44 Reports From the Palms Hotel Front Desk
Recent Room Upgrades: 0% (0/0)'All Time' Upgrades: 82% (36/44)
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- Room Booked: Deluxe Room
- Room Upgrade: Fantasy Tower
- Hotel Clerk: female / 25
- Check-In: 2006-08-17
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Jackpot! parrotnj Got A Palms Room Upgrade
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I thought the Fantasy Rooms were supposed to be a bit bigger than the regular rooms so at check-in, I asked if there were any available. She started typing and said “No, I don’t think that would be possible tonite.” I handed her my CC with a $20 and waited for her response.
“Room service is finishing up with some rooms right now, so let me just keep checking”. Two minutes later – she found a room in the Fantasy Tower, so I guess it was a success.
The room itself was very nice, brand new, contemporary – but nothing extraordinary. There was NO view – just some construction. Can’t really say if it was worth it or not, b/c I don’t know what the older rooms in the original tower looked like, but I’m assuming for the “extra” $10 per night, it was worth it to guarantee a brand-new room. I WANTED a Superior Room in the Fantasy Tower, but she didn’t give me that.
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- Room Booked: Deluxe Rom
- Room Upgrade: Fantasy Towers
- Hotel Clerk: male / 25
- Check-In: 2006-08-04
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Jackpot! steveme Got A Palms Room Upgrade
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Upgraded to the Fantasy Towers. Had a jacuzzi and Flat screen TV. Down sheets and larger then average room size. I figured for 6 nights it was worth it to try and work a C-note in to assure success. Worked. Room was nice, nothing too special, but definitely worth the extra 10 dollars a night for the tip.
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- Room Booked: Regular Room
- Room Upgrade: Junior Suite
- Hotel Clerk: female / 25
- Check-In: 2006-07-09
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Jackpot! Scott09 Got A Palms Room Upgrade
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On Sunday, we switched over to the Palms. I figured that things would be slow and an upgrade would be simple (based on the $49/night room rate). I forgot that the NBA Vegas Summer League was in town and the hotel was crawling with 6-7 teams. I tried the $20 trick again (had all my cards out ready for the check-in clerk) and she happily upgraded us to a junior suite at the end of the hallway with a strip view. Another successful attempt! I'm sure we'll try again during future stays.
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- Room Booked: Regular Room
- Room Upgrade: Fantasy Tower
- Hotel Clerk: ? / do not remember
- Check-In: 2006-06-18
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Jackpot! avery91381 Got A Palms Room Upgrade
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Long story short, I checked in, handed the desk clerk my credit card with the folded $20 bill. I asked for a "complimentary upgrade" and she started pecking on her keyboard. She said she would place me in the new Fanstasy tower with queen beds (as requested), instead of double beds.
It was a larger than average room, plasma TV screen, small jacuzzi tub, and a fabulous view. Bathroom also had a television audio switch. Definitely worth the extra $20, especially since the room was free. It also had the standard honor bar, but it also offered a tray of unusual goodies such as binoculars, t-shirt, baseball cap, adult lotion basket, and stuffed animal. It said if any item was removed, it would automatically bill you (underneath the tray was a wire hooked into a telephone jack line). The only item I was tempted to use was the binoculars, because you could view into rooms in the other tower. Didn't see any hanky panky, though.
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