Wow this is a great forum I wish I found this last year . We stayed at Treasure Island last year for 7 nights in March 6-13 we had a Fab. time but the tips and advice I%26#39;ve been reading on this forum is wonderful and appreciated by this newbie. We just learned at we went along last trip.....never knew forums such as these existed.
We are now addicted to Vegas .......we are booked to go back for a 10 night stay April 20-30 at the Wynn *Wooo hooo I can%26#39;t wait, 76 more days*.
My question has to do with safety deposit boxes and in room safes. Are in room safes safe to leave large amounts of money in or is that just stupid to try? We used a safety deposit box at Treasure Island and it worked out fine but I was not sure if people went back everyday like me (we take a certain amount each morning and thats our spending for the day) I don%26#39;t know if thats seen as being a pain in the butt to the clerk on the desk? Also are you suppose to tip them? I/we are very good tippers usually 20% dining and learned quite fast last time that everyone wants/enjoys to be tipped in Vegas but I wasn%26#39;t sure about the clerk working the safety deposit box. I never seemed to be there when another was using the box so didn%26#39;t see if others tipped. If you should tip what is the proper amount?
~Chrissy~
April visit and a question........Dont leave large amounts of cash in your room, safe or no safe. There are deposit boxes downstairs-ask at the front desk.
April visit and a question........DO hope your stash is Trav checks and not CASH.
Hi Chrissy,
My husband and I will be there April 19-27 (only eight nights). We%26#39;re staying at the Rio. Last year we had traveler%26#39;s check%26#39;s, ( a large amount). We kept the in the safe in our roon with NO problems. And like you, my husband and I took only what we needed for that day.
Since I was the one that got the checks from the bank and the first place, (my signature was the only one on the checks) my husband couldn%26#39;t cash the checks. It wasn%26#39;t a big problem though just a lot of signing. I didn%26#39;t tip the clerks at the desk. I don%26#39;t believe I saw anyone tipping them.
Chrisse (pronouced) Sherese.
Most people use the safe in their room if one is available. If you use the safe deposit box- do not worry about how many times you use it. You will not seem like a pain in the butt- this is their job and if they weren%26#39;t helping you they would be helping someone else- don%26#39;t worry about it. I never left a tip.
I have always used our room safe and had no problems but now thinking maybe I should put some $ in the hotel safe. Is it right at the front desk that I would ask? then you are given a key like at a bank? Never used it before so I really have no idea. Thanks for the tips.
Thanks everyone for the help. Last trip to Vegas I did carry all cash and was very lucky nothing bad happened. Looking at that now it was not a smart move (especially since our day trip to foxwoods last week I lost my wallet but was lucky to get it back). I thought that travelers checks would be hard to cash but it looks like that is not the case. So this trip we will certainly go the route of travelers checks. Thanks
Ruteye- when we used the safety deposit box at Treasure Island last year we asked the check in clerk and she told us that it was right across from check in . If I remeber correctly the clerk pulls the box out with his key, then you need both keys to open the box. They check ID and you need to sign each time.
~Chrissy~
Thanks Chrissy that is good to know. Our wait is a little shorter only 63 days to go.....April 6th.....so excited....
I have often stored large amounts of money in the safes in the room. Never had a problem.
Chrissy, I am going to the Wynn in March, not for 10 days, my God i%26#39;d go broke. But anyways, the in-room safes are very safe. The one I used in Caesars was only opened and locked by using a credit card, it does not charge the credit card at all, rather acts as a Key, I also used one at the Monte Carlo with a numeric pad, and worked just fine I would not be too scared of those types of things especially in a hotel like the Wynn. Remember those gaming licenses they have are much more important to a casino then a few thousand bucks they could steal from a customer, plus they%26#39;ll get eventually anyways. Now with all that said, what you should really look into, is leaving all that liquid Cash in the bank, and just sign up for Casino Credit, it%26#39;s so much easier then having to bring around cash. Instead of going to a safety deposit box and getting money out, whenever you are at a table just take a marker, the sky is the limit. The marker just acts as a check out of your checking account and after 30 days the casino will deposit it, (if the outstanding balance has already not been taken care of) and it will come out of your checking account, no interest, nothing funny, just conveinence. Good luck.
While in-room safes are generally pretty safe, know that legally the hotels are not responsible for anything you put in an in-room safe. However, if you put something in the hotel safe or safe deposit behind the front desk, the hotel is responsible for guaranteeing the safety of that property.
In-room safes are good for items that you will need to access frequently during your stay, such as gambling money. They will deter casual theft by other guests or employees. However, if a hotel employee really wants to steal from guests, they will have the master code to open the in-room safes. This is often ridiculously easy to come by - when I was at the Rio I learned the master code for the in-room safes there by watching a careless hotel employee who entered it.
My advice is, if you will need to access your valuables multiple times during your stay, put them in the in-room safe. If not, or if your valuables are of the kind that are irreplaceable like the Hope diamond, a first-edition Picasso or Steve Wynn%26#39;s bank account and pin numbers, use the safe deposit box at the front desk.
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