Paris Las Vegas Guest Outraged Over $50 Charge for Using Electrical Outlet
Posted on: July 28, 2025, 09:22h.
Last updated on: July 28, 2025, 10:12h.
- Unplugging an electric minibar tray can be costly in Las Vegas
- Paris Las Vegas charges guests $50 if they unplug the tray
- One guest says they were unaware of the tray charge until checkout
Just when we thought we had heard it all regarding Las Vegas nickel and diming customers, a new story rolls in, as first reported by View From The Wing.
View From The Wing travel expert Gary Leff reports that a recent guest at Paris Las Vegas on the Strip was furious after they were charged $50 for charging a laptop.
Like nearly all casino resorts on the Strip, Paris offers both a minibar and a tray of bottled water and other drinks along with snacks. Caesars Entertainment, which operates Paris, monitors the room-temperature drinks and snacks via an electric tray.
The electric trays screen whether an item has been removed based on weight. When a guest lifts a water bottle or Red Bull, for instance, the tray detects the product based on the weight removed and automatically bills the item to the guest’s room.
Shocking Charge
The Paris Las Vegas guest told Leff that their daughter needed to attend to some matters on her laptop, and her computer needed to be charged.
The only suitable workspace was a small desk and chair that also housed the minibar. She set up her laptop on the desk and looked for an outlet. There was one right above the desk, but it was full, so she unplugged one of the cords and plugged in the computer,” the woman explained.
Upon check out, the parent said they noticed a $50 charge. When they asked reception for an explanation, Paris staff said it was because the electrical tray had been unplugged. The front desk promptly furnished a photo of the desk area with the tray’s warning that states, “Please refrain from unplugging the tray. If this occurs, a fee of $50 will be applied.”
The little sign was not near the outlet. Disgusted, I asked to have the charge removed. The woman there told me that they couldn’t remove it because it was a third-party fee. She even had a picture of the minibar with the sign at her fingertips to show me the warning,” the guest reported.
Leff tells Casino.org that he’s fielded a rise in customer complaints regarding Las Vegas for several years.
“There does seem to be a rise in complaints, though that is an increase off a long-running trend dating to a couple of years before the COVID-19 pandemic,” Leff said.
Paris Prices
Mini bars aren’t known for their value, and that’s certainly the case at Paris Las Vegas. A box of Sour Patch Kids candies or a bag of M&M’s is $14.99. A Red Bull energy drink is $10.99, while a Gatorade is $9.99.
The purpose of the electric monitoring tray is that Caesars and all other casinos know a guest can walk down to the Strip and the local CVS and grab such items for just a couple of bucks.
A mini bar provides convenience, as many guests arrive at their hotel rooms carrying their luggage after a long flight and are parched and in need of a snack. Caesars and the mini-bar’s third-party company want to make sure they make a handsome profit on the items and not allow a guest to restock the tray before they leave.
Last Comments ( 7 )
What do you expect from a locale that is designed to strip people of their money?
Maybe they can charge you $50 for a fresh air filter in your room as an add-on offer? Or maybe they will start to charge if you ask for extra towels or leave the slightest dirt spot on a towel? Oh, you used the “free hand lotion” so we charge $9.95. And finally, you exceeded your electricity use allotted for the stay - we have to charge you for that and excess water use over 20 gallons. Oops, we see you lost a room key, so we have to charge you $25.
So the tourism is down on the strip...Okay. Let's charge for the oxygen you breath in the hotel room next. That will really bring in extra revenue for the shareholders.
And just think, go to the pool and drink $34 cocktails.
I’ve been to Vegas many times, and I specifically remember seeing a sign in each of the casinos that had a honor bar, that the prices are posted right there, and there’s also a sign that says Dont unplugged the refrigerator, and if you use anything off the honor bar, you will be charged automatically to your credit card. Couldn’t be any plainer.. Sorry about your bad luck,, learn to read.
Brilliant! The casinos in Vegas always find ways to scam guests. This is how the execs make their multimillion bonuses each year. Glad to see Vegas going under - it serves them right for allowing the casinos to operate under these circumstances.
Glad I have 4 casinos in driving distance from my home (NC), so I don't have to deal with the 3rd party scam.