Gave credit card with 20 underneath and asked if there was any complimentary upgrades. She said she would look and offered us the resort room. The room was great.

20 dollar under the cc and asked for fountain view room. We got a room with a full view at the Bellagio fountains and it was fantastic. And that for 6 nights

checked in around 5 pm and line was not too long but not short. i was helped by an asian male in early to mid thirties. i asked if he had any upgrades available with a twendy clearly visable between my card and i.d. He proceeded to tell me yes, for an extra $30 a night. Oh well.

I had heard about the 50th and 51st floors, so decided to try for one of those – after some discussion and “permission from his boss” we were given the keys to a deluxe rooom on the 50th floor, unfortunately I did not realise that both these floors, which are normally reserved for known casino players, are both smoking. As an asthmatic this was not good for me so we went back down and negotiated the second deal which was a 100% success.

A great hotel, perfect location, the alterations are almost done, the Spice Market buffet is back in the basement and, once again, one of Vegas’ best. back again in March at an unbeatable $49 per night.

Shot down on the $20 trick at the Aladdin… can’t remember the name of the clerk, but he was Asian, slightly chunky, and perhaps in his late 20s/early 30s.

30th Nov check-in, 4 night stay.

I asked about upgrades with a $20 visible under my credit card on the counter, the guy pulled out a list of rates. Asked if he could do any better and fully pulled out the $20 from under the card and practically waved it at him, and asked him if he could do any better on the upgrade, he didn’t budge.

Weird as I don’t think it was a particularly busy time either. The Rodeo was in town but that’s about it. As it happened, I thought the ‘standard’ room was fine so no major issues, but the disappointment of no upgrade did put me off spending money in their casino. And the pinks hot dogs in the restaurant there SUCKED.

Reserved the room via website with promo code CNEW ($49,$49,$109,$139). Checked in at around 9:30pm, it was quiet. Gave the clerk my id and I held the $20 with my credit card. I asked him if he had any complimentary upgrades, and he told me he’ll see what he could do. He showed me a floor plan of the resort room and said he could waive the $50/night upgrade charge. I thanked him for the upgrade, and gave him the $20 tip. FYI – the registration desk opens in it’s new location this week. Looks pretty nice.

Just got back from a 2 night stay at the Aladdin. I checked in at around 3PM at the front desk, and was greeted by a friendly older woman. It was me and my girlfriend’s two year anniversary and I mentioned that near the beginning of a little chit chat. Then I took out my wallet as I started talking about how I wanted a nice room to celebrate our anniversary in style, and she said that she would definitely try to hook us up. We were booked for the most inexpensive room in the hotel at $69/night but she told us that she put us in the Strip Suite with a view of the Bellagio Fountains on the 32nd floor. She gave me everything that I needed for the room and she left without even giving me time to shake her hand with the $20 that I had waiting for her. So…I suppose the $20 trick didn’t exactly work, but just being friendly was helpful enough.

Thanks for all the tips, everyone! It was a great trip!!!!!!!

My boyfriend and I stayed at Aladdin with his brother/wife from April 9-16th. Line was really long at checkin, my boyfriend waited with our bags, and I went up with the other couple to check in.

We asked for available upgrades with a $50 in hand, the clerk said no immediately. We showed him a $50 we had folded up, and he bumped us to 2 resort view rooms on the same floor. We had a sofa, king beds, separate tub, shower, his/her sinks. It was great. We went with $50 because it was for 2 rooms and a week long stay we thought might be harder (especially given the long checkin line)

We wanted to stay on the same floor, otherwise he would’ve given us Bellagio fountain view rooms (he gave us our choice – same floor resort, or different higher floor resort with Bellagio view).

Not bad for $540+25 tip for the week with the spring aladdin special. Really enjoyed the visit overall, room was a great deal, construction not a problem at all. We also had a seemingly renovated room with planet hollywood memorabilia in the room.

I was so nervous. Spotted the eyes in the ceiling and spotted the supervisors behind certain clerks. The line was long and every station seems to have a clerk so there was no way to be certain of who I was going to get. Then I saw her. She’s beautiful. She walked towards the center and signal me to her station. That’s exactly what a single nervous guy needs: a gorgeous girl to service him. I can’t help but feel intimindated as I approach the counter. Then, I jumped the gun. It was too soon and I knew it was over when I blurted “I’m celebrating my birthday [11/17] and was wondering if there are any complimentary upgrades”. It came out too soon. She doesn’t even know my name yet. But she played it cool. “I’ll see what we have”. I was prepared for this. I had my Jackson between the id and the translucent AMEX. I wanted her to know I was ready. She looked and saw me playing with it, moving it back and forth. She asked for it, the id. I hesitated. I gave her the id but I didn’t give her the Jackson. I should have if I wanted her to give me what I want. So I asked for it “I have some friends coming over, could I get a larger room?” She offered a Resort Suite with a small view of the Bellagio fountain. At this point, I was desperate and I would have taken anything I could get my hands on. I gave her the Jackson with my AMEX to close it. She’s well trained and experienced. As soon as the Jackson was in her palm, it vanished like magic trick. We sealed the deal and then we parted.

We had gotten a resort suite but there was no view of bellagio fountains. We can see the far left Bellagio tower but not enough to catch a glimpse of the fountain. Then there was construction going on next to Bellagio (across from us). Did you know construction of a new shopping mall is allowed 24 hours a day in Vegas? It was noisy but we were all pretty tired at the end of each evening. Oh and I had tried to do a $5 trick on the room maid for extra soap, shampoo, etc. (I wrote and left a note) I only got ONE extra set. At least we got turn over service on the 2nd night. It was educational and fun. Thanks for the tip!