Las Vegas Hilton Hotel Room Upgrades

Jackpot! Jon Got A Las Vegas Hilton 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!

Jackpot! Pat Got A Las Vegas Hilton Room Upgrade

Put the twenty between credit card and ID and asked the clerk if there were any upgrades. She took my ID and credit card without saying anything and then said she had a newly renovated room that was a little larger than what we had booked. Well it turned out to be a Mini Suite on the 25th floor of the East Tower with a beutiful view of the pool, the mountains and the airport.

Jackpot! Neil Got A Las Vegas Hilton Room Upgrade

The way the queuing system was laid out meant that you couldn't target a specific check in person but as it happened we got a friendly lady who was working at the far end of the desk. I put the $20 between my credit card and drivers license and handed it to her. She immediately saw what I had done and I didn't even see her remove the $20 so she must have been a bit of a pro. I started the "Do you have any free upgrades" talk but she just started nodding as if to say she understood what I wanted and to be quite so no one else heard! She asked what we were looking for suggesting a king bed and I said that would be great particularly if it had a view. She gave us one of the newly renovated rooms on a high floor looking out to the front of the hotel. I think this should have been about $50 a night more so for our 5 night stay saved us a fair bit! She also went to quite a bit of effort moving around a number of other bookings to make the room available for our whole stay. I think she appreciated the money and we certainly appreciated the extra comfort!

Jackpot! Onno Got A Las Vegas Hilton Room Upgrade

We had a reservartion two standard rooms at $95 for 10 nights for the bridge tournament. Luckily we arrived at a quiet time at check-in. Gave my credit card with $20 under it, and asked for complimentary upgrades and did some small talk. Receptionist Ria (45-50) was very helpful. Told her we would have some meetings (read party) for 12 people and that it would be great if we could get a suite for that. She found us a great 1200 sqft East Tower suite, with two bedrooms, two bathrooms with jacuzzi, a bar and a guest rest room. Great. She even told us to check the suite out first, and return if we didn't like it! Easily the best spent $20 this year.

Jackpot! April K Got A Las Vegas Hilton Room Upgrade

While the clerk was able to offer us an extra, extra large room with 2 double beds, we opted for a Premium King on our honeymoon.

No Dice For at Las Vegas Hilton...

It was a busy day that about 5 clerks working at the front desk. i checked in around 1pm, and i slipped a $20 bill sandwiches when a clerk asked for my ID. I asked if i could have complimentary upgrade before she looked at the sandwiches, she said no. After she saw it, she said they didn't do that thing and returned the $20 dollar bill to me. However, a few minutes later typing on the computer, she told me that she could upgrade a renovated room for me. So i tip her $5 for the great help.
It's a very nice room with a big plasma TV, a jacuzzi tub, and a very comfortable big bed.

Jackpot! MR.JB Got A Las Vegas Hilton Room Upgrade

We arrived at the hotel around 1AM coming from CA. After scanning the front desk, there were three representatives working, two males and one female. I was hoping the female associate would help me out as she would know this program. The odds were against me and I got one of the two males. As advertised I slip a $20 in between my ID and credit card and it was a success. I guess there is no sex discrimination when it comes to Mr. Andrew Jackson.

Jackpot! Tom Got A Las Vegas Hilton Room Upgrade

Reserve basic room though a package. Checked in at 10:30 am and slipped the 20 with the license and asked for any complimentary upgrades. She smiled and immediatly pocketed the money and assured me of something. She showed me my room and then the upgraded room in hte towers (fridge, plasma tv etc). She knew what was going on and checked me in early with the upgrade. Worked like a charm even though it was a football weekend with a convention.

Jackpot! magic01 Got A Las Vegas Hilton Room Upgrade

I had a conference at the Hilton and had a standard room reserved for 4 nights, paid for by my company. My husband and I arrived at the Hilton around 11AM and figured we would try to check in even though check-in time wasn't until 3PM. The clerk asked if we would like to upgrade our room for an additional $50 a night. I declined. She then asked me for my license and credit card. I already had the $20 folded in between them and handed it to the clerk. I then asked if she had any complimentary upgrades available. At first she said no, sorry..until she saw the $20 and then gave me a smile and told me she would see what she could do. She went to the back for a minute(which made me nervous) and then came back and was typing away trying to find us something. She was able to find us a renovated north tower room with the king size bed and plasma tv. She said the only room that was available at that time was on the 2nd floor. I didn't care and took it since we just wanted to get in the room already insted of waiting until 3PM. I couldn't believe it worked! The room was nice, had a fridge but dissapointed that there was no coffee maker. But, took the gamble and we really enjoyed the upgrades. Well worth the $20! Everyone should try it!

Jackpot! dimplex2 Got A Las Vegas Hilton Room Upgrade

I walked up to the clerk, gave my name, and asked if there were any upgrades available. He said, "Yes, let me check." He started typing away and then asked for my ID. I slipped the $20 between DL, CC, and Hilton card and handed it over. He showed me a picture of the room that I had reserved and showed me a picture of what he could move me to. I said that was fine. I wonder, though, if I could've gotten a complimentary upgrade without the $20 since he had already said yes when I asked. I was too excited to try out the tipping trick that I didn't think straight.