"How about an upgrade?"

JoeyT · #1 10-06-2006, 03:30 PM

Does it really work in vegas if you slip a $50 or $100 at the checkin desk to get an upgrade for a weekend? I hear stories of people getting free or cheap upgrades all the time but most of these people are the type I tend not to believe. Anyone have experience with this?

ZPinhead · #2 10-06-2006, 03:41 PM

Try googling on the '20 dollar trick' and you will find tons of stories relating to this. I've had mixed success with this technique myself.

DayTripping · #3 10-06-2006, 04:28 PM

I had heard a lot about this and decided to finally try it on a trip to Vegas this past weekend. I had booked a standard room at Luxor for Sunday and Monday night. At check-in I asked the clerk, "Do you have any upgrades available?" as I passed her a folded up $50 bill. I told her I was interested in getting a spa suite. She told me that would be kinda tough but that she would go talk to her manager. She took the $50 with her, saying "I will borrow this." She returned about 5 minutes later with the $50 and placed it on the desk next to her keyboard. She then offered me about 3 different kinds of suites, including the spa suite which she said they were completely out of but she was still willing to do it for me. I could even see on her monitor that the spa suites did appear to be sold out. So I ended up getting the spa suite for what worked out to an extra $25/night instead of almost $100/night which is what the standard rate would have been. She was very nice the whole time and thanked me more than once for the $50. It was almost like she was more grateful to me than I was to her.

So, that was my one experience. Can't guarantee it works all the time, but it worked for me.

cardcounter0 · #4 10-06-2006, 05:45 PM

If you give them $50 or $100 you won't get as good a deal because you will be labeled a sucker.

Give them the standard $20 instead.

Bremen · #5 10-06-2006, 05:46 PM

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If you give them $50 or $100 you won't get as good a deal because you will be labeled a sucker.

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uh, isn't it in their best interest to favor the suckers???

cardcounter0 · #6 10-06-2006, 06:03 PM

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uh, isn't it in their best interest to favor the suckers???

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Uhhhhh... for the casino, yes. For employees pocketing tips, no.

Bremen · #7 10-06-2006, 06:16 PM

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Uhhhhh... for the casino, yes. For employees pocketing tips, no.

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You're saying the employees are better off favoring people who tip less!?!? I don't get it.

cardcounter0 · #8 10-06-2006, 06:25 PM

Okay I will spell it out, since you are smart enough to get someone to access this site for you.

1. Some one stupid enough to pay $100 for something they should give $20 for, is probably stupid enough to accept some minor upgrade that they normally could get just by asking. Screw the sucker is just the natural American way.

2. Some one stupid enough to pay $100 for something they should give $20 for, is probably doing this their first and only time. No repeat business there, so screw them.

3. Some one stupid enough to pay $100 for something they should give $20 for, could be stupid enough to blab and spill the beans to other people, like upper hotel management, about what a good deal they got. This means some one could be coming after the hotel clerk for breaking the rules, or for a share of the tip.

youtalkfunny · #9 10-06-2006, 07:57 PM

I've worked in the casino biz my whole life.

Some one stupid enough to pay $100 for something they should give $20 for, gets whatever he wants, whenever possible.

somapopper · #10 10-06-2006, 10:10 PM

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I've worked in the casino biz my whole life.

Some one stupid enough to pay $100 for something they should give $20 for, gets whatever he wants, whenever possible.

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So funny, would this work? Is it ever considered inappropriate, and or can it get the clerk in trouble? Just talking about room upgrades at the front desk.