Las Vegas Hilton Room Upgrades

Jackpot! Jon Got A Room Upgrade

Checked in about 3 PM on a very slow Sunday. Only 1 clerk working. I smiled, handed her the sandwich and asked for any complimentary upgrades. She seemed very happy and upgraded me to a nice superior room on a high floor. I've gotten better rooms before, but many of the suites were being used by companies for the big CES convention later in the week and I was staying several days. Still, I've never failed to get an upgrade at the LV Hilton.

Jackpot! Mac Steinway Got A Room Upgrade

Booked a 3-night stay for Fri/Sat/Sun at $33/night based on players club offer received in the mail. This in itself is quite the bargain at the LVH. Was delayed and as such arrived extremely late on Fri night/Sat morning, approx. 3 AM. Front desk was quiet so rather than do the sandwich, I merely asked the clerk if I could get a complimentary suite upgrade if I were to provide a $20 tip. He advised that they were sold out for the weekend and offered an oversized Grand Room. He apologized for not being able to do better and I had the impression I would have landed a suite if one were available. The Grand Room is certainly larger than the standard room. The clerk claimed the room to be 600 square feet but that may be a bit optimistic. It was in the North Tower, near the "Scenic Elevator" at the far end of the hall, which made trips to and from the parking garage a relatively short distance. The room featured a 37" HD television, couch with coffee table and (2) end tables, refrigerator, very nice bathroom with tile floor, oversized tub and curved rod. Nice view of the mountains. A tremendous value for a 3-day weekend.

Jackpot! Kapil Got A Room Upgrade

I sandwiched a 20 dollar Bill between my Id and CC and gave it to the lady clerk who may have been around 35 to 40 yrs old (asian features) and asked if there was any chance of a complimentary upgrade and she readily said yes and gave me a suite in the north tower on the 20th floor with a strip view. I checked in around 3:30 pm.

Jackpot! Russ Got A Room Upgrade
Booked Via Expedia

Clerk offered me the room upgrade immediately, I didn't even need to ask for it.

Jackpot! Pheasant Plucker Got A Room Upgrade

We arrived with the knowledge that the sandwich worked for a fellow traveler of ours who arrived a day or two earlier. We funded half of his sandwich as an investment so we could guage whether it was worth it for the 3 of us, who had 2 rooms, to fork over a full sandwich per room. At first we were told they were sold out, then when the desk clerk looked up and saw 2 sandwiches laying on the counter top, she quickly and artfully tucked the twenties behind her keyboard and upgraded both of our rooms. Alas, I'm vertically challenged so I did not have the same perspective of the clerk that my 6'3" traveling companion had; he had such an angle that he would have spent $20 (and probably has)for that view alone! Why do the tall get all the breaks? He is the same guy who got confused about what to do with a piece of (alleged) cheese that was on his plate at a steakhouse (it was actually tofu); he was the same guy who couldn't figure out how to use a barstool at the airport (sit on the flat part!); and, he was the same guy who unsuccessfully put $1200 on a foolish parlay: Louisville and the over in the Elite 8. Polly the Insulting Parrot could have done a real number on him this trip. I'll do the sandwich again when I return in October.

Jackpot! CB Got A Room Upgrade

Lobby was empty as it was about 9 pm. on a Wednesday night I think there was 2 other guests checking in but they were already being helped. I walked up to the lovely girl behind the counter and gave her the card, license and $20 and asked if there was anyway she could get me into one of the newer rooms with the plasma TV's. She said she'll see what she could do.

Within a few minutes I was walking into a "superior" room with plasma TV, special linens, fridge, safe and nice big bathtub. By the way this isn't the first time this worked, it works almost everywhere.

P.S. To the guy below this post, you are a complete and utter moron. The $20 upgrade worked fine as you described reserving a classic and getting a superior. Yeah your right, its the agents fault you had partying neighbors. Thats a good reason to mark the review as a fail. Moron.

Jackpot! Jon Got A Room Upgrade

Checked in around 6 PM on Friday of Valentines Day/President's Day Weekend. Line was moderately long, and lobby was pretty busy. Handed the sandwich to the clerk and said, "Looks like you're busy, but if there are any complimentary upgrades available, I'd appreciate it." She started checking and came up with either a Grand Room with a king bed, or a North Tower Suite with a queen Murphy bed. I was a bit skeptical of the Murphy bed, but I took the suite. When I got to the room my skepticism disappeared. The room had a sofa, chairs, desk, small dining/conference table, refrigerator and bar. The Murphy bed, while not as big as the king, was just as comfortable as the regular Hilton beds--meaning super comfortable. Once again, a great upgrade for 3 nights, and I'm now 3-for-3 on upgrades at the Hilton!

Jackpot! NA Got A Room Upgrade

Gave the sandwich and asked for any comp upgrades, he typed away at the keyboard then hooked us up with a Superior room with a great view!

Jackpot! Bruce Got A Room Upgrade

Arrived at about 3:30 pm and waited in check-in line for 10 minutes. Got a young girl of Asian heritage and feared she wouldn't be comfortable playing along. She asked for my id first so I gave it to her while I held my charge card where she could see it, wrapped with a $20 bill. I asked if there were any complimentary room upgrades and she typed a little and then went in the back for a couple of minutes. When she returned she said she was giving me a suite in the north tower. She asked for my charge card which I handed her with the 20. She thanked me sweetly and I ended up with a suite with a flat screen tv on the 19th floor for my 5 day stay. So much for my first impression of her at the counter.

Jackpot! Jon Got A Room Upgrade

Checked in at 3 PM on a Saturday. Lobby was not busy, but the Specialty Equipment Market Association convention was in town, so hotels were generally busy. I had booked a 2-night stay through a mailer from the Hilton. Gave the older male desk clerk the "sandwich" and he immediately thanked me, slipped the $20 in his pocket and went to work. After a couple minutes he went into the back room and came back with my upgrade to a redesigned "superior" room with a view of the strip on the 10th floor. The The Superior rooms are typically about $50 more than the classic rooms, and have new plasma TVs, upgraded bedding, and a very nice, masculine decor. Overall, a decent value for 2 nights. He once again thanked me profusely and shook my hand as I headed to the elevators. The $20 trick worked again!