a steal of a night!
Yeah LIV and Miami in general are ripoffs
LIV? Admittedly, I’m too old to be a clubber, but outside of clubs, Miami has some good prices. For instance, I ate a multi course Balinese meal downtown for 15 bucks last year. Find that in Manhattan.
Delis only in NYC. And maybe I’m too old for the club but I’ll continue to ignore that.
Are you currently a Hyatt globalist? or a globalist this past years?
I matched to Mlife platinum when i was still diamond the year before WOH took place. and have been extended to Mlife plat until september 2018.
Doesn’t matter going forward. Explorists and Globalists only get Gold: https://world.hyatt.com/content/gp/en/rewards/other-partnerships.html
Many people reported their status extending for 1 year past the day it should (until 2018), so I would definitely enjoy it while you can. I would keep your card after it expires though, as you should still be able to use it to skip the taxi line.
I never got the damn card because I was stupid! But the door guy said if you had the card, it would still work even if it was expired.
The club line skip perk has been really hit and miss at Mlife clubs (though the MGM does not own Hakkasan) as a Plat for skipping the lines over the years. I’m sure occupancy and when you show up has something to do with it, but the only thing that has been 100% successful for not waiting has been bottle service (obviously).
It’s worked for me at the pools (Wet Republic, Mandalay, and Aria) and at 1 Oak. https://thepointsoflife.boardingarea.com/yg-1-oak-vegas-getting-old/
Occupancy for sure plays a role but so does the attitude or lack of one. Bottles are always nice!