Why are atlantic city hotels so expensive?

Q. I've been to vegas a thousand times and never spent over 130 a night. I looked at atlantic city hotels and the CHEAPEST one on the boardwalk is 330! I can stay at a 2 star hotel, 5 miles away for 175! THIS IS INSANE!?!?!

Anybody know why AC is so darn expensive?

A. It is because there are not as many rooms available in Atlantic City as there is in Vegas and Atlantic City is in an area that it closer to dense populations than Vegas is. Basically the supply of rooms is going to much much smaller than that of Vegas and the Number of people who can easily travel to atlantic city is much greater than vegas.

Does anybody know of a cheap hotel outside of Atlantic City that has shuttle service?

Q. In two weeks (on a Friday) I'm seeing a show in Atlantic City, but I don't want to spend $300 to stay somewhere for the night. My friend was telling me that there are hotels like EconoLodge or the Quality Inn that are $120 max to stay in for a night and provide shuttles to the city, but he didn't know all of the details about it.

A. Of the hotels I looked at outside of Atlantic City, some had a shuttle service to the airport, but weren't really a taxi service like you want for downtown shows. Here's some links if you'd care to take a look.

http://search.aol.com/aol/search?query=cheap+hotel+outside+of+Atlantic+City+that+has+shuttle+service%3F&s_it=keyword_rollover

Any suggestions for a nice hotel in atlantic city?

Q. So, my friend and I are planning a weekend trip to atlantic city. Last year, I stayed at the Harrah's Resort and I definitely enjoyed my stay. This year, I wanted to try something different. I want to find a hotel with cheap rates, a casino, a spa, and nice rooms. Basically, I want a hotel similar to Harrah's.... Any suggestions???

Thank you

A. If you want to stay in a casino hotel, you won't really find "cheap rates." Friday and Saturday rates can be outrageous.

The Borgata and its sister property, the Water Club, are both very nice. When I go to AC, I only stay there. But the prices on the weekend are terribly high.

I stayed at the Trump Taj Mahal once. It was enjoyable, but again, the weekend rates are high.

Edit: Dan Man, I'm not sure if you've looked into staying at an Atlantic City casino recently, but the Friday and Saturday rates are much, much higher than the Sun-Thurs rates. I get comped rooms at the Borgata Sun-Thurs, but if I wanted to stay on a Saturday night I'd still need to pay $200+ out of pocket. The person who asked this question specifically mentioned wanting a hotel with cheap rates, and $300+ per night isn't all that cheap.

The hotels in Las Vegas are much cheaper than those in AC.

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