Buffets are one of the staple dining options in Vegas, particularly on the Strip, and nowadays, you can get an absolutely amazing meal at one of these places. Vegas buffets are a bit pricier than your average buffet, though, so here are a few tips for saving some money while enjoying some of the best buffets in Vegas.
When you go to a buffet is a crucial factor in saving money on the buffet. Whatever buffet you are interested in, be sure to check what time their breakfast ends and lunch begins as well as when lunch ends and dinner begins. Since you can pretty much stay at a buffet as long as you want, you can save money by going to the earlier option before it closes and staying through the later option. For example, lunch buffets are always less expensive than dinner buffets, so if you arrive about half an hour before lunch service ends, you can pay the lunch price while dining into dinner service. You’ll get to have both lunch and dinner selections without having to pay the dinner price. The same goes for breakfast and lunch, and it’s a great way to get a better variety of food.
Coupons distributed online as well as through the hotel and casino rewards program often contain 2-for-1 deals on certain buffets, or at least monetary discounts off of buffets. If you plan on going to a buffet, sign up for whatever rewards program is offered through that buffet’s hotel and check to see what buffet coupons are inside. If none, you can always check and see if there are any current promotions online. There are also Vegas discount books for purchase if you think the upfront charge is worth the coupons inside.
(Rewards programs also offer comps that you can cash in for buffets if you use your card a lot!)
All-day buffet passes are a really great deal, especially if you time it right. Many of the all-day buffet passes cost about the same as purchasing two buffets, and you can actually get four meals out of them if you’re crafty. Since all-day passes are 24-hour deals and start the moment you first use your pass, plan on doing a late dinner the first day (perhaps an hour or two before the buffet closes.) This way, you’ll be able to eat all day the next day so long as your early dinner starts before yesterday’s dinner. The cost ranges from about $50-60 which isn’t bad for four all-you-can-eat meals in Vegas. Bonus: If you sign up for the hotel group’s reward card, you may get a few dollars off of the overall price of the all-day pass. Total Rewards (which includes Caesar’s Palace, Paris, and Planet Hollywood’s buffets, among more) members get a 24 hour pass to 6 buffets for only $45.
Hopefully this will help you save some money while eating your way through Vegas!
