Not everything at the casino has house edge!
Real experience shows that people are getting a hotel room upgrade by tipping the front desk clerk a $20!
Last 7 Experiences
Shill(2008-08-20)- Success!
at Monte Carlo
Upgraded from Standard Room to Strip View on 25th floor
Checked in around 11:30am. No wait at all and walked to the nearest clerk. My wife and I were very friendly and asked if there was a nice view of the strip available and he said there was a room availabe, but not until the check-in time of 2pm. We said ok and then went to the champagne brunch and had a great time. Our standard room turned into a strip view on the 25th floor for free!
Richard(2008-08-18)- failed
at Bellagio
Upgraded from Delux to Delux
I did a $100 sandwich to the check in clerk and asked for the Bellagio suite. The clerk stated that due to management restricting certain rooms she was unable to meet my request. I asked for the front desk manager and was greeted by a young lady with frizzy curly hair. She told me I had to pay for the upgrade. I asked for her boss, and an ashey african american women came out. She said, No! I asked for her boss, and an elderly lady came out. She never looked at me but mumbled something and then walked away. I never recieved the suite. It seemed like there were some big problems at the front desk. Will try this trick again at another hotel.
Glenn(2008-08-15)- Success!
at Flamingo
Upgraded from Standard to Jr. Suite
We booked a room using the discount code from SmarterVegas for $55/night. (I highly recomend this site. It saved us a ot of money)I gave the clerk the $20 sandwhich and asked about a complementary upgrade. We said he had to check in the back office where we saw him pocket the $20 as the door closed. He came back a few minutes later and told us we'd be very happy with our room. The room was huge with a full living room overlooking the pools.
Jethro Hawkins(2008-08-14)- Success!
at Bellagio
Upgraded from Standard to Nice upgrade
I came to Bellagio from the U.K. and heard about the $20 trick and decided to give it a wing. I asked the front desk clerk for the "Saturday Night Special" giving her a little wink wink. She said only Clare knew about that, so she went to get her. Clare mumbled something about lions, tigers and bears then gave me the upgrade to the Bellagio Suite!! Perfect!!
Willie_g(2008-08-14)- Success!
at Las Vegas Hilton
Upgraded from Classic Standard to Mini Suite 28th floor north tower Strip view
Ask for credit card folded 20 and placed right on top credit card as he seen as I handed I asked "Any comp upgrades" and with a smile he said ,"Yes sir what would u like"? i said somethin nice with a good view he typed away there 29 floors in this hotel with the 29th being penthouse.He put us 28Th center great view not a renovated room but i think he thought i wanted view over anything which i asked and i recieve glad i learned this trick
Steve R(2008-08-14)- failed
at Palms Resort Casino
Upgraded from Studio at Palms Place to Nothing
Said she couldn't upgrade, handed the $20 back. She was very polite and cool about it though.
Steve S.(2008-08-13)- Success!
at Bellagio
Upgraded from Basic to Salone Suite
What a great room! We had a basic room reserved at the Bellagio, gave the young man at the front desk the sandwich with the $50 clearly visible, and told him it was our 10th anniversary (which it was). He smiled and said, "I have something very nice for you." He was right! We got a Salone Suite on the 16th floor of the Spa Tower, fantastic view of the pool area out one window, good view of the Rio and mountains out the other.
Only one disappointment: when we asked for line passes he apologized and said that they can only give them out to customers who reserved suites ahead of time. Oh well. It was still $50 VERY well spent.
Not everything at the casino has house edge!
Real experience shows that people are getting a hotel room upgrade by tipping the front desk clerk a $20!