MGM Grand Hotel Room Upgrades

Jackpot! Matt Got A MGM Grand Room Upgrade

Did the $20 trick at the airport check area. No problems at all, got the upgrade from a standard, not view room to a petite suite with a strip view.

Checked in around 3:45 PM Vegas time on a Thursday.

Jackpot! Catherine Kelly Got A MGM Grand Room Upgrade

I nicely asked the clerk for a room with a separate tub and he checked and upgraded me. I was also given a $25 credit for food and drinks, a pass to Studio 54 and two free drinks in the West Wing Bar. I had the twenty bewteen the license and credit card.
Having the huge jacuzzi tub made my two days there heavenly. I didn't use the shower once,lol.
Loved the pool area and the entire hotel. It's huge but thanks to the overhead signs, easy to find the pool and restaurants.

Jackpot! Chris W. Got A MGM Grand Room Upgrade

Great smooth checkin, $20 trick worked great, very nice woman at desk. Checked in at about 8:30-9:00pm on a Friday night. Got a great suite with a view, and literally one door down from the elevator!

Jackpot! minipod Got A MGM Grand Room Upgrade

I didn't want to have the same experience as in the Orleans, I gave tip on checkin asking for a high level room with strip view. The clerk seemed to be surprised but we had a nice room. She didn't ask for my Player Card despite the package's condition.

PS: I had to come later because room was not ready. At this time another clerk (who place you in the queue at the counter) tried to change the room under the pretexte that the room was not ready. I thought (it becomes paranoia) she maybe was looking for a tip?! I refused and had to wait 1 hour more but I had my room.

No Dice For Ed at MGM Grand...

The computers were down and they were doing check in old school style manually. So I performed the trick as called for by protocal and he immediately placed it back on the counter in front of me. I just left it there.

I just kept looking at him as he was fidgiting around behind the counter. Then he said, I can give you the Celebrity Spa suite for an extra 30 per night. I said ok because I made the reservation on a 59 per night deal anyways. Thats less than 100 for that suite, good deal right?

The nice thing is I never got billed for the extra 30 per night because I kept checking my credit card....AND I got my 20 back. Win-win situation.

No Dice For maybemoe at MGM Grand...

I read about the the high success rate at the MGM-grand/"target="_blank">MGM Grand airport check-in counter so I decided to give it a try for the first time. I placed a twenty underneath my credit card and slipped it over the counter. I asked if there were any upgrades available and slid the credit card/bill over. He gave me the the typical "I'm sorry, there's a big conference this week" and discreetly took the credit card from the counter along w/ the twenty underneath and then placed the twenty on his keyboard. He never once acknowledged the tip and simply gave us the standard room we booked! In the end, I lost the twenty and got a typical room on a mid-level floor, so a general disappointment.

Overall, I'd say the MGM-grand/"target="_blank">MGM Grand was OK, though I'd probably try another hotel the next time I went and not so sure I'd attempt to tip the front-desk clerk again.. :S

No Dice For debbieok813 at MGM Grand...

Did the bit exactly as described - between ID and card - asked if there were any complimentary upgrades available -- the woman knew exactly what I was looking for. She spent maybe 2 minutes looking and said she didn't have any suites available (I find that hard to believe) but that she could get me a room in the West Wing instead of the regular Grand Tower. She was nice and said that these rooms normally go for $100 more per night. Stupidly I said okay and she happily kept the $50.

We went to the room - what a horror. So small and dark - very depressing. The bathroom reminded me of an airplane restroom. Basically it's a room just big enough for a bed - no windows except for a tiny one above the bed. It was awful. I called the front desk and requested another room. They booked us back into the regular Grand Tower. We were supposed to be in a non-smoking room, but there was a nice cigarette stain on the couch.

Although this isn't really about the tipping deal - I wasn't too impressed with the MGM - the smell of the deodorizer was absolutely disgusting. The food was okay - although Wolfgang Puck's restaurant was incredible....awesome. Next time though, I'd stay the Mirage.

No Dice For originalmillerman at MGM Grand...

She checked and there was no suites available. She did give me a room higher up overlooking strip.

Jackpot! Rodger Got A MGM Grand Room Upgrade

Had found a great rate of $59 dollars a night for 3 nights with some food and drink credits so was nervous about not getting much because we weren't paying much but put the 20 between the ID and credit card and asked if there was any complimentary upgrades , the clerk pocketed it quickly and in about 30 seonds she said we would be staying in the celebrity spa suite. it was huge and the bed and jacuzzi was amazing.

Jackpot! DangerG Got A MGM Grand Room Upgrade

Basically same situation. When he asked for my ID I slipped him the $20 and he right away said "Thanks Mr. xxxx I'll see what I can do" before I could even ask for an upgrade. He typed for like 10 minutes occasionally shaking his head and swearing under his breath. He would also write down what looked like room numbers and would take them to what looked like a supervisor. After about 20 minutes of this he said "Sorry we are all out of suites", and gave me a room on the 16th floor which he said had a nice view. He also gave me a VIP card and a contact at 54, which "would take care of me". He was very nice and seemed disappointed he couldn't help me. The room was OK, mainly a view of the construction that's going on in the center of the strip. The VIP card was nice to have though at check out cause it allowed me to pass everyone up.