Checked in at 18:00 on a Saturday. Didn’t get to choose agent. Handed over passport, credit card and $20 and said we’d appreciate it if she could find us something nice like a high floor panoramic. She laughed at first and put the cash off to one side (I thought that was just going to get handed back). She spent a while searching and then told us we were in luck and gave us a room on the 56th floor. I’m not convinced we couldn’t have got this by just asking nicely – but if not then on a 7 night stay this is over $150 upgrade for $20! By the way – the Encore skips floors 40-49 – so take this into account with upgrades – i.e. 54 is actually only 5 floors above 39!

I did get an upgrade but at Encore all the rooms are pretty much the same except for the parlor and salon suites.The upgrade was only a higher floor. Would love to try it at Wynn and see if it could be any better.

Checked in around 5:30 pm. Didn’t get a choice of agents. My bf is too chicken to try the sandwich but the room was under his name. He gave DL and CC. I had a $20 folded in my right hand and held it out on the counter for agent to see. I asked if there were any comp upgrades cuz it’s my birthday. She typed away, said an upgrade would cost $xx/nite. I said, no, that’s ok. She looked at me and shook her head and said, I’ll give it to you as my bday gift to you. I said thank you, shook her hand and gave her the $20. Received a beautiful room on 59th floor with a view of the strip.

Went to the first available clerk. Discreetly handed over the 20$. Easy upgrade.

I chose the only male clerk at the desk. I simply asked that I would appreciate anything that he could do to make our stay more memorable, he was very nice and indirectly thanked me for the tip.

We arrived to check in and were offered a room on the 39th floor. I overheard a conversation between another couple and a desk clerk who told them about upgrading to a higher floor for $25/night. I have read that the highest floors are considered an upgrade and have read various stories of people complaining when they are assigned a lower floor (noise, view, etc). So when were were offered the 39th floor, I pulled out my $20 and held it with my credit card/driver’s license in plain view and politely requested another floor. The clerk then offered me a smoking room on the 63rd floor, but my hubby did not want to stay in a smoking room, so we settled for room 5418 which was very close to the strip side (the rooms lower in numbers are closest to the strip –5418 is closer say than 5446). Since we did not get the top floor that I really wanted, I gave her 10 bucks, and she seemed extremely appreciative. After arriving to the room, she even called us to ask us if we were happy with the room and told me to call her if there was anything else we needed during our stay!

We arrived to check in and were offered a room on the 39th floor. I overheard a conversation between another couple and a desk clerk who told them about upgrading to a higher floor for $25/night. I have read that the highest floors are considered an upgrade and have read various stories of people complaining when they are assigned a lower floor (noise, view, etc). So when were were offered the 39th floor, I pulled out my $20 and held it with my credit card/driver’s license in plain view and politely requested another floor. The clerk then offered me a smoking room on the 63rd floor, but my hubby did not want to stay in a smoking room, so we settled for room 5418 which was very close to the strip side (the rooms lower in numbers are closest to the strip –5418 is closer say than 5446). Since we did not get the top floor that I really wanted, I gave her 10 bucks, and she seemed extremely appreciative. After arriving to the room, she even called us to ask us if we were happy with the room and told me to call her if there was anything else we needed during our stay!

We’ve stayed at the Wynn the last 7 times in Vegas, and each time the sandwich has worked. It appears they have a different policy at Encore. I saw the clerk I have dealt with on several occasions at Wynn, and got in his line, but the guys in front of me were taking forever, so I moved over to the next clerk. She was very pleasant, but as soon as I offered “the sandwich” and asked if there were any complimentary room upgrades, she hastily returned the $20 and said they did have upgrades for a small fee. We eventually settled on a beautiful south strip/golf course view room on the 60th floor for an additional $25 per night. So an extra $100 altogether, rather than $20. Again, the clerk was very helpful and friendly, but the way she shoved the $20 back suggested to me that they’ve been told by someone higher up to work the client for some extra cash rather than pocketing the tip themselves.

Piece of cake. Hubby did the talking when we determined the clerk was female. Worked like a charm!

Did the sandwich and asked for a comp upgrade, high floor room, overlooking the strip. He told me he could not take a “tip” until after he had booked me. He then found the last open room on the 63rd (top) floor, overlooking the strip and gave it to me for 4 nights. My TA had booked a vacation package even though I was going for business and I paid a meager $150 a night. My co-workers, three of them, that didn’t believe the trick or were afraid to try all ended up on the 8th floor.