I gave the $20 between my CC and DL and asked for the complimentry upgrade. The lady slipped back the $20 and told me there was nothing available (it was a Friday at 1200). My room was on the 30th floor looking out at the MGM. I was very satisfied with the view. I am not sure if this was an upgrade, but I was happy with what I got.

I slipped a fifty between the cards. She immediately agreed to upgrade and slid the fifty back with a smile. Because of the bad economy now is a perfect time to visit Las Vegas if you can. There are no crowds at all and the hotels have fantastic deals. I have already booked another trip for March.

it was a long time ago but was told as we had prepaid accom we couldnt get upgraded
then found we would have got comped nights if we didnt prepay

Slipped $20 in the passport and since I stayed once before, I was able to make conversation saying how different it was while being checked in, and being very polite. I simply asked if there were any complimentary upgrades available, and she typed away, and got upgraded to a nice view of the Strip and got the $20 back as well!

checked in sunday @ 3pm. quite a few people in line.

slipped a $20 on my photopage of my passport. reservation was booked via travelocity sale @ ~25$/night (83 inc tax for 3 nights), so no need for credit card. told i could upgrade to broadway suite for $20/night or spa suite for $55. no complimentary upgrades avail.

ignored the 20 and handed it with my passport back to me.

clerk looked v official, placed passport and $20 asked for upgrade to higher floor and strip view.Said strip view would be $7.50 a night but could get us a higher floor. declined $7.50 a night as staying a long time after checking in clerk curious why $20 on top asked did i want change. embarressed left got room already booked.

We checked in around 8:30pm and there was a longish line. The woman checking us in was pretty young but very serious, all business, so I had a bad feeling about our odds of success. When she asked for id I placed the credit card, id, and $20 bill all on the counter together. She didn’t bat an eye at the $20. At some point I told her it was my friend’s first time in Las Vegas (which was true), and I asked if there might be any room upgrades available to make the experience more memorable. She immediately said the hotel was full, so all she could do was upgrade us from the lowest room (skyline) to one class higher (park avenue). However we had booked with an internet promotion on their website that was already supposed to get us the park avenue room, so this was not actually an upgrade. I took the $20 back. The eventual room was not that high and had a nice view of the construction next door. Oh well.

Asked about a complimentary upgrade. Clerk said that they were sold out and there were no upgrades available and returned the money.

He actually asked me if the money was for the complimentary upgrade and seemed surprised. He also worked a little extra time to find us a king, non smoking room even though he initially thought there weren’t any available.

Im a hotel clerk a 20 can go along way, noise complaint to telling them in advance your gonna party tip the clerk and ask for something out of the way as to not disturb the other guests. Upgrades work like this too tip the clerk and then call the desk and ask if they can upgrade them to something nice that yould expected something “larger”….. BUt yes “tips” for the desk can get you almost anything you want… be nice and tip and you can get away with anything.
Most sincerely,
Your freindly smilen hotel desk worker!