Post by ucladavid on Feb 12, 2013 1:46:03 GMT -5
Instead of being so negative on some threads, let's have a positive thread where we can find out some good advice/tips.
One thing I always do whenever I check into a hotel is the $20 sandwich tip. It usually works in Vegas but I have done it in Atlanta and New York hotels. When the cashier asks for driver's license and credit card, I put a $20 in between the two. I then ask "Are there any complimentary upgrade available." I have done this about 10 times and 9 times it has worked. last time (around christmas), I went from the lowest room at the mirage to a strip view room that is the next level up. When i saw online what the price difference would have been, it was about $50 a night.
The highest jump I have gotten was a bare basic room at the paris in vegas to a suite with a great view of the bellagio fountains. Price difference was about 150 a night.
I first heard about it from a friend of mine who used to work the front desk at an LA hotel and says that customers rarely do it but it almost always works. he usually saw someone do it about once a month.
One thing I always do whenever I check into a hotel is the $20 sandwich tip. It usually works in Vegas but I have done it in Atlanta and New York hotels. When the cashier asks for driver's license and credit card, I put a $20 in between the two. I then ask "Are there any complimentary upgrade available." I have done this about 10 times and 9 times it has worked. last time (around christmas), I went from the lowest room at the mirage to a strip view room that is the next level up. When i saw online what the price difference would have been, it was about $50 a night.
The highest jump I have gotten was a bare basic room at the paris in vegas to a suite with a great view of the bellagio fountains. Price difference was about 150 a night.
I first heard about it from a friend of mine who used to work the front desk at an LA hotel and says that customers rarely do it but it almost always works. he usually saw someone do it about once a month.
