From Boarding Area Bloggers
Venetian and Palazzo Put Limits on Minibar for Royal Ambassadors
Earlier in the year IHG added the Las Vegas'Palazzo and the Venetian in as InterContinental “Alliance” hotels. This was pretty exciting news, because it was a great way to earn Priority Club points while staying on the Strip, not to mention getting elite benefits as an Ambassador or Royal Ambassador member. For the most part they’ve been honoring the benefits, though recently they’ve added the following restrictions to Royal Ambassador benefits on their website:

• Free Internet: Internet is included as part of the daily resort fee of your stay at The Venetian or The Palazzo.
• Mini Bar: As a Royal Ambassador member, you will receive a $100 credit toward mini-bar beverages per stay.

For those of you that have no clue what Royal Ambassador status is, it’s InterContinental’s invitation-only elite tier, and I consider it to probably be the best top tier hotel status out there. What I love about Royal Ambassador is that all the benefits they offer are guaranteed, as opposed to based on availability — 8AM check-in, 4PM check-out, room upgrade, free beverages in the minibar — leaving very little variability. Click here for the full story.