I was in Vegas for 4 days and 3 nights and stayed at The Delano. My flight landed at 9:40pm and I arrived at the hotel around 10:30pm. There was only one Front Desk Agent working at that hour. So, I had no choice but to get checked in by S*******. While I was walking from the taxi stand to the check in desk I was getting the ID+20+CC sandwich ready. So when S******* asked me for my ID and CC I handed all three over to her. She separated the $20.00 and handed it back to me and said that she can only accept a tip after checking me in. She didn’t even give me an opportunity to hint at an upgrade. So, front desk tip at Delano is a no go…. I did end up tipping her the $20.00 after check in.

Made a $20 sandwich with my credit card and military ID card. Was offered a similar room to what I reserved. But it was at a higher floor and decent view of the strip. The clerk felt he didn’t give me an “upgrade”, so he even asked if I want my $20 back. I asked him to keep it. Room was very nice. Even my relatives who are local and do staycations in Vegas were impressed with the room and view.

We made it in around 10pm on a Tuesday, there was only one clerk. Put the 20 between cc and Id. Booked a regular king. Rather than ask for an upgrade, asked for a room with a strip view. She said sure, but only had a 2 queen suite. This was fine since my wife and I are comfortable on a queen. We were on the 35th floor with a great view, a well spent $20. Very impressed with the hotel, booked through price line express deals.