Mandalay Bay Hotel Room Upgrades

Jackpot! mrakman Got A Mandalay Bay Room Upgrade

Well, as everybody says, sandwich the twenty between CC and DL, handed it over, was afraid she would not see it, but she did, and as she saw it, I felt I didn't even need to say anything, she was expecting the words "complimentary upgrade" to come out of my mouth. Confirmed that I did in fact need 2 queen beds (although it makes me wonder if i would have been upgrated to a suite otherwise. Mandalay Bay does not have suites w/ 2 queens, only kings for the more common suites. If you want the 2 bedroom suite, then you are ok for 2 beds). She put the Twenty underneath my ID, started punching, said she set me up w/ a nice room, and as she handed the ID back, i could have swore, the twenty was still underneath, but it was gone. In the end, got 32nd floor, view of the entire strip. Room was amazing, Pools were amazing, overall a fantastic experience. Will definitely try the $20 trick next time.

Jackpot! Dunky Got A Mandalay Bay Room Upgrade

On checking in I selected the "typical clerk profile" making sure he was at the last position on the desk so his colleagues would not hear. Asked for a Complimentary Upgrade as I handed my Passport with $20 carefully. He immediately saw it and became clearly nervous. Upgraded to a fantastic view, new room with great Stip view. Definately worked.***PLEASE DO NOT PUT THE NAME OF THE CHECK IN CLERK - AS I DO NOT THINK YOU DO THEM ANY FAVOURS BY DOING SO***

No Dice For amishcowboy at Mandalay Bay...

checked in on a busy sold out father's day weekend. did the sandwich and asked to see if there was anything he could do. left, came back and said there were no upgrades available. offered to comp me the first night and take 50 off the second night if i volunteerd to be downgraded to a regular room. i politely declined. and told him to keep the twenty for at least trying.

No Dice For Anonymous at Mandalay Bay...

Clerk checked us in and informed me that there were no upgrades ("suites are full") prior to noticing the tip. She said "But I did give you the newly renovated room which normally costs $20 more a night". However, all standard rooms have now completed renovation at Mandalay Bay so this was not an upgrade. I even asked her about any other items such a pass for us to check out the gym, etc (normally $27 per person/day). Did not provide anything. After she saw the tip she said "Are you sure?" I would have felt silly asking for it back and let her keep it. Not sure how to use the suggested tip if the clerk doesn't pick up the provided ID/Credit Card until after doing most of the check-in portion.

Jackpot! jackzildjian Got A Mandalay Bay Room Upgrade

Stayed Monday-Tuesday night (slow days)

initial $20 got us a penthouse suite - then tipped another $20 and was upgraded to a remodeled executive suite.

Jackpot! Kelly Got A Mandalay Bay Room Upgrade

I followed the "How to" steps, and without blinking the girl very politely said of course and upgraded my room. The suite was beautiful, huge and very clean! It really works!

Jackpot! BT Got A Mandalay Bay Room Upgrade

Walked up to the front and said "checking in" as I handed my ID and credit card, I had a crisp $50 right on top clear as day.

I said my last name and said I was hoping there was a complementary upgrade available.

The gentlemen smiled and said Im sure we can come up with something for you. How would a parlour suite be?

I checked in late around 7pm and the hotel seemed busy. I am staying for 3 days so thought $50 would get me better luck and it did ! WOW 2 jacuzzi tubs and 2 bedrooms in a HUGE living room.

The people I met from out of town stayed elsewhere and were actually AFRAID to try the $20 trick...even after my success.

Jackpot! Mike Got A Mandalay Bay Room Upgrade

I checked for two rooms at 9 am on Friday morning. I pulled the standard trick with the 20 spot. I saw that she noticed the $20 and I then asked if there were any comp. upgrade available. She looked on the computer and told me that all the suites were booked. It didn't shock me because I heard from someone else that the hotel was sold out for both Fri and Sat nights. I could tell that she wanted to keep the twenty so she started to work her magic. She was able to get us checked in 6 hours before standard check in time. She gave us 4 extra keys for our unregistered guest to get into the pool (Mandalay requires an activated key to get into thier awesome pool area.) She also offered comped fridges to be delivered to our rooms (she said that the normally we $20 a day.) A refridgerator was delivered to each room within minutes of our check in time. No room upgrade, but the extra comps and service were well worth the tip.

Jackpot! KBach Got A Mandalay Bay Room Upgrade

I was in for my bachelor party, and slipped the $20 in between the CC and DL, per this site's recommendations, and just asked for any upgrades. She was going to do it when my bro sauntered in, and picked up my CC and DL because he didn't want me to pay. The $20 goes flittering away, obvious to everyone. The clerk was still cool about it. Gave us a slightly upgraded room, plus $40 minibar credit. Not great, but better than nothing, and definitely worth the $20.

Jackpot! wspfan Got A Mandalay Bay Room Upgrade

Just like everyone else, slipped the $20 b/t my Credit Card and ID and asked if there were any complimentary upgrades available. She said "of course, we don't have any suites left, but I'll get you something nice". I was satisfied considering I could have been looking at the parking lot, but instead I had a decent room with a full mountain view.