Mandalay Bay Hotel Room Upgrades

Jackpot! J Got A Mandalay Bay Room Upgrade

I was look for an smiley clerk, she was about 30 years old lady.. I put 20 dollar green ham for the sandwich.. She saw the ham.. and before I told anything.. She already looked for a room but no luck, she told me that she could give me only a strip view room for the day.. Well, I really enjoyed the strip & the highest floor.. also the room was far from the elevator so the room was away from the crowds' noise..
I stayed 3 nights.. I may needed to put double ham for 3 nights...

No Dice For urdoo at Mandalay Bay...

Excited by an successful upgrade at Caesars-palace/"target="_blank">Caesar's just a month ago, I decided to try my luck here. Everything was the exact opposite scenario, so I had an "iffy" feeling to begin with. We checked in around 6pm, and all the front desk clerks were middle-aged white women (which if you read this site, the odds are stacked against you). So I presented the sandwich, and she immediately acted surprised and gave it back. Since we booked the standard room, she said that we would have to pay an extra $200 per night for the suite, or $50 per night for a room at TheHotel. I was disappointed to say the least. She said they are more strict now. But she was friendly enough. In the end, we paid extra for TheHotel since we had another relative stay over. No dice!

Jackpot! Gary Epperson Got A Mandalay Bay Room Upgrade
Booked Via Expedia

Checked in Mandalay Bay around 1am, December 6th. There was only one woman checking in a couple ahead of me and I wasn't getting a good vibe from her, but thought she would be my only option. About the time I thought that, I man (25-30yrs), opened up a line 3 or 4 computers down from the line I was in.

Thinking about the possibility of an upgrade all week, I approached him with the "sandwich" ready to go. We were staying 5 nights, so I thought I would up the ante to a $50 tip. It was well worth it. I gave him the sandwich and told him that my wife and I had gotten married less than 9 hours ago (truth) and that we had a baby due in April (truth) so this could be our last "hoorah" for awhile. I asked him if he could help us out with any complimentary upgrades. At first, he said we are all booked up, but it was almost like he was saying it because he had to say it or something. He then immediately, hesitated and said, I'll be right back. He went to the back and then came back out, did alot of typing and then said "You both are going to love this room. This room is bigger than my townhome I have here in Las Vegas. It's about 1600sf" All of the sudden I forgot how tired I was from getting married 9 hours earlier, being on a plane for a total of 5 hours and then waiting in the cold (it was 35 degrees when we got there!) for a taxi for longer than expected once we got to Vegas.

I thanked him and when we were impressed before we even saw the room. As we walked down the hallway, we realized our room was through the double-doors at the very end of the hall (always wondered what those rooms looked like inside). We opened up the doors and found 5 TV's (3 plasmas), floor to ceiling windows with panaramic views, 2 Bose Audio Systems, 2 full baths, jacuzzi tub, wet bar, etc. etc. Needless to say we were thrilled. This was especially true considering we only booked a standard room - 550sf (almost booked a suite from the start, but thought I would have faith in the sandwich trick.)

We had a great stay (as we always do at Mandalay Bay) and it was nice being successful on my first try with "the sandwich".

I am a HUGE skeptic about things, so, not to be cliche', but......"if it worked for me, it can work for you too." Good luck!

Gary

Jackpot! Brian Got A Mandalay Bay Room Upgrade

Checked in around 5pm on a Tuesday. I followed the directions precisely by handing my ID and Credit Card with a $20 sandwiched and ask for an upgrade. It also helped that I told her I was there for my birthday as well. I was offered a room in The hotel, 21st floor, with a strip view. A great upgrade from a standard room at Mandalay Bay. Best room I've had in Vegas, the wife loved the bathroom.

Jackpot! SenorRoberto Got A Mandalay Bay Room Upgrade

Arrived around 5pm Monday night (Labor Day) and waited about 2 minutes, when I was motioned to step to the far clerk. She was probably mid- to late-20's Asian woman. She was finishing something, and I almost walked to next available clerk, who was probably in his late 20's. Good thing I didn't!

I presented the sandwich and stated "I'm wondering what, if any, upgrades might be available". Clerk noticed the sandwich, didn't even blink, and proceeded to lay all 3 pieces out on the counter. Uh oh.. bad start, right? Nope!

After typing for a bit, she excused herself, saying she needed to talk to her manager about upgrading. After a short conversation, she returned to tell me that no complimentary upgrades were available, but for an additional $25/night we could be upgraded to a Sky View Suite on Floor 60, a Penthouse level room. 1050 sq ft, 1 1/2 bath room with a "Strip View". One distinct advantage to securing this type of room is that it is serviced by a bank of 4 elevators that run from the Lobby level to Floors 60 to 62, and are completely separate from the elevators used by Floors 59 and below! See ya later crowded elevators and waiting lines!

I was sold!

Since I had booked at a ridiculously low rate of $69.99/nt previously, adding the $25/nt plus $20 tip still only came out to about $105/nt for this enormous and luxurious suite that, from my research, normally goes for $290+/nt.

Comp'ed upgrade? no. Great upgrade deal? Heck Yeah!

Jackpot! Greg in NJ Got A Mandalay Bay Room Upgrade

Arrived at front desk around 10PM. Check in area was "dead". Two female clerks, both late 20's - early 30's. One clerk was checking in a guest, the other clerk (who I chose) made immediate eye contact, greeted me cordially and asked if she could help me - I thought I had a decent shot for the upgrade.

I had carefully folded a $20 between my drivers license and credit card before I arrived at the front desk, so I could easily slide her "the $20 sandwich". I told her that I wasn't sure what size room I had booked, but that I was hoping for something other than a standard room if that was possible.

She took my license, and credit card, saw the $20 and immediately and very quickly slid it back to me. While I felt like I may have farted in church, she was very nice and professional to me. She told me the hotel was completely booked and had a standard room available for me. I asked her how the hotel handled the use of the gym and if there were any passes or promo's currently available. She said that the use of the facilities are available for a fee and that I could check with the folks down there tomorrow to make arrangements.

Again, she was very cordial and professional. She made sure I knew where I was going and tried to engage me in idle conversation. So, in conclusion, the "$20 sandwhich" was a non-starter at Mandalay Bay. My room was the standard room on the 3rd floor with a view of the driveway between the pool and strip (neither or which could be seen from my room).

Turns out this denial was the beginning of my bad luck streak as I was handed a four day beatdown at the craps tables in MB to boot! Nevertheless, I really enjoy MB and found the room acceptable and will likely return and try the $20 sandwhich again.

Jackpot! Gerhard Got A Mandalay Bay Room Upgrade
Booked Via Local Agent

We went to Vegas this week and I tried the sandwich trick. At first the clerk continued as usual not touching the 20$ bill. After she was finished typing she said you are upgraded to TheHotel 37th floor and you have two free breakfasts on your room. While we are heading to our room she sayed :" Sir, your change" I responed take it as a tip and she agreed. I will ALWAYS try the sandwich trick when I go to vegas!

Jackpot! Justin A Got A Mandalay Bay Room Upgrade

Booked a weekend at Mandalay Bay, was a little nervous as i have not stayed at the basic Mandalay Bay before, only the hotel which we love.We basicaly booked it so we could bring our kids to the cool beach and pool there.
Slipped the clerk the 20 and asked for any upgrades to suites , she instantly said "how about the hotel", i said definitely, and we got it, what a deal, the hotel costs much more than Mandalay Bay does on weekends in particular so we really were happy to stay there again as every room is a suite .

Jackpot! mike Got A Mandalay Bay Room Upgrade

My wife and I checked in around 8pm and it was dead in the lobby. There were 3 or 4 clerks there and I went for the male. Nice young Asian man who immediately try to sell us an upgrade to a Suite for $20/night. I declined, then made some small talk and told him it was our 15th anniversary(which was true). I then handed him the "upgrade sandwich". He looked around to make sure his manager wasnt around and then click, we had our upgrade. We went from the 7th floor overlooking pool to 34th floor suite overlooking the Strip....THANKS FOR THE ADVICE!!

Jackpot! Amguana Kipgooney Got A Mandalay Bay Room Upgrade

booked the buy 2 get one free night promo. asked for the upgrade. was pleasantly suprised by the outcome. 1 bedroom suite facing away from the airport. Twenty? What Twenty?