I do not have a host. I wanted to charge everything to my room so it could possibly be covered by the casino. If I do not have a host, will the casino comp my charges to the room even though I do not have a host (using primary comps)? I know EC are much harder to earn with the new system. I play $100-200 per hand in baccarat.
Depends on the property, and depends how much you charge to the room. Keep in mind the lower tier properties will value your black action a lot more than say Bellagio or Aria. At the rate of play you described, at about 4-6 shoes of baccarat a day, picking up food charges to the room shouldn't be an issue at all. You will need a host to have charges to your room picked up by the casino. It would probably help to speak to a host at the property you want to stay at to get a definitive answer.
You can charge everything to your room then visit a host before you check out, and they'll take off what they can based on your play. It might be all, it might just be some. But it's always worth a try, because it only takes 5 minutes.
Do you think I should get a host at Aria with my level of play? I plan to play 10-14 hours of baccarat in 2 days at $100-200 per hand, 40-50 hands per hour. Do you think they will comp me on my food room charges?
They have an office -- just walk in. Or if you can't find it, go to the regular players club desk and ask them to talk to a host
One thing I have picked up by reading some of the other Bacc players on the board is that you HPH really won't matter as casinos rate Bacc play based on shoes. I don't remember the exact rate (shoe = X time), but Shifter or one of the others might be by to chime in on that.
The missing piece of the equation is what number the casino uses for hands per shoe/hour. If you don't know that, you can't calc your theo.