Trump Hotel Room Upgrades

Jackpot! Sean Got A Trump Room Upgrade
Booked Via Expedia

Arrived on a Thursday around 2 pm and the lobby was pretty empty. The young lady at the front desk saw my wife and I approaching (w/o any bags...opted for bell service at the valet) and told us that she could help us. Told her we were checking in and when she asked for my credit card and ID I did the sandwich trick and asked specifically if there were "any complimentary upgrades available for a 1 bedroom?" She told us she would take a look. There was not but said we could upgrade to a 1 bedroom for an additional $50 per night (it was a fight weekend so it makes sense that the upgrade cost would be so high). I told her thank you, but we were not interested in spending an extra $50 each night. She handed me the $20 back and said she was sorry but immediately she looked back in the computer and said "we can offer you a complimentary upgrade to a room on a higher floor with a strip view if that would be ok?" Of course we accepted. For the remainder of the check-in the clerk was going the extra mile: offering us water, asking us about our visit (my wife's bday), and offering to show us to our room. I think that when she realized we were willing to tip, she became much more accommodating. In the end I tipped her $5 after she walked us to the elevator and I think we got a DEAL on the room for an extra fiver!

Jackpot! David Got A Trump Room Upgrade
Booked Via Priceline

Booked studio suite through Priceline. Arrived around 6 pm on Thursday before Labor Day. No line at the front desk so had no time to get the sandwich ready and had to "take who called me"--in this case, a young (25ish) red-headed female. She said "I've got you for three nights in our studio suite" before I even had my wallet out--but I quickly handed her the $20 sandwich, asked if there were any upgrades, and she said, in a sweet Texas drawl, "Of course...". Got what I wanted--a 1-bedroom suite, and also what I did not care as much about, a high floor with a strip view. All in all, a great experience.

Jackpot! Andre Got A Trump Room Upgrade
Booked Via Hotwire

There were 2 clerks, one waiting to serve; so I went to see here. I said we were checking in. I slid the 'sandwhich' and asked her if there were any complimentary upgrades. She told me she was able to upgrade our room to a higher floor with a strip view or she could offer us a 1 bedroom suite for an extra $20/night. I asked her if she could do better than $20 but she said no. She took my card and information, but left the $ there. I took back the $ and had a great stay!

Jackpot! Tony Got A Trump Room Upgrade
Booked Via Priceline

There were only two clerks at the desk since I arrived pretty late @ midnight. There was a female and an asian male at the desk. The female was busy so I had no choice but to go to the male. I handed over the sandwiched $20 between my license and my credit card. I asked if there were any complimentary upgrades to a one bedroom suite with a strip view. He immediately thanked me for the gesture and placed the $20 back on the counter and said it was not necessary. I purposely left the $20 on the counter until I was sure there was nothing he would do for us. He looked at his computer VERY quickly and said the only thing he could do was put me in a higher floor (51) with the same city view. It was apparant he had no intentions on trying to get us into a onebedroom. Before taking the $20 back, I asked if he could check again but he quickly said there was nothing he could do. I took the $20 back along with my id and credit card sitting on the counter. No dice with this guy. Avoid him if you can.

Jackpot! Patrick Got A Trump Room Upgrade
Booked Via Hotwire

So I walked into the Trump hotel line to see 5 different hotel clerks helping customers. I was eye-ing a younger man (looked 23) to try the "sandwich," but was rerouted to another available male clerk. Doubtful at first, I told him that I was checking in for two nights and handed him the sandwich. I calmly asked, "Do you have any complementary upgrades available", which he replied "Let me check." By this time, he totally saw the $20 bill and did something like a ninja trick to hide the $20 bill and hand me back my ID and CC. After a few seconds, he printed out the confirmation page, which showed the upgrade to the one bedroom suite!! He even asked if we wanted a late checkout from 11AM to 2PM. Sweet!! The extra 3 hours was totally worth it since the GF and I used that time to lounge by their awesome pool. Definitely trying this again at my next Vegas trip.

If this is your first time reading this, DO IT. You have NOTHING to lose! If they can't find you an upgrade, they will most likely return your money.

Jackpot! Jason Got A Trump Room Upgrade
Booked Via Expedia

Flight touched down in Vegas about 5:00pm and got to the hotel around 5:45 on Friday evening. There were a few people ahead of us in line and I didn't really have the option to choose the clerk. While waiting in line I showed my girlfriend the $20 bill sandwiched in between my AMEX and drivers license and said "let's see if we can get any upgrades". She immediately freaked out and walked about 30 feet away from me in complete and total embarrassment while I went to go check in. Not to be deterred, I calmly handed the $20 sandwich over to the clerk who was cool as can be about the entire situation. I told her that my girl friend and I were in town for our anniversary and wanted to see if we could get something with a view of the strip. She ended up upgrading us to a 1 bedroom suite on the 36th floor with a bathroom that was bigger than my first apartment. She also gave us a $50 spa credit that my other half used for a massage the following morning. Couldn't have worked out any better, I will definitely be utilizing the $20 trick the next time I'm in LV.

Jackpot! sim Got A Trump Room Upgrade
Booked Via Priceline

I was in line and got this smiley latin american hostess. Did the sandwish with a twenty. Pulled it quickly and put it next to the keyboard as she typed my name in. I told her I had heard about the train and that given that my girlfriend and I were celebrating our second anniversary, I wondered if it were possible to get something as far from it as possible.

She checked and told me I had booked a city view room but could offer me a large 1 bedroom high floor for fifteen a night. I didn't really need that, so I asked if I could just get a strip view room. She said that of course it was complimentary. She then asked if I was afraid of heights and gave us a room with a fantastic view!

It was nerve wracking but totally worth it.

No Dice For Neal at Trump...
Booked Via Orbitz

My friend checked in the night before and the had the sandwich work great, but when my wife and I checked in the next night no dice. The female clerk had her manager luring behind her and she kept offering an upgrade at the rack rate. I declined and just took our room

Jackpot! Sunny Got A Trump Room Upgrade
Booked Via Travelocity

So me and my gf went to celebrate her sisters 21st birthday along with her bf, I had read about this website and was like I had to try the sandwich. We get to the Trump and there's about 3 clerks waiting, they all looked like they would take the tip, but we wanted to white guy by the corner table, but got called by a Asian towards the front. So me and the birthday girls bf get to him and tell him that we're checking in, so the clerk asks for my Credit Card & Drivers License, i hand him both cards with a $50 bill folded in the middle. Before he gets a chance to look at it, i ask him "Are you guys offering any complimentary room upgrades?" He looks down, see's the 50 and goes "Oh Thank You let me see what i can do" While he typed away, i created small talk, 5 minutes later we went from 2 regular city view rooms to 2 Corner One Bedroom Strip View suites. I was just excited that the Sandwich worked! Just remember, tipping is the way to go in Vegas if you cant do that, you'll be stuck with some crappy service. Can't wait to go to Vegas again to try the Sandwich again!!

Jackpot! Stanley A. Got A Trump Room Upgrade
Booked Via Expedia

We went to the next clerk on duty. Used the sandwich. Told him that we had read about train noise in the back of the hotel and wanted to know if we could get a complimentary upgrade. The $20 was pocketed and we were given a choice of one or two strip rooms. We were also offered an upgrade at half off ($50 per night) to a 1BR suite which we declined.