Bellagio Hotel Room Upgrades

No Dice For darlene at Bellagio...

It was around 1130am and I placed the $20 in between the card and id and asked if there were any upgrades. he just placed the $20 on the counter and later told me it would be an additional $30 per night for a strip view room. After he gave us our room key he asked if we needed change for the $20. We sadly said no and put it back in our pocket and sulked away without an upgrade and feeling dumb.

Jackpot! Ron Got A Bellagio Room Upgrade
Booked Via Expedia

I told the female clerk I was trying to make my girlfriend , my fiance during the week were going to be there.Silpped a 100 bill in between cc and dl.She clicked on the computer and said have a great stay! I got up to the room with a view of the Pond and the room had bedroom with a living room! My girlfriend was very excited. I did not make her my fience' yet but she said the little white lie to get he room was worth it.

Jackpot! Jan Got A Bellagio Room Upgrade

Checked in around 11:00 am. Handed the clerk my driver's license, credit card and 20 dollar bill folded in between. Kindly asked if the hotel was offering any "complimentary upgrades". She smiled and replied "let me see what I can do". I originally booked the least expensive room from their website. She was able to move me to a fountainview room which had a great view. Overall, a great experience and I will do this again!

No Dice For Ty at Bellagio...

$20 trick didn't work as it did a few years ago - this may have been due to Spring Break as the hotel was very packed.

Jackpot! Mike Got A Bellagio Room Upgrade

I checked in at about 3pm and the desk was a little busy, but looked for a younger person to check in with. I found a young lady who was from Las Vegas (on her name tag) which may have helped me. She asked for my DL and CC but before I handed it to her I mentioned this was my first time in Vegas and my wife was having a birthday (which was true, but she did not ask to verify...this probably helped too). I had prepared the sandwich ahead of time (DL/$50/CC) and handed her the stack. At the same time I handed it to her, I asked if there were any upgrades available...she lit up with the opportunity to help me and said sure. She did the regular process of looking up my rez and seeing what was available she went and tracked down a manager. When she came back to where I was, she said her manager had hooked me up and we were getting an awesome room - she then took the $50 that she had separated from the sandwich and pocketed it leading me to believe that she would have handed it back to me if she was not able to help. She did not say what it was right away (because other people checking in were close) but when she handed me the room cards she said I had been upgraded to a Salone Suite in the Spa Tower. Not only was it in the Spa tower, it was facing the fountains and was the corner suite on the 18th floor! It was the best room I think I have ever stayed in...a big plus to the Bellagio. The stay was excellent and the hotel was magnificent. I am definitely going back as soon as possible.

No Dice For Stevie at Bellagio...

Went to check in about 4pm Friday. All the clerks were busy, but there was no line.

Waited in line, then went up and put a $50 bill between my card and passport. He took the sandwich off the counter, said "Oh" and put the $50 back on the counter. I thought the deal was off, but then he said, "I'm going to find a really nice room for you. It's up on the 27th floor" etc.

I asked if there were any suite upgrades available, and he said they're booked up till February. No worries, I thought - a room with a view would still work.

He checked me in. I wasn't sure about the $50 - whether to take it off the counter as I wasn't 100% sure I'd got an upgrade or not. So when he gave me the key and receipt, I asked, "Are you able to take this?" motioning towards the $50. He was very gracious and thanked me.

Long story short, I think I got a standard room (first time at the Bellagio so not too sure). Didn't get a view of the lake or any buffet passes.

Ah well, hope it went to a good home.

No Dice For Danaya at Bellagio...
Booked Via Expedia

Checked in around 3pm chose a lady on the end of the check in line. Slipped her the sandwhich and asked if there were any complimentary room upgrades available at this time. The lady handed us back the $20 and mentioned that they were all full. She did seem like she wanted to help so she gave us a King Smoking room with a pool view. I guess we had a non-smoking room but I am not sure which view it had. Eventhough we did not get the response we wanted we will try and use this method at other hotels.

Jackpot! Kevin Got A Bellagio Room Upgrade

So after checking out this site before our trip we decided hey what the he'll let's try a $50 sandwich on check in. We arrived at the hotel around 11am, scoped out the lines (specifically who was working them) then hit the buffet. We had already decided on a younger gentleman in his mid 20s and checked in at his counter. I handed the sandwich CC/50/DL and asked if they had any upgrades available he immediately responded "let me check for you" after a few minutes of browsing with chit chat in between (he was from our home area) and a phone call probably to his supervisor, we were upgraded from our Spa Tower standard room to a Lakeview / Main Tower room dead in the center of the fountains on the 25th floor - amazing strip view!. He also offered "complimentary chocolates for the lady", we gladly accepted. Our suggestion, do some recon on the check in lines and choose wisely - we had originally been in a line for a younger lady but swtched last minute. First sandwich, first upgrade = FTW! Definately worth the $50, it made our weekend, we recommend you try it you have nothing to lose.

Jackpot! Bubba Got A Bellagio Room Upgrade
Booked Via Expedia

Checked in around noon on a Thursday. Looked for an available young female desk clerk and chatted her up while she looked up my Expedia reservation. She asked for my license and credit card, so I handed her the "sandwich" and asked if there were any upgrades available. She smiled and said "Let me ckech". I scored a nice suite on the 18th floor with a lake view. Also threw in a couple of buffet passes as well. Worked like a charm!

Jackpot! Todd Got A Bellagio Room Upgrade

We got to the hotel on Thursday afternoon, about 3:00 pm. It wasn't too busy, but all of the clerks had customers. We walked the line once looking for someone who looked friendly. I decided on a woman who looked to be about 28-30 and very friendly. I slipped her the $20 sandwich and asked about any upgrades. This was obviously not her first sandwhich. She was very smooth. She said, "Ok. Let me see what I can do." Even though I was looking directly at her I barely saw her take the $20 out and set it behind her monitor. She tapped on her keyboard for about 2 minutes, then told us she needed to talk to her supervisor so she could get the 2 rooms close together on the same floor. (As we were waiting we noticed the clerks on either side were a little lacking in the friendly department, so we dodged a bullet there as I don't think they would've upgraded us.) She was gone for about 3 minutes, came back and we had 2 lakeview rooms right in the middle of the lake with amazing views. 2 rooms would've been a several hundred dollar upgrade, so $20 was more than worth it. She didn't pocket the $ until she was sure she could get us what we wanted.