Bally's Hotel Room Upgrades

Jackpot! FA Got A Bally's Room Upgrade

Never did this before after well over 15 trips to Vegas. Woman at the counter at the airport was very nice, I slipped in the 20 b/w CC and Lic. She saw it, and asked what she could do for me. I asked for the 2 rooms we had both be in the North tower, and she said, "no problem."

No Dice For Andrew.. at Bally's...

fantastic vegas,big view of Bellagio, from the south tower......cross the street to Bill's Gamblin' Saloon' for decent steaks .Bally's is best &+++OK

Jackpot! laurlaur Got A Bally's Room Upgrade

Visibly held the $20 in my hand, handed her the credit card and ID, then asked if any complimentary upgrades were available. I asked specifically for strip view since this is what I wanted. She checked the computer and said she didn't have anything with the strip view. I acted disappointed, then tapped the $20 on the counter, and she quickly changed her mind and showed us where our suite would be located. It was on the top floor for the rooms, the floor above us had the ballrooms. It had an excellent strip view, including a view of the Bellagio fountains. Our friend booked his reservation at the same time for the same room on the same dates. He didn't give try the $20 and was placed in a standard south tower room on the ninth floor. The upgrade was obvious when you compared one room to the other, so it was definitely a success!

Jackpot! KEN Got A Bally's Room Upgrade

checked in a little early.....did the $20 and got the premier tower with a downtown view. Couldnt get the suites, big shopping center convention (40,000).in town.

Jackpot! Tim Got A Bally's Room Upgrade

Easy as pie I went from a regular room into a 2 bedroom room with a great view.

No Dice For Greg at Bally's...

I found a great deal for a luxury room (not a classic or deluxe) for $69/ night for 5 nights. I slipped her the $20 and asked for an upgrade. She said she had a great refurbished room for me in the North Tower. I reserved a luxury room so I expected a great refurbished room. She pretended she was doing me a favor, but I don't think so. It was my first time trying the $20 trick and I felt like I was down $20 before I even got to my room. The room was big and very nice however, but I think it was the same room I reserved.

No Dice For Jim Nanners at Bally's...

I knew we were at a disadvantage going into our stay because Bally's and Paris were both completely full for the WPPI convention (it took a special favour to book even standard rooms several weeks prior). Additionally, we were staying for a week, and I knew it would be more difficult to upgrade for our duration.

I waited in line to check-in at the airport, sizing up the agents. There were 3 women: a very bubbly caucasian woman in her early 20s, a professional african-american woman in her mid-late 20s, and a very stern looking woman in her mid-late 50s. We were greeted by the professional african-american woman.

She asked which hotel we were visiting and requested my ID and credit card. I handed her both with a $20 bill between them, saying "This is a very special week for us, and anything you can do will be greatly appreciated." She began typing in her computer and then noticed the $20, which she picked up, handed back to me, and said, "Oh, this isn't even necessary, sir. I'll try to find you something great." She then spent between 5 and 10 minutes trying different options in her computer.

Because the place was completely full, the only thing she could find was a Junior Suite, which she offered to us; however, the suite was a smoking room and I didn't want to risk it. So we declined the suite and accepted our standard king room. Since our room was not ready, she instructed us to inquire about additional options with the front desk when we claimed our room keys. She was very helpful and friendly, and I'm confident she'd have been able to help out on another weekend, but these two hotels were simply too full.

I tried once again at the hotel when we picked up our keys, but the agent didn't understand what I was asking. He also didn't seem to have the authority to make any modifications -- it felt like his job was to simply distribute keys.

Bally's rooms are all generally large and clean, but our 15th-floor north tower room wasn't anything special. Our bathroom had a mildewy smell, and everything else was rather average. Our view was disappointing: overlooking the casino roof and other Bally's and Paris rooms. We could barely see the Eiffel Tower.

Overall, I'm disappointed it didn't work out. I was so excited to report success back to this site, but I think the hotel vacancy issue was working against us. :\

Jackpot! atlas70 Got A Bally's Room Upgrade

At first he said that they weren't giving out rooms yet and put us up in our reserved room and gave me the $20 back. Said he would call when they started to give out rooms and at 7:30 he called with the suite. The upgrade price he showed me was $350 above the normal room rate of $159. Great view and service. Suprised to get this kind of room for the whole stay at only $20.

No Dice For ltd10 at Bally's...

clerk was quite snobbish and said upgrades cost 25 / night. ticked me off after reading about all those that worked.

Jackpot! mhernandez2654 Got A Bally's Room Upgrade

Folded $20 bill under credit card... i begin to ask if an upgrade was avail..but even before i could finish my sentence he said "i would be happy to work something out for you" and slipped the $20 on to his keyboard. he started typing away,he asked what my preferences were- 2 queens non smoking. he said if i wanted a view of the Bellagio i would have to sacrifice for a smaller room, but since i was sharing the room with 3 other girls he knew i would prefer something bigger. so he found me what he called a "Jr. Suite" in the north tower (newly remodeled) with a view of the Wynn. well when i got into the room, it was actually the same type of room i booked online, The Deluxe. however, we were on the 24th floor (there are 26 floors total) our view was of the mountains and Bally's pool. did not see the Wynn anywhere from my room. but when i went out to the elevator lobby on my floor and looked out the window the Wynn was in sight. so pretty much i think the $20 bux paid for a higher floor and away from the elevator, which was nice because it was quiet...but not a bigger room.
also, hotel policy states that if more than two people stay in room there is a $30 charge per extra person, he didnt charge me and gave me 3 extra keys without me asking. not sure if this was because of the tip i gave him or if they dont enforce that rule.
i was nervous and was almost going to chicken out, but then i thought to myself "what do you have to lose" and it worked out just fine.