Flamingo Hotel Room Upgrades

Jackpot! Eric Got A Flamingo Room Upgrade

Slipped the elderly clerk a $20 with my credit card and asked if any complimentary upgrades were available. He punched some keys on his keyboard and then offered me a view of the strip. I don't consider it an upgrade, but I suppose it's better than nothing. He was polite and seemed eager to help.

I couldn't really target the clerk; the check-in line was a mile long at around 10a on a Friday, and the next available clerk was calling the next person in line.

Jackpot! Sam Got A Flamingo Room Upgrade

I checked in on Saturday around 4 p.m. There was a line so I took the first available clerk. She was a nice lady and we had a good time chatting about all sorts of things. I folded up $20, but placed it on top of my license and credit card and put them all on the counter. She took the license and credit card, but left the money.

She said the hotel was pretty booked and said she couldn't upgrade me to a GO room, which I had already figured wasn't an option (especially after reading this site). I asked about the executive rooms. She said she had 2 available and called her manager. The manager said he'd rather charge the extra rate for them, since the hotel was so full.

So, the best she could get me was on the 7th floor. Yuck! I keep chatting with her and I could tell her mind was thinking about the upgrade. This time she walked to the back room and talked to the manager personally. I guess she convinced him, because I got upgraded to an executive room on the top (28th) floor.

The top two floors stick out about 6 feet from the other rooms, so they're longer. The room included a coffee maker and small fridge, both of which came in very handy. The room also included a couch, instead of the standard chair.

Even though I struck out at first, just being nice and chatting with the clerk allowed me to get an upgrade. I handed her the $20 and thanked her for her customer service.

Jackpot! david gonnella Got A Flamingo Room Upgrade

We arrived at the Flamingo around noon to a good size line that was being managed rather well.Twenty minutes later we were at check-in, and although I had been scoping out a cheerful young woman at the counter ,the volume of people dictated that we get whoever became open next ! As it was,we ended up with an older woman who at first appeared all business,but with some lite banter showed a sweet side.I passed her the $20 sandwich with ID etc. and she calmly put the money aside as I asked the obligatory"Are their any complimentry upgrades available?" She at first didn't respond, but was rapidly typing away and checking things.We had originally booked the room for 3 days (all free, from a Total Rewards offer we had received in the mail) so I was skeptical that an upgrade would happen,with the room already being comped.Well, it is Vegas and money does talk (at least in this case) so our 5th floor basic room became a 21st floor suite!!! She also offered to upgrade us to a GO room (for extra cash)which we declined,based on reviews we'd formerly read on this, and other sites.The room was quite a bit larger than our original choice on the 5th floor,and was facing Caesars Palace and the strip,which the original wasn't.The room was fine-we don't require to many amenities,as we go to Vegas to gamble,see shows and eat things .The CARPET was as bad as every review we had previously read had stated,bad stains,peeling up in places and generally trashed.But,once again,I wasn't staying at the Flamingo for the decor.The location was excellant and easy to navigate around.All this,and the SUITE deal,for a $20 sandwich!! Wahoo!!

Jackpot! Loren Got A Flamingo Room Upgrade

As my group was celebrating a family birthday, I had previously booked TWO of the cheapest rooms possible for the weekend on the Flamingo website, averaging ~55$ per night. Thus, I didn\'t know how the \'sandwich\' would work trying to upgrade TWO rooms at the same time. I figured I would use $50 in the sandwich and try to upgrade both simultaneously.

I arrived at the Flamingo around 8pm on a Wednesday of Thanksgiving weekend. After a short line wait, I fortunately got a mid twenties female worker at the check in desk. After briefly explaining how I booked two rooms and wanted to check in both (half my group wasn\'t arriving till 11pm), I provided my 50$ sandwich (two twenties and a ten) to the clerk. She used my ID to pull up my reservation, and noticed the money between the ID and credit card and while not looking at me placed the money back on the counter. I handed her back the money and said \"Well I was wondering if there were any complementary upgrades available\". She smiled and then took the money and placed it next to the keyboard she was working on.
She offered a mini-suite on the 4th floor or an executive room on the executive (top) floor which had a view of the strip. We asked what she would take and she said that if we weren\'t going to entertain in our room we should take the view of the strip. We chose the Exec room.
She then proceeded to upgrade the other room and even said that the room was upgraded as well and to just have my other half of our group to come and check in to get the keys when they arrive.
I then asked if there were any other vouchers she could provide such as food or casino coupons. She said no, but offered a coupon book not normally given to visitors (turns out the book is the same on given if you sign up for their \"rewards\" program). I asked about spa vouchers but she said the spa was operated separately.

Overall, I gave 50$ to upgrade two rooms to rooms that had a great view of the TI, Mirage and Caesar\'s Palace, were 80sq ft bigger and got 2 coupon books - all for about 6$ a day per room extra. Worth it in my opinion!

Jackpot! Alan Got A Flamingo Room Upgrade

First time trying the $20 trick and was a bit nervous. I gave the clerk my ID & Credit Card and put $20 on the counter and asked "If any complementary upgrades were available". The clerk politely said should could not upgrade to a Go room which i had hoped for, but was able to upgrade us to a mini suite. One problem with the mini suite is that there is no TV in the bedroom.

Jackpot! Kenikki Got A Flamingo Room Upgrade

**PLEASE NOTE: WE RECEIVED AN UPGRADE, BUT IT WAS NOT BECAUSE OF THE SANDWICH.**

Two friends and I arrived at the Flamingo sometime after midnight. Both being Vegas Virgins, I thought I could play that up to the clerk. We were called over by a young woman. I was the one with the Sandwich, as the other two had never heard of it before. So with Sandwich in hand, the woman asks for the CC and DL, when BOTH of my friends throw theirs on the counter... Bad move... No tip with their documents. So I had to put my documents on the counter and gently nudge it towards her all while asking the infamous "Complimentary Upgrade?" question. She didn't look at my CC or DL, nor did she look up from the computer, and said there was nothing that she could do as they were completely booked. We were given a room on the 6th floor.

This is when the story becomes interesting...
Head up the room #1, it is infested with ants. Get on the phone and call downstairs to tell them we want a new room pronto. Went back down, got the same woman at the front again and explained what we saw in the room. She gave us new rooms keys... on the 7th floor. Wooooow... Don't let this little mishap trouble you...

Back upstairs to room #2, which we quickly discover is already occupied. There was a wallet and a pair of sunglasses in the washroom and an open suitcase in the closet. Back on the phone to complain to front desk again.

Finally, room #3 was a GO Room, but it took way to long to get into the room. The entire check-in process lasted for over 2.5 hours.

So, we were upgraded, but the Sandwich didn't factor into the equation.

Jackpot! Andy Got A Flamingo Room Upgrade

Checked in at about 2 pm and made sure to get the clerk that was smiling the most with other guests ahead of us in line. Gave him my ID, a 20, and my credit card ans asked about any complimentary upgrades. Not only did he upgrade us to a Jr Suite, but also gave us a coupon book that was supposed to be for another package deal and got us a voucher for $20 comp for a meal at any of their restaurants!

Jackpot! ml Got A Flamingo Room Upgrade

Checked in around 9pm. Had $50 between ID. Asked if there were any complimentary room upgrades. She said she'd check. Left for a few minutes and returned to tell me they can upgrade. Great service.

Jackpot! B77 Got A Flamingo Room Upgrade
Booked Via Travelocity

Got off the shuttle(Gray Line) and got into a small line of 6 people at the Flamingo Check in. It was monday evening around 8:30pm. There were only 3 attendents at the desks. It was first come so we got a 30 something young lady . I had been contemplating the $20 dollar sandwich all day and didn't know if I had the nerve to do it right up until I did. I wasn't sure if I should hand ger $20.00 or $50.00 since it was for 4 nights? I went with the 20 spot followed up by " are there any complementary upgrades available this evening"? She quickly palmed to $20 and said "Let me check". After some key clicking she said "I put you in an Executive Suite on the top floor". I responded with "thank-you so much, you are a credit to your profession! We got to the room and were pleased with the GREAT view if the strip. The room was older but very clean. The bed was very comfortable. Well worth the $5.00 a night.

Jackpot! Al Got A Flamingo Room Upgrade

This was my first trip to Las Vegas and I was doing some research when I came across the article about the $20.00 sandwich. I wasn’t sure if it was just a ploy to put a little extra cash in the clerks pocket or not but I thought I would give it a try. We got to the hotel around 5:00 PM and there was about a 30 minute wait to get to the counter. And with the NCAA’s and spring break going on I wasn’t real hopeful about my chances. When it came my turn I handed over my ID and credit card with the bill on the bottom so that the lady who was checking me in could feel it right away and asked if there were any complementary upgrades available. She didn’t hesitate and said she would see what she could do while making the $20’s disappear in a way that would have made any magician on the strip proud. It obviously wasn’t her first time. We did get upgraded to a Mini Suite and more importantly there was a coffee maker in the room which we would not have had in the room we were originally booked into. It was $20 well spent.