Get $1000+ Vegas Room Upgrades with the $20 Dollar Trick
- Learn how to do the the so-called $20 dollar trick & which hotels offer the best room upgrades in Las Vegas
- Join the 79% that got lucky!
$20 Dollar Trick Las Vegas Room Upgrades
Not everywhere in Vegas offers the same odds to bag a room upgrade using the $20 dollar trick. Here’s how we rate the major Vegas casino hotels, with your percentage odds of a room upgrade, based on field reports from our Vegas Insiders.
How to do the $20 Dollar Trick?
When checking into your Las Vegas hotel put $20 dollars between your credit card and ID and hand it over to the clerk on check-in. Ask the clerk whether they have any “complimentary upgrades” available.
They will put the $20 dollars on top of their keyboard and try their best to get you an upgrade. Which can be an upgrade to a suite, resort fee waived, strip views and much much more!
Does the $20 Trick Work in Vegas 2016?
Yes, steps are below!
- On check-in discretely put $20 between ID and Credit Card
- Ask the clerk for any “complimentary upgrades”
- Be polite and hope for an upgrade!
Front Desk Tip allows users like you to review what happened when they used the $20 dollar trick and what you were able to get (although at times, holiday weekends, there won’t be anything available and the clerk will return your $20).
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