Sebby is the real deal. I ran into him and Mandy in the Denver Centurion lounge a couple days ago. I said hello and they were both really cool. Thanks!
Over the past week, I've gone on an Ask Sebby watching spree, and I absolutely love the content!! As an 18 year old, the travel stuff doesn't apply too much to me, but I've watched nearly every video about credit cards, just got approved for my 2nd card, the CFF! Thanks so much for all you do! Happy new year!
Just used some AMX Platinum points and the Fine Hotels $200 credit to stay a few nights in a 5-star in Chicago. Right on the Mag Mile with my family and it cost $0 out of pocket. Thanks for the help, Sebby!
@@AskSebby Can you produce a video for Amex Platinum card carriers, regarding your suggested to-do list for the new year 2022? (i.e. statement credits, offer activations, signup promos, retention offers, etc.)
I used my credits on a 3-night stay at Nomad. Loved the hotel! Also, thanks Sebby for the hard work on your videos! I got into the credit card game because of you. I’ve had only two credit cards for the longest time. (Simply bc I thought having too many was bad.) Now I have six. I’m done until 2023 😅🥴
We have been staying at the NoMad since it's opened with the remodeled Park MGM. We stay in one of the suites with two beds. Although the room isn't as large as the suites on the Park floors, the service at the NoMad is second to none. I also like that we can stop right in front and the doorman will take care of getting the valet to take the car. We're platinum mLife members, but other than a good rate, I think their outstanding service applies to everyone staying there. Sidenote: We come 4-5 times a year and one of the doorman, Eddie, always remembers my name and even my dog's name (NoMad doesn't charge extra for our furry friends).
Used our FHR credit on 2021 at The Palazzo and will likely use the credit in 2022 in Vegas again. I like properties that give the $100 credit for food versus spa, for example.
Agreed on food vs spa! I get great spa benefits through my job they give us points for spa gift cards! But good food is harder to come by. I’m excited to use my FHR credits for 2022!!!
@ 2:17 great find on using MRs for a roundtrip international flight to Singapore. Singapore wasn't allowing saver points for JFK-SIN suites when I was looking a year out in 2022.
That's cool Sebby. Thanks for the video guys. In 2018 I was staying in a tree house in Missouri that had an outdoor shower with no roof. All of a sudden I hear a helicopter and thought that's cool. Then it dawned on me I was standing buck naked outside and had to scoot under the eve of the house.
Hey Sebby, can you review all of the top tier Vegas properties??? (If you have already reviewed them, please set links below..) I'm going back to Vegas in April and I'm deciding on where to stay... also let's say you don't have access to Amex PLAT at the moment, best way to book in your opinion would be?
Thanks for this tour! I used the credit for a stay at the Mandarin Oriental DC to take my mom for a splurge weekend for dining and tea. But I might just use it to stay in Las Vegas next time as I visit there often!
FYI theres different layouts of the skylofts. Some are 2-3 bedroom, some have a outdoor patio+pool. Some have a beautiful living area + kitchen that flows bigger and wider. Hopefully you get to check em all out sometime! We didnt realize there were different "levels/tiers" i would say until we were luckily invited by a few friends who had other rooms in the skyloft area.
Hey Sebby, can you do a vid on total fees you pay a year on your cards and total benefit you get a year from you cards? Would be interested to see how much you "profit".
$40 to draw a bath? In the Skylofts? I'm not a cheapo and stay at some really nice properties but man so much ridiculous nickel and diming in Vegas. I saw that at Ceasar's Palace they charge you for using the mini-fridge. That's a hard no.
Booked the JW Marriott Vancouver. Got $200 in dining credit bc there was this promotion thing going on. Ended up spending $1,500 (pre-travel credit) on five nights and I didn’t spend a penny on food outside the hotel so it was well worth it given the suite was pretty sweet
We used our FHR when we got married last month at encore tower suites and we were blown away with the LIST of benefits we got at check in. I don't think we will ever staycation anywhere else other than wynn/encore tower suites. It blew Waldorf out of the water and made Venetian look like a budget property in terms of amenities and service.
I would definitely recommend Palazzo over Venetian rooms. Venetian is much more budget look and feel than Palazzo which is smaller, quieter, and more boutique. However, i feel the Wynn/encore complex is even more quiet due to its end of strip location. Most people don’t make it up there unless they are staying there. I’ve never stayed at Wynn Encore specifically because I like to walk the strip and it is FAR! I’d love to try it out someday.
I enjoyed this video review. I just left Vegas and also used my AMEX FHR credit at Bellagio. Dummy me, I didn't give my $20 tip until after the upgrade. I probably could have been in the bell tower if I had shown the $20 dollar tip before hand. I still got a good upgrade facing The Strip and partial view of the fountain show.
@@mike-uw6wt According to several Vegas UA-camrs it works with regular check-in, no automatic upgrades, and if you do not get an upgrade, I heard the desk clerk will return the $20. I've gotten upgrades in Vegas and then tipped.
Used FHR and 200 hotel credit before it expired for a getaway at the Taj Campton in San Francisco back in November. Pretty good even though the Michelin restaurant has yet to reopen.
TYVM! Is there information on your experience in other Vegas FHR properties? Another YT channel? IG? I hope so, I would be very interested. In particular, Cosmopolitan. On one hand, $650 is not cheap for Vegas. OTOH, hotels in Yountville are considerably above that. Vintage house is very nice, but still a pretty standard hotel room. This seems like an interesting splurge.
Shebby love the channel been subscribed for a fe years. So I like tech I noticed you used the Sony mic for the camera. Possibly making a video with the tech you use or work or edit flo maybe 🤔 just a idea for content.
Love sebby's food critiques. Lol I'm a foodie myself. I probably would've politely told the server the fish was over cooked. I'm sure they would've remade it.
Can Platinum authorized users also book through FHR and still receive the dining credit and breakfast? If so could you potentially book one night through card holder and second night at same property by authorized user and still receive all benefits? Thanks
LOVE your Channel Bruh and Happy New Year. Thought id share a data point with you. Recieved a targeted Amex Business Platinum offer this morning for 150,000 MR points.
Stayed in the skyloft once while I liked the hotel, the tub didn’t work and you could not completely turn off the air conditioning which was really annoying.
I used my credit for one night at The Cosmopolitan... Maybe should have rethought and did more research. Great property though Great video would love to see more
I made a last minute booking on 12/31 for the Seabird Resort in Oceanside San Diego, hopefully I don't have to pay the resort fee being a Hyatt Globalist since I didn't book directly 🤔 Also wonder if I can extend my stay by adding an additional night using the 2022 credit, not sure if you can start using the new year credit year right away?
@@AskSebby I guess I wouldn't be surprised if such policy exists to discourage stacking credits. I'll just save it for a different stay, thanks for the tip!
Countless have sprayed bodily fluids all over that place, so "super comfy cozy" is not how it should be described. Get out the UV/black light on another review and you'll see what I'm talking about. Cheers!
>>>SEBBY, How could you do a 1 night stay for the Amex FHR. I’ve seen people say that the $200 Amex plat hotel FHR credit only applies if you book 2 nights? People told this to Credit Shifu. Please let me know if you got credit for the one night.
It should be one night. I did however take advantage of a special on points for FHR hotels that required 3 nights for use. In that case my point consumption was warranted and my credit will trigger. But I’m planning to use the 2022 credit for 1 night only.👍🏾
Used it for an upcoming January stay at Bellagio for $198. There's $40ish taxes and stuff at check in. If the booking was $150 would the fhr $200 credit cover the taxes when I check in as well?
I believe the tax was already prepaid. So that should be covered. The resort fee is what you need to pay additionally at the check-in. That will not be covered by the FHR credits even if you have credits left.. Make sure you bring your Amex card. The resort fee and extra dining expenses after the dining credits have to be charged on the Amex card.
@@pezdacandyboi No. FHR credit only covers the prepaid amount. The resort fee will not be covered. You have to pay the resort fee with your Amex card at check-in.
hey sebby question I added my niece to my Capital One credit card Quicksilver. she was to apply for a Chase credit card she's been with me for over a year she spends around $1,500 a month. My credit is 780 what do you think on her chances of getting approved with Chase as for her first credit card?
Sebby is the real deal. I ran into him and Mandy in the Denver Centurion lounge a couple days ago. I said hello and they were both really cool. Thanks!
Nice meeting you! :)
Over the past week, I've gone on an Ask Sebby watching spree, and I absolutely love the content!! As an 18 year old, the travel stuff doesn't apply too much to me, but I've watched nearly every video about credit cards, just got approved for my 2nd card, the CFF! Thanks so much for all you do! Happy new year!
Congrats! Happy New Year!
Just used some AMX Platinum points and the Fine Hotels $200 credit to stay a few nights in a 5-star in Chicago. Right on the Mag Mile with my family and it cost $0 out of pocket. Thanks for the help, Sebby!
Nice!!
@@AskSebby Can you produce a video for Amex Platinum card carriers, regarding your suggested to-do list for the new year 2022? (i.e. statement credits, offer activations, signup promos, retention offers, etc.)
yes! coming soon :)
which property?
@@jaymonhung4571 The Sofitel. It’s a 5 star note right off Michigan Ave. snagged the 27th floor and blew my family’s minds.
Ahh how I miss these kinds of videos... we seriously need more travel/hotel review videos, Seb and Mandy!
Just made a trip to Vegas a couple weeks ago. I redeemed the FHR credit, staying one night at Bellagio and another night at Nomad. Awesome program.
Nice redemptions! :)
This represents the right way to end 2021 🌟
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This was awesome watching it all the way through-and love the concept of checking out all the FHR Hotels in general, that's 🔥
Awesome! Thank you!
I used my credits on a 3-night stay at Nomad. Loved the hotel! Also, thanks Sebby for the hard work on your videos! I got into the credit card game because of you. I’ve had only two credit cards for the longest time. (Simply bc I thought having too many was bad.) Now I have six. I’m done until 2023 😅🥴
We have been staying at the NoMad since it's opened with the remodeled Park MGM. We stay in one of the suites with two beds. Although the room isn't as large as the suites on the Park floors, the service at the NoMad is second to none. I also like that we can stop right in front and the doorman will take care of getting the valet to take the car. We're platinum mLife members, but other than a good rate, I think their outstanding service applies to everyone staying there. Sidenote: We come 4-5 times a year and one of the doorman, Eddie, always remembers my name and even my dog's name (NoMad doesn't charge extra for our furry friends).
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Nice video Sebby! I hope you enjoyed your entire stay here in Vegas!
Thanks for the walkthrough! Might have to try this place out on our next Amex FHR trip!
Thank you for including all the prices and tips, amazing detailed video!
Glad it was helpful! :)
Love the travel & card benefits videos, hope you keep them coming.
Thanks Garett!
Wait! did she really say this won’t explode on the plane like she’s going to take it!? I can’t! Yaaas gurl ..
Happy New Year to you and Mandy! Have a Happy, Healthy, and Safe New Year! Happy travels. Thanks for all your videos and all you do.
Happy New Year!! 🎉
One credit to them: The sounds systems in the unit are all Bang & Olufsen. Boutique looks, amazing sound quality and prices that are absolutely nuts.
Used our FHR credit on 2021 at The Palazzo and will likely use the credit in 2022 in Vegas again. I like properties that give the $100 credit for food versus spa, for example.
Agreed on food vs spa! I get great spa benefits through my job they give us points for spa gift cards! But good food is harder to come by. I’m excited to use my FHR credits for 2022!!!
@ 2:17 great find on using MRs for a roundtrip international flight to Singapore. Singapore wasn't allowing saver points for JFK-SIN suites when I was looking a year out in 2022.
That's cool Sebby. Thanks for the video guys. In 2018 I was staying in a tree house in Missouri that had an outdoor shower with no roof. All of a sudden I hear a helicopter and thought that's cool. Then it dawned on me I was standing buck naked outside and had to scoot under the eve of the house.
Wow grats on your anniversary and good quick review.
Sweet 😉 thanks buddy 😘 this is awesome 👌 appreciate all your content 😀 happy holidays and new year 🤩
Happy new year! Thanks for great video!
Happy New Years May you have a safe and Health one Thanks for everything you guys do for us.
Hey Sebby, can you review all of the top tier Vegas properties??? (If you have already reviewed them, please set links below..) I'm going back to Vegas in April and I'm deciding on where to stay... also let's say you don't have access to Amex PLAT at the moment, best way to book in your opinion would be?
Thanks for this tour! I used the credit for a stay at the Mandarin Oriental DC to take my mom for a splurge weekend for dining and tea. But I might just use it to stay in Las Vegas next time as I visit there often!
FYI theres different layouts of the skylofts. Some are 2-3 bedroom, some have a outdoor patio+pool.
Some have a beautiful living area + kitchen that flows bigger and wider. Hopefully you get to check em all out sometime!
We didnt realize there were different "levels/tiers" i would say until we were luckily invited by a few friends who had other rooms in the skyloft area.
Hey Sebby, can you do a vid on total fees you pay a year on your cards and total benefit you get a year from you cards? Would be interested to see how much you "profit".
I used my $200 hotel credit at 1 Hotel South Beach Miami over Labor Day Weekend 2021. Fabulous property.
Next time you are out here in Vegas, let's meet up and say hi! Glad you are showing these suits.... =) Have fun in Vegas!
$40 to draw a bath? In the Skylofts? I'm not a cheapo and stay at some really nice properties but man so much ridiculous nickel and diming in Vegas. I saw that at Ceasar's Palace they charge you for using the mini-fridge. That's a hard no.
Used my platinum hotel credit to partially cover 3 nights at the Palms on South Beach Miami.
Nice!
Sebby, Can you PLEASE tell us how was spending New Year's Eve in Vegas was? Anything special that happened would be helpful.
I absolutely love your experiential videos!
Glad you like them!
Great video sebby!!! Thank you
Booked the JW Marriott Vancouver. Got $200 in dining credit bc there was this promotion thing going on. Ended up spending $1,500 (pre-travel credit) on five nights and I didn’t spend a penny on food outside the hotel so it was well worth it given the suite was pretty sweet
Lol love the end credit scene
We used our FHR when we got married last month at encore tower suites and we were blown away with the LIST of benefits we got at check in. I don't think we will ever staycation anywhere else other than wynn/encore tower suites. It blew Waldorf out of the water and made Venetian look like a budget property in terms of amenities and service.
Congrats on the marriage! Palazzo (Venetian) has some pretty nice rooms if you book strategically :)
@@AskSebby any you'd recommend specifically? Thanks for replying!
I would definitely recommend Palazzo over Venetian rooms. Venetian is much more budget look and feel than Palazzo which is smaller, quieter, and more boutique. However, i feel the Wynn/encore complex is even more quiet due to its end of strip location. Most people don’t make it up there unless they are staying there.
I’ve never stayed at Wynn Encore specifically because I like to walk the strip and it is FAR! I’d love to try it out someday.
@@sha2596 Absolutely do it! Don't let the location scare you. It's 100000% worth it their rooms and service is just unmatched.
2 plats; credits used in 2021:
1) FIrst credit - Hotel Imperial in Vienna, Austria
2) Second credit - Aria Hotel Budapest in Budapest, Hungary
Cool! My next overseas trip which I dream about is to both of those cities.
Planning was actually in the works before the pandemic.
Spotted some members of the @Stefamily at 3:04
Used the credit for Christmas eve at the Park Hyatt Beijing, very romantic.
alex cameo at 3 minutes
Sebby stole him. He snuck out of the house while Graham was sleeping.
Great opening transition!!!!! How did you do it?
Came here to ask the same thing, that was sick
drone!
I enjoyed this video review. I just left Vegas and also used my AMEX FHR credit at Bellagio. Dummy me, I didn't give my $20 tip until after the upgrade. I probably could have been in the bell tower if I had shown the $20 dollar tip before hand. I still got a good upgrade facing The Strip and partial view of the fountain show.
@@mike-uw6wt According to several Vegas UA-camrs it works with regular check-in, no automatic upgrades, and if you do not get an upgrade, I heard the desk clerk will return the $20. I've gotten upgrades in Vegas and then tipped.
Good review
Whatcha know about fight nights O____o? Let’s go watch masvidal vs Covington on Mar 5!! What do you say sebby?
Used FHR and 200 hotel credit before it expired for a getaway at the Taj Campton in
San Francisco back in November. Pretty good even though the Michelin restaurant
has yet to reopen.
Hopefully you got a Union Square view -- looks pretty awesome :)
TYVM! Is there information on your experience in other Vegas FHR properties? Another YT channel? IG? I hope so, I would be very interested. In particular, Cosmopolitan.
On one hand, $650 is not cheap for Vegas. OTOH, hotels in Yountville are considerably above that. Vintage house is very nice, but still a pretty standard hotel room. This seems like an interesting splurge.
This was a blast👍🏾
great experience!
I need a Cosmopolitan Las Vegas Video
Shebby love the channel been subscribed for a fe years. So I like tech I noticed you used the Sony mic for the camera. Possibly making a video with the tech you use or work or edit flo maybe 🤔 just a idea for content.
Great video, although some of the shots were out of focus.
So whenever i look Sebby, I’m only seeing the skylofts for $3k and above. Where are you getting these rooms for $650?
Love sebby's food critiques. Lol I'm a foodie myself. I probably would've politely told the server the fish was over cooked. I'm sure they would've remade it.
Can Platinum authorized users also book through FHR and still receive the dining credit and breakfast? If so could you potentially book one night through card holder and second night at same property by authorized user and still receive all benefits? Thanks
does the one time travel credit for not canceling during covid still works in 2022?
i dont like MGM as a hotel, but this looks nice
LOVE your Channel Bruh and Happy New Year. Thought id share a data point with you. Recieved a targeted Amex Business Platinum offer this morning for 150,000 MR points.
Awesome!
I also got the 150k offer last year in September!
Stayed in the skyloft once while I liked the hotel, the tub didn’t work and you could not completely turn off the air conditioning which was really annoying.
What kind of services you can ask r butler to do? I’m staying for a week
I used my credit for one night at The Cosmopolitan... Maybe should have rethought and did more research. Great property though
Great video would love to see more
I'm a fan of Cosmo :) Good food + location. How did you use the spa credit?
How many beds in this loft?
Sebby keeps saying he's not used to stuff when he's stayed at the nicest hotels on earth...I gotta use this FHR credit somewhere
Not used to stuff = hotels are larger and much nicer than my apartment 😢
If you book a FHR through Amex can you also earn tier credits on the casinos rewards program or no since it wasn't booked directly with the property?
No earnings
I think that’s for people who are staying there for months like celebrities at the movies and stuff.. it’s like a luxury apartment😂😂
Dam Daniel I'm at the Conrad r/n and used my platinum and didn't get benefits
The King!
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how do you film a mirror without showing the camera?
Anyone noticed Alex and his wife at 3:05 ;)
These aren’t 650 anymore sadly. These are 800-2200 per night these days. They tack on extra fees too if you brings kids, friends or family 😯😯😯
I made a last minute booking on 12/31 for the Seabird Resort in Oceanside San Diego, hopefully I don't have to pay the resort fee being a Hyatt Globalist since I didn't book directly 🤔
Also wonder if I can extend my stay by adding an additional night using the 2022 credit, not sure if you can start using the new year credit year right away?
You should be able to add another night. The risk would be that you don't get the $100 (???) amenity credit due to back-to-back bookings.
@@AskSebby I guess I wouldn't be surprised if such policy exists to discourage stacking credits. I'll just save it for a different stay, thanks for the tip!
healthy one
where is that MANDY soles area?
Is the same MGM that had the shooter?
Countless have sprayed bodily fluids all over that place, so "super comfy cozy" is not how it should be described. Get out the UV/black light on another review and you'll see what I'm talking about. Cheers!
Thanks for sharing the Gauche comments
>>>SEBBY,
How could you do a 1 night stay for the Amex FHR. I’ve seen people say that the $200 Amex plat hotel FHR credit only applies if you book 2 nights?
People told this to Credit Shifu. Please let me know if you got credit for the one night.
False, we've stayed at over 10 FHR properties for 1 night only and activated a ton of FHR credits.
It should be one night. I did however take advantage of a special on points for FHR hotels that required 3 nights for use. In that case my point consumption was warranted and my credit will trigger. But I’m planning to use the 2022 credit for 1 night only.👍🏾
The shower is interesting... definitely just for couples. Would be weird to go with a whole family
Used it for an upcoming January stay at Bellagio for $198. There's $40ish taxes and stuff at check in. If the booking was $150 would the fhr $200 credit cover the taxes when I check in as well?
I believe the tax was already prepaid. So that should be covered. The resort fee is what you need to pay additionally at the check-in. That will not be covered by the FHR credits even if you have credits left.. Make sure you bring your Amex card. The resort fee and extra dining expenses after the dining credits have to be charged on the Amex card.
Oh yes I think it was the resort fee. If there's extra in the 200 credit will it cover resort fee as well or is that always out of Pocket
@@pezdacandyboi No. FHR credit only covers the prepaid amount. The resort fee will not be covered. You have to pay the resort fee with your Amex card at check-in.
0.75x I found perfect for his fast speech
😅 Will try to slow down; sorry about that :)
@@AskSebby No need to apologize! It was just a personal preference for me! Nothing wrong with how you did it 😅 I liked the video a lot
Came here after watching watching Jake tran
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u got dust on ur camera sensor!
need to clean it :(
Those tvs look so outdated for price of the rooms
If I paid that much for a hotel room I would not leave it.
I’m not paying that platinum annual fee.🤦🏾♂️😂😂😂😂😂
Is there really no way to block off that giant glass window from the shower area to the staircase?
First!!
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650 ill pass. not exciting at all
not very impressed
:)
I don't like to see myself in the shower so that stairway would be hazardous to folks... I'll pass on that.
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hey sebby question I added my niece to my Capital One credit card Quicksilver.
she was to apply for a Chase credit card she's been with me for over a year
she spends around $1,500 a month.
My credit is 780
what do you think on her chances of getting approved with Chase as for her first credit card?