LAS VEGAS >> Drivers were given a long list of rules Thursday involving MGM Resorts International’s game-changing move to charge for parking on the Las Vegas Strip.
Sin City’s largest hotel-casino operator has said the changes will go into effect June 6 at some properties, with all of its facilities falling in line by June 13.
The per-day fee for self-parking will be $8, and valet parking will be $13 a day at Monte Carlo, Luxor and Excalibur. Circus Circus valet will also charge $13 a day, while self-parking will remain free.
MGM’s higher-end properties, including the Bellagio, Aria, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, Mirage and New York-New York, will charge $10 for self-parking and $18 for valet parking per day. The Vdara and Delano, which do not offer self-park, also will charge the higher rate for valet.
The fees being implemented shake up a long-held entitlement on the Strip. MGM said it’s using the money to make upgrades to its parking structures and build a 3,000-space parking garage that will open next year on the Excalibur property.
“It’s just going to become the new normal, and there’s still going to be a lot of people upset about this but these are changes that reflect the current reality here,” MGM spokesman Gordon Absher said.
The first hour of self-parking will be free to accommodate brief errands such as ticket purchases or pickups. Those parking for less than four hours will get a discounted rate.
Drivers will have to stop at a pay kiosk with a long list of payment options.
“If you look at the whole of it, it does seem confusing because there are a lot of options,” Absher said. “But if you start to narrow it down … it’s much more manageable.”
Hotel guests can use their room key, with the charges billed to their room.
Nevadans will get a break through Dec. 29 with free self-parking for up to 24 hours. To get the benefit, drivers will have to scan their driver’s license at the gate.
There will be a call center available for anyone who has problems with the system.
