160 Reports From the Caesars Palace Hotel Front Desk
Recent Room Upgrades: 0% (0/0)'All Time' Upgrades: 90% (143/160)
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- Room Booked: classic (regular) room
- Room Upgrade: Deluxe Augustus Tower Room
- Hotel Clerk: female / 25
- Check-In: 2007-09-06
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Jackpot! Carl Got A Caesars Palace Room Upgrade
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Worked like a charm. Passed the $20 between my ID and credit card and asked about an upgrade, and she immediately said "Let me see what I can do." After a fair amount of pounding away at her keyboard, she got us a huge room with a view of the Bellagio. Well worth it.
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- Room Booked: classic
- Room Upgrade: augustus suite
- Hotel Clerk: female / 25
- Check-In: 2007-09-05
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Jackpot! vegasred Got A Caesars Palace Room Upgrade
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Worked a treat.Handed her my driving licence and credit card but kept my wallet open with a fifty showing (we were staying for a week so i thought that might work better) Said i"d like a room in the palace or augustus tower.She saw the fifty quite clearly so typed away for about 10 minutes. Ended up with a lovely room in the augustus tower overlooking the Bellagio fountains!RESULT!
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- Room Booked: Classic
- Room Upgrade: Palace Tower
- Hotel Clerk: female / 25
- Check-In: 2007-09-02
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Jackpot! Matt Got A Caesars Palace Room Upgrade
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I was traveling with another couple and had booked two Classic rooms at Caesars. I requested that both rooms be upgraded to the Palace Tower, flashed the 40 bucks and voila!....a $1,200 upgrade ($150/night for each room x 4 nights) for a mere $40 tip. The rooms were fantastic!
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- Room Booked: Classic Room
- Room Upgrade: Deluxe Palace Tower Room
- Hotel Clerk: male / 31
- Check-In: 2007-08-30
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Jackpot! Brian Got A Caesars Palace Room Upgrade
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I came across this site through a friend and decided to give it a try this Labour Day weekend.
We checked in around midnight. The lineup at the hotel was snake-style, so I couldn't choose the clerk. The lineup was only a minute long, and the clerk who checked us in was lady (I think her name was Sabrina). I had a bad gut feeling but I didn't really have a choice. She asked for my ID and my CC. I wasn't too smooth with the $20 bill; it must have looked like I was making a sandwich with the amount of time I was taking and I'm sure she was staring.
She placed the ID-$20-CC on the desk next to her, and at that point I casually asked her if there were any upgrades available. She shook her head, and at that point I thought I was done. Then she said "hang on, let me see if I can do anything," and I knew I might still have a chance. She said that she couldn't get me into the "new tower," which I'm assuming was the Augustus Tower, but she said that she can get me an upgrade in the Palace Tower. I said that'd be great, and at that point she seemed very giddy throughout the rest of the procedure.
The room was great! We were in room 2421 (24th floor), facing north. The strip curves diagonally at that point, so it wasn't a direct view, but we could still clearly see the Mirage and its pool, and the rest of the northerly hotels were all bunched up at the right. As for the room itself, it was fully rennovated with plasma TV, gorgeous decor, spa tub, separate shower, and double sinks. Very Mandalay Bay-like in quality.
This was my first tipping experience and I'm going to do it from now on! Just go for it! And if it doesn't work, don't be put off. It will work out eventually!
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- Room Booked: Classic
- Room Upgrade: Palace Tower
- Hotel Clerk: male / 31
- Check-In: 2007-08-28
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No Dice For Suzie-Q at Caesars Palace...
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Had the Bills in between the CC and ID, and he definitely saw it. Asked about upgrade. He just gave me prices--$100 per night to upgrade to Augustus and $80 per night for Palace and said they were totally booked. He ended up lowering it to $50 per night, and I took it, as I did not want an older tower. I gave him the tip. He gave us a smoking room which reeked, and I went back and exchanged it for a non-smoking room with a better view, but he wasn't all that nice about it.
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- Room Booked: 2 Regular Rooms
- Room Upgrade: 2 Junior Suites
- Hotel Clerk: female / 18
- Check-In: 2007-08-22
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Jackpot! Zan86 Got A Caesars Palace Room Upgrade
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So i have been reading this forum for months and month and finally got a chance to go to vegas and try out the $20 trick. There were 8 out of us, we had 2 rooms but only 4 of us went when we were checking in. We had just booked 2 basic rooms at Caesars! When we got there it was around 3:30 and we went to check in. The clerk was out a female, our age (21-23) and extremely nice! We flirted with her and talked to her and stuff and i threw out a $20 bill. Didnt slip it between the cards or anything just put it out there in plain sight. Asked her if there are any complementary upgrades and she said she will check. After about 10 min of her typing and us talking to her, she eventually said she found us junior suites for BOTH our rooms, we were only trying to get one of them upgraded. She said its normally an extra $300 a night and was like 800square foot. We gave her another twenty because we were so happy and we had it for all four nights!! What a way to end the summer and start Senior year of college!
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- Room Booked: Classic Room
- Room Upgrade: Palace Tower /w View
- Hotel Clerk: female / 46
- Check-In: 2007-08-18
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Jackpot! DelCheapo Got A Caesars Palace Room Upgrade
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Got to the Airport around 2pm and the wife went to get the bags while I checked in at the Harrah's Airport Check-In counter at the baggage claim. Stood in line about 5 minutes and there were 3 clerks, one young male, one young female, and an older female. Of the 3 I got the one I thought would have no chance with the upgrade (the older female) but low and behold she was great - put the $20 on between license and CC and she handled it like a pro, put it on the keyboard and started typing away. I had reserved Classic Room for Saturday (since Palace tower was like $500+) and Palace tower for Sunday night. Told her I didn't want to move and if I could get an upgrade for Saturday to the Palace or Augustus that would be great. 3 minutes later she found the perfect room on the 23rd floor of the Palace tower with a wonderful view, granted it was a view of the north side of the strip but still was just great to lay there at night and look out the window at the lights on the strip.
Now if I could only tip the blackjack dealer $20 and get my $300 loss back
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- Room Booked: Classic Room
- Room Upgrade: Palace Tower Room
- Hotel Clerk: female / 25
- Check-In: 2007-08-17
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Jackpot! Mikron Got A Caesars Palace Room Upgrade
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Reserved a Classic room at the internet promo rate for $180 a night (weekend). The line was long at check in and we didnt think there was much chance at an upgrade. Made small talk with the young girl who checked us in, and asked if there were any complimentary upgrades for our anniversary. Gave here the DL and credit card with the $20 slipped in between. She started typing right away and was able to get us a Palace Tower room. It was fantastic, new beds and renovated to look like the Agustus Tower room, with the only difference being a TV in the bathroom and a slightly larger room size. Looked up the room online and realized that the price difference was $150 a night, not bad for $20 total!
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- Room Booked: Forum Tower Room
- Room Upgrade: Parlor Suite
- Hotel Clerk: male / 25
- Check-In: 2007-08-17
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Jackpot! BZuleger Got A Caesars Palace Room Upgrade
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Just walked up and gave him the 20 sandwiched between the cards. Made a little small talk and told him if there were any upgrades they would surely be appreciated. He looked for a second and then said everything in the new towers was sold out this weekend so he didnt think he could do much. Asked what kind of room we would like, high floor with a view? I said yes. Kept looking. Found a parlor suite in the old tower. Said it was 700 sq ft as opposed to 300 for regular room. I said that would be perfect. (only catch was it had only 1 king bed and we were planning on sleeping 4 but he got a rollaway for us and we had a couch) Also had big bathroom with jacuzzi tube, wet bar, nice view of strip and was on second highest floor. Very good deal for 180 a night! (190 if you count the 20 tip)
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- Room Booked: Classic
- Room Upgrade: Agustus Tower deluxe jacuzzi room
- Hotel Clerk: female / 25
- Check-In: 2007-08-13
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Jackpot! Pally Got A Caesars Palace Room Upgrade
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Folded $20 between ID & CC. She put it aside, started typing, then said she was sorry but the room we reserved wasn't ready so she "had" to put us on the 41st floor of the Agustus Tower in a double-sized room.
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- Room Booked: Standard Room
- Room Upgrade: Premium Palace Tower Room
- Hotel Clerk: male / 31
- Check-In: 2007-08-13
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Jackpot! Justin B Got A Caesars Palace Room Upgrade
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Arrived to the front desk around 2 in the afternoon. When I was standing in line I saw three people which looked very unfriendly. Bummer to say one of them asked me to come over and check-in with them. When I walked up "Tony" greeted me and asked for me information. I handed him my ID & CC with the $20 in the middle and he knew the trick. He handed me back the $20 and he said " Oh so I see Mr. B you would like a better room". I said I would be happy if one was available. I asked for something with a view and he said, he would look. Then he picked up the phone and started to talk very quietly with a few giggles here and there. Then he said ok well I can put you up in the Palace Tower. I thanked him for his service and told him I wanted to tip him for it, so I handed him the $20.
I was very happy with the marble bathroom and jet spa. Room booked $110/night Room received $385/night. Plus I was there for three night. Always will try this from now on!!
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- Room Booked: Classic guest room
- Room Upgrade: Augustus tower deluxe room
- Hotel Clerk: female / 31
- Check-In: 2007-08-12
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Jackpot! zulujay Got A Caesars Palace Room Upgrade
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Long line at check-in, which pretty much gave me no choice of clerk. Ended up with a woman in mid 30's. Did the 20 between CC and ID, asked if there happened to be any complimentary upgrades available. She replied with "Im sure there is, let me check for you" without seeing the $20. Upgraded to the augustus tower for 5 nights. jetted tub, plasma, flat screen, 39th floor view of the Bellagio fountains. All for $20 Yes please.
She even tried to give the $20 back to me when we were finished, I declined
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- Room Booked: Classic Guest Room
- Room Upgrade: Deluxe Augustus Tower Room
- Hotel Clerk: female / 25
- Check-In: 2007-08-12
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Jackpot! Milt Got A Caesars Palace Room Upgrade
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After standing in a long check-in line for more than half an hour, I approached the friendly-looking young woman and asked if a complimentary upgrade was available.
She smiled and took my license and credit card, and seemed genuinely surprised and delighted to find the $20 bill in between. She thanked me sincerely and said, "Let's see what we can find."
A few keystrokes later, she said "I think you'll like this much better," and thanked me again.
Was she ever right.
I ended up with a room on the 44th floor of the Augustus Tower, overlooking Bellagio's lake and the Strip. In addition to the view, being that high meant that my elevator bank only served eight floors, so I never waited more than 10 seconds for an elevator all week.
Best $20 I could have spent.
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- Room Booked: Starndard
- Room Upgrade: Small Suite
- Hotel Clerk: female / 25
- Check-In: 2007-07-27
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Jackpot! Jay Got A Caesars Palace Room Upgrade
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Worked like a charm. My wife was concerned that it would be insulting to the clerk, but she sat attentive when she saw the $20 bill with my ID and CC. She searched diligently and found us a great room, with a giant deluxe bathroom and large room with separate sitting area. We were very happy.
Lesson for next time: I will be more discrete next time. I placed the 20 on top of the other cards and I notices that she was checking over her shoulder as her manager walked by. I will try to keep it more on the D-L.
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- Room Booked: Standard Room
- Room Upgrade: Deluxe Palace Tower Room w/jacuzzi
- Hotel Clerk: female / 25
- Check-In: 2007-07-06
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Jackpot! salsaking Got A Caesars Palace Room Upgrade
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So I had reserved a classic room for this "sold out" 4th of july wknd and didnt expect much luck. I was also planning to sneak 4 people into a room without the additional costs. I checked in for the room by myself and slipped the $20 between my CC and ID. The girl seemed shocked and kept saying "thank you very much". I told her I'd appreciate anything she could do to help me out and after typing away for about a minute she hooked it up with a free upgrade to a room in the palace tower (right next to the pool)!
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- Room Booked: Standard Basic Room
- Room Upgrade: Augustus Tower Suite on 43rd floor
- Hotel Clerk: male / 31
- Check-In: 2007-07-04
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Jackpot! Mike Got A Caesars Palace Room Upgrade
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Worked fantastically! I had booked basic, standard Room at Caesars. Checked in at 1:30pm. I was staying for 5 days, so I slipped $40 between the license and credit card. Asked for complimentary upgrade and said I was hoping for the Augustus tower... He took my ID and put the money aside on the lower counter, and said that this was their very busy July 4 weekend, but he would see what he could do...
Said if I did not mind a smoking room he had one suite available on the 43rd floor of the Augustus tower! I said perfect! He called his supervisor on the phone (I heard him say something like there had been a problem and I was in line a very long time); he hung up and said the room was mine! He wrote his name on my room card and said if there was anything I needed, to give him a call.
The room did not smell smokey at all. It had a fantastic view of the strip; marble bathroom, two plasma TVs.... Worked like a charm!
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- Room Booked: Deluxe Room - Palace Tower
- Room Upgrade: Deluxe Room - Augustus Tower
- Hotel Clerk: female / 36
- Check-In: 2007-07-01
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No Dice For Wendy at Caesars Palace...
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We arrived at check in at 11:45 am. The lady at check in saw the $20 and knew what we were looking for. Asked her for a room in the Augustus tower with a view as I had read horror stories about the other towers. After looking around she finally offered an upgrade for $40/ night. Tried for a complimetary one but she refused so we took it. Although we paid, the room was AWESOME.. 39th floor.. a view of the srip, Bellagio fountains and Paris. It was totally worth it.But the $20 did not work.
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- Room Booked: Classic
- Room Upgrade: Deluxe Palace Tower
- Hotel Clerk: female / 25
- Check-In: 2007-06-28
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Jackpot! Dave Got A Caesars Palace Room Upgrade
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This SO worked. Highly recommend. Did exactly as everyone else has, and slipped the $20 between the credit card and photo id. The clerk knew exactly what was up, and typed away to see what she could do. I added that it was my birthday the next day to help as well. I'm definitely doing this from now on, and will try $40 next time for an even better room.
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- Room Booked: Standard
- Room Upgrade: Deluxe Augustus Tower Room
- Hotel Clerk: male / 31
- Check-In: 2007-06-24
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Jackpot! Carter Got A Caesars Palace Room Upgrade
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We checked in about 4pm in the afteroon. I put a $20 bill on the counter and asked the gentleman if their were any complimentary upgrades. He asked what exactly I was looking for. Told him we were looking for something roomy and a great view. He left the money on the counter while he searched the computer. He said, "I am going to take this because I have got you the a great room in the Augustus Tower." It was a great room. We really loved the room and it was a great view of the Bellagio fountains.
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- Room Booked: Standard Room
- Room Upgrade: Augustus Tower
- Hotel Clerk: ? / do not remember
- Check-In: 2007-06-20
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Jackpot! SEW109 Got A Caesars Palace Room Upgrade
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Got the Augustus tower (new tower). We have 2 plasmas and a jet pool bath and strip view
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