Planet Hollywood Hotel Room Upgrades

Jackpot! KP Got A Planet Hollywood Room Upgrade

I had read several stories about the $20 tip in Vegas especially at Planet Hollywood. I had also read in other review websites like Yelp that this is a bogus and do not try this as it might be offending to the clerk. But nevertheless, I thought of trying. The most I would have lost was $20 and 2 minutes of unpleasant feeling.
It was about 8 pm when I checked in and there were a lot of people checking in. So I hoped I get the clerk on the extreme left so that there was no one to my left. Luckily I got that clerk. I had to use the restroom before checking in because I was coming from a long drive from Grand Canyon. I prepared the ID/20/CC sandwich as I had read in this site before going to the check in desk.
And from there, it was exactly the same steps as most of the people had mentioned.

I said my last name upon which he pulled up my reservation. Then he asked me for the ID. I gave him the ID/CC sandwich.
He asked me if I needed change for it. I said, "No its for you. I am wondering if there was any complimentary upgrade available." He put the ID near the screen, CC on left side of his keyboard and $20 bill on the right side of the keyboard and said "Let me see what I can do." He searched for less than a minute and told me I can put you in a Panoramic View suite. I wanted 2 beds because it was 3 of us. He said he has other options but that has only 1 king which would not work for me.
So he put me in a Panoramic view on the South end (Which did not have the Fountain View).
I dont know if I would have got the same upgrade if I had just asked politely and requested for a complimentary upgrade.
I will try again if I go to Vegas again but next time, I will book the cheapest room in the hotel and not the slightly expensive one.

I would suggest everyone to try it atleast in Vegas. All you lose is $20 if it doesnt work and I have heard that most clerks will return the $20 if they cannot give you an upgrade.

Jackpot! Bill Got A Planet Hollywood Room Upgrade

So, we waited to check in, and went to the first person who said "Next please". I was ready for the tip trick ( I was a virgin at the tip trick), and was a lil nervous. So, I walked up with a $20 bill sticking out between my CC and I.D. I said "Hi, I'm here to check in, and was hoping to get a comp upgrade". Handed her the "materials" needed, and she said "Let me see what I can do". At this point, I noticed my 20 proudly displayed on the counter ( I would have thought she would have been a little more discreet). After some lightning fast typing, she asked me if I would like a super king, with a strip view. Um, yes please and thank you!. She had me initial something that stated that I wouldn't be charged for the upgrade. Now, here's the embarrassing part, lol
She says ( as I'm initializing and signing things ), "Did you want change for this $20?".
Well, this is where my world came crashing down. I was nervous enough, now she just threw this curve ball at me. WTF? "Um, no, that's for you". I said, she she was like "Ummm ok? enjoy your stay".
So, I dunno what happened, or what I did wrong, or what the hell happened, but it was all a blur. On the way to the elevator, I was going over in my mind, where I went wrong, but then I realized when I got to my room, something must have worked. I went for work, and we never get decent rooms when we go. We're getting a cheap price on the room because of the size of our conference, and that seals our fate of getting the rooms no one else wants. But I am sure I got a lil something extra here.
So, I'm going with "Yes, the tip trick worked" for 400 Alex.

Jackpot! ED B Got A Planet Hollywood Room Upgrade

We got there about 12am to check in there was a guy and a lady working the desk the lady looked not to happy so i was hopping for the guy to check us in and we got him i had the 20 spot in the middle of the credit card and the id and said this is my first time in las vegas and was hoping for a free upgrade he seen the 20 and said let me see what i can do for you he clicked away at his computer and found us a nice resort vista room over looking the pleasure pool and the vegas strip and we had 4 people staying in the room and didnt charge us the extra 70 a day for extra people in the room it was a great trip and a awesome room

Jackpot! TJ Got A Planet Hollywood Room Upgrade
Booked Via Hotels.com

We checked into 2 rooms in the evening. Tucked 2 $20 Bills between my credit card/ID and said, "We were hoping for a complimentary upgrade." He saw one of the 20's and said, "Sure.. I'll find you something good." And sure enough, we got comped to junior suites. I've never seen the basic room that we booked, but this suite is frigging awesome! 42" Plasma TV about the bath tub!!!

Jackpot! David21412 Got A Planet Hollywood Room Upgrade

I didn't get a chance to target anyone specifically. Planet Hollywood had a queue instead of individual lines. It was the day Kansas basketball lost in the tournament to VCU, and I was wearing a Jayhawk polo. As I approached the clerk commented and offered his sympathies. With a connection already established, I figured I'd take my shot. I sandwiched my $20 as he pulled up my reservation and slid it across. He did take my $20, then asked if it was my birthday with a wry look. Of course it wasn't, but he put it in the computer that way, and upgraded my room.

I had a room overlooking the pool, and I could literally see the Bellagio Fountains from my bed. Not bad for $20.

Jackpot! Kara Got A Planet Hollywood Room Upgrade

Clerk's name started with "C". We had an EXTREMELY long line so we were already trying to check out which individual we could or would get or WANTED to get to ensure the tip would work. We were waved over and the sandwich was already ready. He stated he could not take the tip, but I said please take it, I insist and he did. I asked about the comp. upgrades and he said he'd see what he could do. There was some concern initially since the room was booked under my significant other's name on behalf of him from his company and they had booked him for 2 rooms instead of one. Obviously there was concern the need for a manager would eliminate our chances of getting the upgrade but he was there to assist getting the reservation that was not needed out and deleted w/o bothering the company's discounted rate that they had negotiated for their employees. As a couple we have to pay for the additional dates we are here, but now we got a nicer room at the lower rate from the company deal! Check in time was around 10-11pm as it took us quite a bit of time to make it to the hotel from the airport by cab. To note: other company employees who did not employ the sandwich ended up on 25/26th floors and we did not get any other info on how nice the room was. Our room was closer to the Paris end of the 51st floor.

Jackpot! victoria mcalpine Got A Planet Hollywood Room Upgrade

It was at the PH towers by westgate. We put $20 in our passport and handed it over while asking for any complimantory upgrades. The girl said the best she could do was give a jacuuzi in our room, we said that was fine as we were staying for 9 nights. when we got into our room it was a 1 bedroom on the 55th floor and had a great view of strip, there was also a jacuuzi in the bedroom. Well worth the $20. We checked in at about 6.30pm.

Jackpot! Jenna Got A Planet Hollywood Room Upgrade

Wasn't able to target a specific clerk but decided to tip $50 rather than the regular $20 since I had seen some stories on here that weren't successful. He noticed immediately that there was a $50 in the "sandwich" when we asked for complimentary upgrade and that we were celebrating our engagement. He said, "Thank you. However, we're unable to take tips any longer. You can tip me for the service afterwards if you're happy though." He looked for complimentary upgrades for us and got us a Strip view and we tipped him the $50. We got up to the room and were extremely disappointed- the room was still the standard room just with a view (and I'm not convinced it wasn't the room we already had booked to be honest). The room was FILTHY and beat up- looked like someone tried to recreate The Hangover.

We took our bags and went back down to speak with the clerk. He quickly asked if anything was wrong with the room and I told him exactly what I said above and that we were hoping for a room comparable to what we got the last time we stayed at PH. I couldn't remember the name so he looked it up and he seemed noticeably embarrassed when I told him the state of the room. He said, "Don't worry. I'll get you a nice room." Well, he did make good on it the second time around and we got a Strip Suite with a giant 2 person bath tub and the entire bathroom and bedroom had panoramic windows in addition to a secluded "living room-like" area.

It took two tries but the second go-around was a SUCCESS.

(As a side note, PH has gone downhill a lot since I stayed at it previously. Although I love the decor and environment, it's not as nice as it used to be. I probably won't stay there again)

Jackpot! Andy Got A Planet Hollywood Room Upgrade
Booked Via Expedia

Arrived at the PH lobby around 11 PM Sunday night and found a bit of a line. After about a ten minute wait I was called over by a female clerk in her mid-late twenties. I handed over my DL/CC with a $50 slid in between and asked if they were offering any complimentary upgrades. The woman smiled and said something along the lines of "Thank you very much, but we are unable to accept tips. But I will see what I can do for you anyway." She handed back the $50 and went to work on her computer. A few minutes of small talk went by and then she asked if my request for two queen beds was necessary. I was staying with two other guys so the extra bed was essential. I reluctantly said that we did need the two queens and she said that she could offer the Resort Room, though she sounded as if she was prepared to upgrade me to a suite had a single king been sufficient. I thankfully accepted the upgrade with the $50 still in my possession. The woman seemed very appreciative of my gesture and was more than willing to accommodate our needs.

Jackpot! adam Got A Planet Hollywood Room Upgrade

Got to the Planet Hollywood Saturday afternoon of Valentines day, presidents day & chinese new year...needless to say i thought an upgrade would be a tall order. Got up to the counter, sandwiched a $20 between my ID & credit card, clerk smiled & said sorry, cant accept it. I told him that stinks & he should be allowed to, he said yeah, but i'll see what i can do for you. Ended up getting a bigger room & a view of the Bellagio fountains...and he upgraded a friends room that was in our party...basically we got $200 in upgrades for trying to tip $20, awesome!