Receptionist tried to give $20 back thinking it was in the sandwich by mistake. I gave it back to her and asked if there were any complimentary upgrades available. She replied, let me see what I can do. Got upgraded from 600 sq ft standard suite to 1600 sq ft masquerade suite.

Tried it as I had arrived late around 12 a.m. Clerk took the 20 and said he would see if there was anything and respectfully gave me the 20 back, telling me all he had was a upgrade at $50 or a better 1 at $100 per night. Gave me a couple of drink coupons and said thanks.

first time doing this, girl seemed surprised and first placed the $20 on the counter and said she would see what she could do, that she didn’t want to take my money if she couldn’t get me a room. After asking me if I needed a king, internet, etc she finally told me she could give me a slightly upgraded room. I had heard a lot of bad stories about the Rio so I was pleasantly surprised to see what looked like a very newly renovated room with granit, great view, fridge, etc. I was here on a conference and know they were sold out and were putting conference people on lower floors. Worth the $20 for me.

First time I ever tried this….I was checking in and about third in line a little after 11AM. The people in front of me were told there were no rooms available at that time and they could check their bags and return about 3. When I went to check in I handed Raye the receptionist my $20 between my license and credit card asking if there were any complimentary room upgrades available. She sighed and asked for how many nights. I told her 2. She then searched the computer, made a quick phone call, …she said there was a room available in the larger sized Masquerade suite…and I was checked in…didn’t have to wait, check my bags etc… and upgraded from my comped Ipanema tower to the larger Masquerade tower suites.

Late night check-in, not crowded before Christmas. We offered her $50.00 and explained that we were celebrating our anniversary. I was hoping for a modest upgrade and we were overwhelmed with the suite she gave us. 1600 sq. ft. panoramic suite. It felt like we were in a home!

Horrible confusion. Wouldn’t accept my tip and gave us crappy rooms to boot. Stay elsewhere.

Also 4 VIP passes to the VooDoo lounge, and a bottle of champagne in our room.

Checked in around 10PM and figured I go for it. Got a major upgrade to an amazing suite, what a way to start our midweek Vegas getaway!

Checked in at 1am due to a late night flight arrival.
Did the $20 trick and it worked a treat, see later comments but it worked at all 4 hotels we stayed at Rio, Palms, Tropicana and the Bellagio.
Don’t be embarrased just do it fantastic…