I don't know anything about the Monte Carlo - it wasn't even on the list of properties I have been considering. Is it any good? Better than, say, Bally's? My guess is that Paris won't let me cancel the first three nights and stick with the cheap fourth night price, especially since they are selling it for $300 now. Do you think that fourth night might go down if the hotels find they're not filling up all the rooms for the electronic convention? How about using Hotwire or bidding through Priceline? Not interested in Excalibur.