A buddy of mine has been going to LV about 3 times a year for the last 10 yrs. He hands over $20-$50 depending on the hotel at check in with his ID. He'll ask for the best available room and more time than not he will get an upgrade and on occasion evan a suite. You guys ever have any luck with this?
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A buddy of mine has been going to LV about 3 times a year for the last 10 yrs. He hands over $20-$50 depending on the hotel at check in with his ID. He'll ask for the best available room and more time than not he will get an upgrade and on occasion evan a suite. You guys ever have any luck with this?
I booked a standard room via Hotwire and sandwiched a 20 between my drivers license and credit card during check-in. i asked for an upgrade, the receptionist said no-problem and laid the 20 out in front of her keyboard. She asked if we wanted a bigger room or strip view, i said both. we got a newly refurbished room with strip view.
I will defiantly try it again.
i remember seeing a site which tracks the percentage of this working per hotel.
Worked for me at Planet Hollywood last year.
I booked a standard room via Hotwire and sandwiched a 20 between my drivers license and credit card during check-in. i asked for an upgrade, the receptionist said no-problem and laid the 20 out in front of her keyboard. She asked if we wanted a bigger room or strip view, i said both. we got a newly refurbished room with strip view.
I will defiantly try it again.
i remember seeing a site which tracks the percentage of this working per hotel.
i will give it a try, im going down on monday, only going for 2 nights, so might be easy, but i arrive so early, i figure they might
want to hold these rooms for alittle bit of the day, although im sure hotels are running not even half full these days. i will be staying at teh venitian, where we already got a great price. $140/night. i have been many many times over the years and almost always stay at excalbur.. i love the location, poker action at luxor and the book at excalibur is pretty decent. nothing fancy, but lots of room. since its just me and the wife, i will swank it up abit. venetian rooms look sweet, with or without the 20 trick. i will let you know how it goes in a few days
See you at the window.
i will give it a try, im going down on monday, only going for 2 nights, so might be easy, but i arrive so early, i figure they might
want to hold these rooms for alittle bit of the day, although im sure hotels are running not even half full these days. i will be staying at teh venitian, where we already got a great price. $140/night. i have been many many times over the years and almost always stay at excalbur.. i love the location, poker action at luxor and the book at excalibur is pretty decent. nothing fancy, but lots of room. since its just me and the wife, i will swank it up abit. venetian rooms look sweet, with or without the 20 trick. i will let you know how it goes in a few days
Bart, first of all sorry for the late reply, but thank you. This site is great and read all the remarks from the people who tried it. Sounds like it works a lot more times than not. Going to LV Feb 5th thru the 9th. Stayin at NY NY. I will be staying over the weekend so it might be a little tougher but with LV being slow that might help my chances. I will let you know how I did. I'm taking the spouse so if it works she be happy. Thanks again Bart.
Bart, first of all sorry for the late reply, but thank you. This site is great and read all the remarks from the people who tried it. Sounds like it works a lot more times than not. Going to LV Feb 5th thru the 9th. Stayin at NY NY. I will be staying over the weekend so it might be a little tougher but with LV being slow that might help my chances. I will let you know how I did. I'm taking the spouse so if it works she be happy. Thanks again Bart.
oh ya, worked like a charm. checked into TI monday morning at 11am, and edgar hooked us up no problem. went from a reg room to a luxury suite. the wife was impressed when we got to our room and it had 2 doors at the entrance. his and her bathrooms with jacuzzi , ...... ya i guess it was worth the 20$. lol will def do this again. just make sure the hotel has the option for nicer rooms before you try it. ( ex . excalibur only has standard rooms, so probably wont work there, encore only has pimp suites, so probably cant get any upgrades, ect, )
See you at the window.
oh ya, worked like a charm. checked into TI monday morning at 11am, and edgar hooked us up no problem. went from a reg room to a luxury suite. the wife was impressed when we got to our room and it had 2 doors at the entrance. his and her bathrooms with jacuzzi , ...... ya i guess it was worth the 20$. lol will def do this again. just make sure the hotel has the option for nicer rooms before you try it. ( ex . excalibur only has standard rooms, so probably wont work there, encore only has pimp suites, so probably cant get any upgrades, ect, )
oh ya, worked like a charm. checked into TI monday morning at 11am, and edgar hooked us up no problem. went from a reg room to a luxury suite. the wife was impressed when we got to our room and it had 2 doors at the entrance. his and her bathrooms with jacuzzi , ...... ya i guess it was worth the 20$. lol will def do this again. just make sure the hotel has the option for nicer rooms before you try it. ( ex . excalibur only has standard rooms, so probably wont work there, encore only has pimp suites, so probably cant get any upgrades, ect, )
[/QuoteGlad to hear that magicman. I'll be going in a couple weeks.
Not sure how often you go out there, but did Vegas seem very busy to you?
[Quote: Originally Posted by magicman1642]
oh ya, worked like a charm. checked into TI monday morning at 11am, and edgar hooked us up no problem. went from a reg room to a luxury suite. the wife was impressed when we got to our room and it had 2 doors at the entrance. his and her bathrooms with jacuzzi , ...... ya i guess it was worth the 20$. lol will def do this again. just make sure the hotel has the option for nicer rooms before you try it. ( ex . excalibur only has standard rooms, so probably wont work there, encore only has pimp suites, so probably cant get any upgrades, ect, )
[/QuoteGlad to hear that magicman. I'll be going in a couple weeks.
Not sure how often you go out there, but did Vegas seem very busy to you?
A buddy of mine has been going to LV about 3 times a year for the last 10 yrs. He hands over $20-$50 depending on the hotel at check in with his ID. He'll ask for the best available room and more time than not he will get an upgrade and on occasion evan a suite. You guys ever have any luck with this?
First of all thanks for all the responses. The website were also informative. I'm headind out Thursday, I'll let you know if I had any luck.
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A buddy of mine has been going to LV about 3 times a year for the last 10 yrs. He hands over $20-$50 depending on the hotel at check in with his ID. He'll ask for the best available room and more time than not he will get an upgrade and on occasion evan a suite. You guys ever have any luck with this?
First of all thanks for all the responses. The website were also informative. I'm headind out Thursday, I'll let you know if I had any luck.
Well made it back in one piece. No luck with the $20.00 sandwich. Handed the girl at the desk, CC, DL, and my $20.00. Told her the $20.00 was for her if she could upgrade me to a suite. She said let me check. Began typing away and said the only thing she could do was a players suite at a VIP rate. I didn't ask what that rate was because I'm not in the room that much and wanted to put the extra money on the tables. So she gave me the money back and I got the room with a good view that I originally started with. Had a great time. Hit $900.00 slot at Bellagio. Lost 200.00 in college basketball and went back and forth in blackjack. The weather was kinda weak but not bad.
Well made it back in one piece. No luck with the $20.00 sandwich. Handed the girl at the desk, CC, DL, and my $20.00. Told her the $20.00 was for her if she could upgrade me to a suite. She said let me check. Began typing away and said the only thing she could do was a players suite at a VIP rate. I didn't ask what that rate was because I'm not in the room that much and wanted to put the extra money on the tables. So she gave me the money back and I got the room with a good view that I originally started with. Had a great time. Hit $900.00 slot at Bellagio. Lost 200.00 in college basketball and went back and forth in blackjack. The weather was kinda weak but not bad.
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