Who has done this?
I usually am alone and never in the room other than sleep, plus stay in nicer hotels so never tried-BUT-going for 2weeks mid Jan and have a few visitors stopping by so a bigger room would be nice. If it's free/cheap.
All stay is at 4 star or better hotels. I assume it would work at dumps like the Sahara or Excalibur but better hotels?
Is is it now the "$50 trick" due to inflation?
In January, I attempted to check into the Rio very early- I think I got there around 10AM on a Monday. The clerk told me nothing was available but I should leave my bags at the coat check and come back after 1Pm. He said he'd have everything ready for me then and I would have a nice mountain view. I thanked him and gave him $10. As I was walking away, he called me back and told me to hold on a minute. I got a room right away and it turned out to be one of the real suites. - Kitchen, dining room living room, two bathrooms and a jacuzzi.
Thats not the first upgrade I've gotten, nor will it be the last.
Whats the best way to go about this? Slip the $20 in your passport and ask the clerk for a upgrade when he opens it? Or just give it to him and hope for the best?
and then ask for change if no upgrade is available?
We were thinking of writing a note, giving it to the clerk and ask her/ him if she wants to make a extra 20 bucks Nod If yes.
Only kidding We will definetely try the trick though- any chance this works for resort fees?
Last edited by tezzadiver; December 5th, 2011 at 01:18 PM.
Reason: upgrade
I tried it at the Signature at MGM and they said they don't accept the $20 tip for upgrades. It has worked at Excalibur, which was a barely an upgrade, but got a nice upgrade to a room with vaulted ceilings at Stratosphere
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We will definetely try the trick though- any chance this works for resort fees?
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