You can’t eat the view, goes an old saying about restaurants possessed of gorgeous vistas. But you can certainly charge for it.
On the Las Vegas Strip, some restaurants levy a premium for tables overlooking the boulevard or shooting fountains or the city itself from on high. Often, the premium takes the form of a minimum spend on food and drink, typically in excess of $100 per person. Other times, the premium simply guarantees a spot on the patio or by the window, with food and drink charged separately.
Vegas built itself, in part, on access, exclusivity, the inside line, and these fees grow out of that history.
