Thought our upgrade chances were slim because the hotel appeared to be booked when I checked online. Decided to try for one of the renovated rooms anyway. We checked in at 9:45AM and I placed the $20 between my credit card and ID, and asked if we could get a higher floor or one of the newly renovated rooms. The clerk put the $20 aside, and said, “Well, I think a view would be nicer.” Who could argue with that? We were offered a corner room with a jacuzzi tub and a view of Caesar’s immediately. Or if we were willing to wait 2 hours, we could have a corner lakeview room with a jacuzzi tub. We definitely waited!

This sight is awesome! Tried slipping the tip in between the cards…at first no rooms were available (still being cleaned). The desk clerk called a manager and upgraded us to a Spa Tower Suite-with a caveat-due to construction next door, the power would not be on for another 45 minutes.NO PROBLEM!!! Due to special occasion, also received a coupon for fragrance. Men’s fragrance being discontinued, so received a full bottle, instead of a sample,as well as samples of the woman’s fragrance.They sure know how to treat their guests!!!(Desk clerk even asked if I wanted change!)

After reading about all this here, we decided to try it with the twenty between the DL and CC…We got to the Hotel about 5:30 pm, and lines were light, we scoped out a younger female clerk, who looked friendly. I asked her if they had any complimentry upgrades available, she took my cards and the twenty, and set the money on the counter right by the computer. She asked me what I was looking for. I mentioned either a lakeview, or a Tower Deluxe (helps to research the room types beforehand, which I did). She said she could do a lakeview, or a Tower Deluxe, but the Tower Deluxe would be a pool view…which was fine, and worth it. We took that.. It’s a corner room, quite bigger, with two windows (one on each side) and a separate whirlpool tub with a big window there too….and she gave us a “line pass” to use at the buffet during our stay…Glad I found this site!

Checked in around 11:30. I was very tempted to try the $20 trick after reading about the high success rate. I looked for a cute, friendly check-in girl. Sure enough, in the middle there was a pretty blonde girl about 25. I did the $20 sandwiched in between id and credit card, showing just enough of the $20. I asked if there were any complimentary upgrades available – she smiled and asked what type of room I was looking for. I replied with Lakeview Non-smoking. She also asked if it was for a special occasion – we said it was for our anniversary. She placed the $20 to the side by the computer and checked for about 30 seconds and found us a Lakeview non-smoking 23rd floor in the middle – perfect view!
She was very friendly and really appreciated the tip.

I was a bit apprehensive about doing this, but then I figured they could only say no. It was 12:30 P.M. I put the $20 in between my credit card and license when I walked up to the counter… asked if there were any complimentary upgrades available….he noticed the money…had a hard time finding anything….asked me if the money was for him….I told him, “It sure is.” He asked me to come back in two hours to give him time to find something… I returned at 2:30 and he told me he had a fabulous room for me (and my mom). He described the room and I gave him another $10 when I left the desk. It was the best room ever….beautiful view….gorgeous everything…..I’d do it again in a minute. It worked!

Offered tip and asked if there were any suites available. After much typing and conversing on the phone, she said no, but that a Tower Deluxe room was available. We took it, though we didn’t know exactly what that meant. It means Room #28042: window facing east, window facing south, window in bathroom facing south, and more room. Definitely worth it!

Put the Jackson in between my 2 forms of ID and asked if there were any complimentary upgrades at this time. Not sure what we were getting before but they put us up on the 14th floor with the lakeview. Told her it was our honeymoon, but no free gifts for that I guess. Pretty busy at the time too. Happy that it worked though!

walked up to the front desk. held the twenty in view and asked if she might have any comp upgrades. she smiled and said “let me check”. she typed in the computer for about 2 minutes and then said ” how about a spa tower suite”. i said thats great and handed her the 20. worked great!

Put the $20 in between ID and CC. Didn’t think the Clerk saw it, so I mentioned there was something for him there. He said he felt it. He asked me what I was looking for, I said Lakeview, suite. After a lot of typing, we ended up with a corner Tower Deluxe room with a Lakeview. The room was great, but very far from the elevators.

I palmed clerk the money and him it was my honeymoon and I would like a suite. He was very friendly and gave us a gorgeous junior suite with a whirlpool bathtub for two with a view of the strip from the tub!! really nice and worth the tip. Four nights.