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Luxor Hotel Room Upgrades

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111 Reports From the Luxor Hotel Front Desk

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  • Room Booked: Tower Deluxe room
  • Room Upgrade: Tower Luxury Suite
  • Hotel Clerk: female / 36
  • Check-In: 2007-05-13

Jackpot! FluffyBadBad Got A Luxor Room Upgrade

 
 

Slid my twenty folded in half between my id and credit card. As soon as she saw the twenty, she started becoming much more talkative and friendly. When I asked her if there were any complimentary upgrades available as I handed her my ID and credit card, she told me she'd see what she could do. She ended up giving showing me the list of available rooms and I got to choose. Great success.

 
   
  • Room Booked: Tower Deluxe Room
  • Room Upgrade: Tower Deluxe Room
  • Hotel Clerk: female / 46
  • Check-In: 2007-05-12

No Dice For o0mary0o at Luxor...

 
 

She saw the $20 and we asked if there were any complimentary upgrades available. She didn't do any typing but just said no. She then said she can "upgrade" us to the Tower Deluxe Room. I said thanks but our reservations were already for said room.

Would I try it again? Yes. I got my twenty back by the way. hehe..

 
   
  • Room Booked: Pyramid Deluxe (2 Kings)
  • Room Upgrade:
  • Hotel Clerk: female / 18
  • Check-In: 2007-04-19

No Dice For Paul at Luxor...

 
 

My wife had made the reservations and therefore was the one to check-in. A tall, burly young woman was behind the counter, so it didn't look good from the start. Sure enough the woman told my wife that "there are no complimentary upgrades, but you can upgrade for $20 a night" and left the $20 on the counter. Given that it was a Thursday morning and a local convention had just cleared out the day before, we had high hopes that this would work. My tip is to not let your wife work as your travel agent and let someone go in front of you if the next available clerk is a woman with broader shoulders than you.

 
   
  • Room Booked: tower deluxe
  • Room Upgrade: tower premier suite
  • Hotel Clerk: male / 25
  • Check-In: 2007-04-04

Jackpot! yang Got A Luxor Room Upgrade

 
 

i checked in at around midnight, there was a huge lineup so we were assigned to the next availiable clerk, an asian man around 30. He saw the $20 under my credit card, looked up and said thank you and went back to typing on his computer. when he was done he told us the room he selected for us was in the east tower and gave us directions. we weren't sure if we were upgraded or not until we got there and the room was freakin' huge!! it turned out to be one of the best suites, over 1000 sq feet with seperate living, dining, bedroom, 2 sinks, vanity, wet bar, jet tub, sperate shower and beautiful view, much better than the studio we booked =)

 
   
  • Room Booked: Tower Deluxe
  • Room Upgrade: Tower Luxury Suite
  • Hotel Clerk: male / 25
  • Check-In: 2007-03-25

Jackpot! usctrojan24 Got A Luxor Room Upgrade

 
 

Great experience, did the usual 20 slip. Guy at check-in found a suite in the tower and let me have promotions with my original booking, plus I won a lot at craps.

 
   
  • Room Booked: Tower King
  • Room Upgrade: Tower Queen
  • Hotel Clerk: male / 25
  • Check-In: 2007-03-21

No Dice For Phillip at Luxor...

 
 

Not only did we not get upgraded, we essentially got downgraded as the Luxor had no clean kings available when we checked in. We had a choice between 2 queens or to wait for a king. We chose the queens. We tried the $20 trick by asking for an upgrade but we were told nothing was available. He slid the $20 back with our keys. We DID, however, get upgraded on our rental car at Enterprise...got a Mustang convertilbe for $22/day...That worked out well.

 
   
  • Room Booked: Pyramid Deluxe
  • Room Upgrade: Tower Room, High Level, Strip View
  • Hotel Clerk: female / 31
  • Check-In: 2007-03-13

Jackpot! GWall1 Got A Luxor Room Upgrade

 
 

We moved from the Palms over to Luxor on tuesday morning, and after the success at the Palms decided to try the 20 dollar trick again. I looked at a couple clerks, figuring out which one's would probably be most willing to help. Went to the desk with the $20 bill in between the credit card and the id, and asked for any complimentary upgrades. She asked us to wait a second and let her check. She said that she has a room in the tower, where the rooms are nicer. I knew the price difference was $10 a night anyways, so I figured we were just paying for the price of the tower room. However, when she gave us the keys, she said we would be on the 15th floor, so at least we were getting a high floor. We went to the room and were impressed to find a beautiful view of the corner of Tropicana and las vegas blvd. I'll gladly give the $20 to the clerk rather than the hotel, as I think the hotel took enough money of mine as it was.

 
   
  • Room Booked: Pyriamid Deluxe
  • Room Upgrade: Tower Deluxe
  • Hotel Clerk: male / 25
  • Check-In: 2007-03-09

Jackpot! Keefer Got A Luxor Room Upgrade

 
 

Waited in line for a younger Male as it appears this works better. Clerk was Asian and about 25 years old. I handed over my DL and CC with the $20 in between them and simply asked "Do you have any complimentary upgrades". He saw the $20 and told me he would check with his Manager. After about 1 minute he came back and was ready to upgrade us to a Tower Suite!! I couldn't beleive it. Unfortunately after searching he informed me that due to it being Nascar weekend the suites were full so he put us in a Tower Deluxe room and then handed me 2 free buffet tickets. I was impressed...too bad it wasn't such a busy weekend otherwise we would've received a suite!! I'll be trying this everytime I travel now.

 
   
  • Room Booked: Pyramid Deluxe
  • Room Upgrade: Tower Deluxe
  • Hotel Clerk: female / 25
  • Check-In: 2007-02-23

Jackpot! Michael Got A Luxor Room Upgrade

 
 

 
   
  • Room Booked: Pyramid Deluxe
  • Room Upgrade: Pyrmaid Spa Suite
  • Hotel Clerk: male / 18
  • Check-In: 2007-02-12

Jackpot! Curtis Got A Luxor Room Upgrade

 
 

I folded up a $20 and put it between the driver license and credit card. When the front desk gut asked for the driver license and credit card, I put it on the counter and said, “I was told to ask about upgrading to a Spa Suite,” and fanned out the cards to expose the $20. He quickly grabbed all three items and typed in his computer for about a minute, told me I was all set, then held up the $20 and said thank you. Walked into the room and there the spa was. Best $20 I spent in Vegas.

 
   
  • Room Booked: Tower Deluxe Room
  • Room Upgrade: Tower Premier Suite
  • Hotel Clerk: male / 25
  • Check-In: 2007-02-09

Jackpot! Leatherneck Got A Luxor Room Upgrade

 
 

Like everybody else, had $20 between CC and ID. Asked for any complimentary upgrades. He checked with his manager/supervisor and he offered me the Tower Premier Suite. He sent up a rollaway bed since I needed two beds and the suite only had one King bed.

 
   
  • Room Booked: Pyramid Room
  • Room Upgrade: Tower Suite
  • Hotel Clerk: female / 31
  • Check-In: 2007-02-04

Jackpot! Abraham Got A Luxor Room Upgrade

 
 

Booked the $79 special on casinotripreports. Upon arrival, I created some small talk with the front desk agent. They were really "bubbly" and thats when I asked if any upgrades were available. She was like "let me check for you" and then came up with the suite. She really didn't see the $20 but I still gave it to her.

 
   
  • Room Booked: Tower Deluxe Room
  • Room Upgrade: Offered Players Room or Spa Suite
  • Hotel Clerk: male / 18
  • Check-In: 2007-01-28

Jackpot! 4bugzinarug Got A Luxor Room Upgrade

 
 

Had the $20 between my credit card & ID w/just the corner visible to the clerk. When he asked for my ID, I asked him if any complimentary upgrades were available. He knew exactly what was up, said he would check and offered the Players Room. I would have snatched that one up, but we needed two beds, so I declined - thanked him profusely for giving it a shot - and gave him the $20 anyway He then tried to upgrade me to a Spa Suite in the Pyramid - which I again declined because the spa tub is right in the middle of the room! When traveling with your mother, this is not ideal By the time I left the front desk, I knew for sure we had received about $60 in credit to our bill for the in-room fridge we requested, and he had given us a clean room in the West Tower with a decent view and location. At check out, we discovered that he had also credited us $85 for our first night's stay!! YES!!! Additionally, our bags were at our door within 5 minutes of walking into our room .... our room service and other things we asked for arrived *extremely* promptly! We really could not have asked for a better stay. Actually, I might hit rewind and skip the cr@ppy buffet. Anxious to try this tip again on our next stay! For us, the trick was to smile, be friendly and dress well. That combination seemed to work!

 
   
  • Room Booked: Priceline Room
  • Room Upgrade: Upgraded Room
  • Hotel Clerk: male / 46
  • Check-In: 2007-01-15

Jackpot! MaxMojo Got A Luxor Room Upgrade

 
 

Felt bad about the Priceline purchase, because the same day I did PL the Luxor came out with a promo where the rooms on;ly cost $69, so for $4 more I could have dealed directly with Luxor, which may have a few advantages over PL (Cancel etc.).

Long line, took first csr avail. Had $20 between cc & dl. CSR saw $20, put it right back in front of me on counter. I asked if there were any upgrade complimentary rooms avail., he checked and said he could help. Got to the room and it was at the end of a hall in the East tower. It was on a low floor, but that doesn't matter much to me, especially since it was a very nice suite. Huge living room w wet bar, good sized bedroom, and very nice bathroom, separate toilet area, jacuzzi tub & shower stall. They call it "The Tower Luxury Suite." Very, very, nice.

We met a friend who was also staying at the Luxor, $165/night, crappy little room ion the west tower, she kept saying how it was worse than a motel six. Gotta admit, it's tough to be in a small room after you've stayed in a suite. As I'm sure I'll have the misfortune of experiencing again!

 
   
  • Room Booked: Tower Deluxe Room
  • Room Upgrade: Tower Deluxe Room with spa tub upgrade
  • Hotel Clerk: male / 31
  • Check-In: 2007-01-12

Jackpot! jmroadrunner Got A Luxor Room Upgrade

 
 

Checked in around 10:30am and it was dead. Put the $20 between ID and CC, and hoped for Tower Deluxe Suite. Front desk person went away for awhile, and came back with the tub upgrade. It worked for me though I wanted a little more. Still got the $30 dining credit at the Steakhouse, which we used. Got engaged to my girlfriend too!

 
   
  • Room Booked: Deluxe Pyramid
  • Room Upgrade: Deluxe Pyramid
  • Hotel Clerk: female / 31
  • Check-In: 2007-01-02

No Dice For kilray at Luxor...

 
 

There were about 20 people in the check-in line and each guest was assigned the next available clerk. So, there was no way to pick and choose which clerk I wanted. I slid the twenty just peaking out from my credit card on the table and asked her if there were any complimentary upgrades available. She looked at the twenty and got an amused look on her face and said, "I'm sorry, but we don't have anything available right now." She made no effort to take the tip and then asked if I still wanted to leave my credit card on file before reaching for it and leaving the twenty on the desk. I pocketed my twenty and left it at that.

The hotel was kind of busy, but it didn't seem full. I think she just wasn't willing to do an upgrade.

 
   
  • Room Booked: Pyramid Deluxe Room
  • Room Upgrade: Tower Luxury Suite
  • Hotel Clerk: male / 18
  • Check-In: 2006-12-28

Jackpot! N P Got A Luxor Room Upgrade

 
 

It was great .... very easy and simple ... slipped a 20 between id and cc and the guy at the desk happily accepted it telling me yes I can give you an upgrade, can't get any easier than this.

 
   
  • Room Booked: Pyramid Deluxe
  • Room Upgrade: Pyramid Deluxe
  • Hotel Clerk: female / 25
  • Check-In: 2006-12-25

No Dice For kikidoe at Luxor...

 
 

I showed the lady my ID and credit card with the $20 bill on the top. I asked her for an upgrade. She said it would cost me an extra $10 per night to upgrade from Pyramid Deluxe to newly renovated Tower Deluxe. I asked if it could be free. She said no. I then asked if I could get free breakfast in the hotel or dining credit. She said no free breakfast and dining credit offer had expired on 12/21, so again that was a no. I decided to pay the extra $10 per night for the upgrade and did not tip her the $20 bill since I didn't get anything from her. I don't understand why, insteading of charging me $20 on my CC, she didn't take the cash herself and give me a "free" upgrade.

 
   
  • Room Booked: Pyramid Deluxe
  • Room Upgrade: Tower Premium Suite
  • Hotel Clerk: female / 36
  • Check-In: 2006-12-23

Jackpot! GoBucksSDK Got A Luxor Room Upgrade

 
 

I went to the desk with my wife and said that I had recently got married and would like to get a complimentary upgrade if possible. I already had my ID and credit card with the $20 bill visible on top of the card. She was very nice and immediately said that "You might just be lucky today". She worked on her computer for a few minutes and then upgraded me to the best possible room that they had (for reqular customers at least). I slipped her the $20 and thanked her and went up to my room, not knowing exactly what I had been upgraded to. She just told me that I would be very happy. The room was the best and biggest hotel room/suite I had ever stayed in. It had a living room, dining room with bar, and a master bedroom with an awesome view. The bathroom was huge and had a spa tub in it. On the whole, it was the best gamble that I made in my 3 days in Vegas. The best part of it, was that another couple who were with us, also got upgraded from the pyramid deluxe room to the tower premier suite.

 
   
  • Room Booked: Pyramid Deluxe Room
  • Room Upgrade: 19th fl Tower Luxury Suite
  • Hotel Clerk: male / 25
  • Check-In: 2006-11-19

Jackpot! JusRelax Got A Luxor Room Upgrade

 
 

Reserved the room via Luxor's website at 60 bucks per night, getting 1 night free if you buy 2 nights (essentailly 40 bucks per night). Checked in at around 7:00pm, when it was busy; the clerk automatically asked me for my identification. I gave him my credit card and driver's license, revealing my 20 dollars underneath. I asked him if he had any complimentary upgrades, and he told me he'll see what he could do. He went to go ask his manager, who OK'ed the whole thing, and let me know that if anyone asks, let them know I'm on my honeymoon. I told him thanks for the upgrade, and gave him the 20 dollars as a tip for helping me out. While at Luxor, I also received a free caribbean cruise for two for 'being on my honeymoon

 




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