Venetian Hotel Room Upgrades

Jackpot! rononeill Got A Venetian Room Upgrade

she clearly knew the drill. she offered a few options and i asked for her recommendation. we're in one of the new towers with a view of the strip and close to the elevator. the view is nice, but having stayed half a mile from the elevator previously, the access is definately worth it.

Jackpot! Zipp1Zone Got A Venetian Room Upgrade

Checkin time at 4pm was all packed. Got moved to 2nd stair for checkin.
Waited a good 20 min for my turn...
Slipped the $20 between DL and CC and asked for complimentary upgrades.
Was told upgraded from 8th to 19th floor.
Well, I think it was worth it!

Jackpot! Jean Got A Venetian Room Upgrade

I can't be sure I got an upgrade cause who know what I would have gotten otherwise??? But I followed the protocol, adding that it was my birthday (which it was) and had a very pleasant chat with the hotel clerk. But she did spend some time looking for a room and offered me a suite with strip view. It was FANTASTIC.

Jackpot! MLK2000 Got A Venetian Room Upgrade

I stayed at two hotels on my recent trip. At both hotels, I placed a $20.00 bill between my driver's license and credit card. I then asked if there were any complimentary upgrades available.
At Mandalay Bay, the hotel clerk immediately returned the $20.00 saying that unfortunately the hotel was all sold out of suites. She did give me a room on a high floor with a nice view of the Strip.
At the Venetian, the clerk said "absolutely" to my inquiry about a room upgrade. He scooped up the $20.00 bill and made it disappear faster than David Copperfield or Lance Burton could have done. He looked at his computer for a few seconds, wrote something down and said he had to go the back for a minute. When he returned, he said he was able to upgrade me to a newly renovated suite on the 27th floor with a view of the Strip. I do not know know what I would have gotten had I not offered the tip, because the upgraded room was the same category as the booked room. However, the room was gorgeous with three flat panel televisions, remote control blinds and a view of Treasure Island and the Mirage.

Jackpot! JoeK Got A Venetian Room Upgrade

Worked like clockwork, put the Twenty between the CC and DL, and was given a 27th Floor Room with a nice view of Treasure Island, Trump Tower, and the Palazzo Tower.

Jackpot! fantasma62 Got A Venetian Room Upgrade

I told the young lady that we were celebrating my wife's birthday and our our 10th anniversary (belatedly). These, by the way are all true.
I asked her if it was possible to get an upgrade from my suite. She had requested my id earlier so I didn't have the chance to put the $20 between the cc and id. Either way, I put it under the CC, but visible. She said she found me a room in the new Venetian tower and that I would like it a lot. She said it was $85 over what I had.
When I sat down in my computer to check prices, the price for the room was $399, against my $199 average that I paid for my suites via Priceline. Did it have a view of the strip? No. Did I care? No. I have been to LV once and stayed at the Aladdin with a view of the strip and the Bellagio fountains. On the first night it was like: "Oh my god, look at the fountains". By the third night it was more like: "What? Again with the freaking fountains?. They make an explosion noise that you hear perfectly from the room accross. Since we were celebrating our anniversary, we really didn't have a need to a view. So, all in all, it worked fine and maybe even better than I had thought. Now, I have to try the same thing in December, when I go for Celine Dion's last concert....
Oh, and just to make one thing clear, my reservation WAS a Priceline reservation and the young lady did an upgrade regardless, so I don't believe that not getting upgraded has anything to do with whether you do or don't make the reservation via Priceline...

Jackpot! Jeremy Got A Venetian Room Upgrade

For a 6-night stay, I decided $50 was more appropriate than $20. It worked as my standard reservation (700 sq ft) was upgraded to a Rialto Suite (1100 sq ft) with a strip view on the 24th floor.

Jackpot! SS Got A Venetian Room Upgrade

FIRST TIME TRYING TIP UPGRADE. WAS VERY EASY AND GOT BEAUTIFUL ROOM WITH VIEW OF TI. NEWLY RENOVATED WITH 3 TV'S. THANKS FOR THIS IDEA.

Jackpot! Madison Got A Venetian Room Upgrade

Could not have been smoother. Chatted it up with gentleman who escorted us to our front desk clerk, and then with desk clerk. Told her we'd be grateful for any complimentary upgrade that might be available. She did a little typing and told us there was a newly renovated suite w/strip view on 30th floor. Fantastic! Overlooked pools and pirate show at Treasure Island.

Jackpot! coldduck Got A Venetian Room Upgrade

I found an awesome deal at the Venetian(on the FatWallet forums of course). $139 a night, which was even cheaper than most of the standard rooms at other strip hotels(MGM, Caesars, Mirage, TI, Mandalay...). Since I felt like I was getting a suite for so cheap I coughed up a $50 this time around. I know I would be getting 100s of dollars in upgrades so I shrugged it off. I walk up to the check in desk. It was very busy, mostly from people checking out. I scouted the hosts and I wasn't feeling any of them. They all looked real stiff. Before I could decide who my best bet was, I was approached by a staff member who pointed me in the direction of a set of elevators. She told me to go ahead and go up to the next floor and I could check in there. I was very excited to scout a whole new crew.

We got upstairs to a much nicer lobby area and about 4/5 hosts looked fine so I was just gonna try and avoid the one. I approached a young girl who like always, immediately asked for my ID. Instead of putting the cash between my card and ID like before, I just gave her my ID. This bought me some time to get some words out while she looked me up. On a side note, I never ask if there are any upgrades like everyone else is writing(see my past 2 posts as well). I simply make it known what I want without saying it. I feel like I'm being a lot more smooth that way. Moving on. I just let her know this was most likely going to be my last getaway before school started and I was hoping to have a "very comfortable room". She said of course and asked me for my credit card. I then gave her my card with the $50 underneath, but showing a little. It was gone in a flash lol.

It didn't take her long at all to find us a room. We were on the 26th floor, perfect view of TI, Tangerine, and its waterfront, as well as the Wynn, but best of all we were directly over the pool and Tao beach. It was beautiful. I sat there and watched the sun come up both days. If you look at their web site, moving to a strip view alone is a huge dent in your wallet. Its not like the other hotels that charge you $20-$50. They charge like $150. She also let me know It was in a newly renovated room which was easy to notice. We had a large L shaped seating area where you could lay out and talk, pre-party. It was great. We also had 3 large flat panel tvs. A remote control for the blinds and curtains. I felt like a VIP. She also let me have a 1pm check out which apparently is unheard of there. They usually charge you for a half day if you stay past noon, plus they usually wont even let you ask for a late check out till the day off. I was glad I didn't have to worry about it at all or have to remember to call(which is hard when you drink as much as I do in Vegas).

The Venetian rocked(was my 1st time staying there). I have stayed at almost all of the main hotels/"target="_blank">Vegas hotels and I would have to say this was my favorite. Even above Bellagio. Yes the Wynn was amazing, but the casino is way too stuffy for my blood. In conclusion, I was put in the nicest room I have ever had in Vegas, but paid one of the smallest amounts. THANK YOU MR. GRANT!