SENSATIONAL!!!

I will be doing this every time we go back. The clerk was a nice young lady in her late twenties and just the next in line. So, there was no “Targeting” per se. Just went up, handed her the sandwich with the 50 hanging out so she could see it and asked if there were any complimentary upgrades just like the website says. BINGO! AWESOME ROOM! Thanks!

4:30PM Vegas time. Not extremely busy but every front desk clerk was attending to guest check ins. In Vegas to celebrate finances birthday. Slipped neatly folded concealed 20 between ID and CC. Discretion seemed of top importance when seeking an upgrade here. Front desk attendant was a very nice lady, was very grateful. Received upgrade from standard room to Panoramic Strip View, which is a strip view corner room. I’ve stayed in about every hotel on the strip and this is one of the greatest views you can get. Treasure Island is an exceptional forgotten gem on the strip. We also received two days of 2 for 1 dinner buffets, various two for 1 drink coupons, steakhouse coupons, two tickets to Mystere and a complimentary bottle of champagne.

Which clerk did you target and why?
First available.

What time/day was it? 1pm

What did you say to get upgraded?
Standard $20 sandwich, said it was our Anniversary and asked for any complimentary upgrades available. She said yes she could put us on the top floor of rooms (3rd fl from top, under the 2 top floors of Suites) at the very end of the hallway with corner strip view (2 windows facing 2 directions). She also sent up a complementary bottle of champagne.

Walked up to the front counter spoke with a man in his 40s slipped him my id and credit card with 20 dollars in between and said would you happen to have any complimentary room upgrades the guy working beside him was dealing woth my father in law and another guy on the otherside of him was dealing with my sister inlaw and said put them in these rooms. I got a tower suite over looking the strip and my sister inlaw and father in law got petitt suites. Also got complimentary champagne the whole time we were there and half price buffets.

Walked up to a Male late 20’s handed the Sandwich asked him if there where any upgrades available. He automatically put the $20 in his pocket & said he can get us into a nice Suite with a bottle of Champagne. It was a very nice room great view of the strip room came with a Jacuzzi and the champagne wa good for being free.

We had a nice girl, about in her mid 20s. while in the que I overheard her giving a bottle of champagne to a couple checking in, so she seemed nice. As I got to her counter she asked for my last name, confirmed my first name and then asked for some ID and credit card. Handed it over and as soon as she took it the cash fell out So I just bit the bullet and asked if there was any comp upgrades. All she said was ‘I’ll look after you’ and that was it. We did some small talk while she was entering in all the details, where you from etc. She upgraded us to a corner suite on the 21st floor, champagne in the room, heaps of coupons for the buffet and cocktails etc. I paid for the resort fee because I didn’t want to push my luck but seriously the $20 trick worked magic and now we are in a massive corner suite overlooking the strip!

So, we where qued up ready to be seen at the front desk and got called forward when a new deck was opened just for us. We are staying for a week so thought we would upgrade the tip to $50. I handed over the sandwich and asked if there where any complmentry upgrades and the guy (assistant manager) said he could see what he could do. While he was doing his magic we chatted away to him about our trip and what we do for work back home. After a minute or so he gave us a few room opinions and we picked one that suited us. A corner veiw room of the strip with 2 windows on the 32 floor. Because it was a corner room it is also abit bigger. We got a bunch of 2 for 1 tickets for the hotel and we where put on the champagne list for our whole visit.

I did the $20 sandwich and was upgraded from the Tower Suite to the Luxury Suite on the 36th floor with a killer view of the strip. I was also comped resort fees and received a handful of 2 for 1 drinks plus a bunch of other coupons.

Tipped $20 at around noon on a Friday and received the following perks:

Early Check-In
Strip View
Joint-Rooms (we had two rooms booked)
2 Bottles of Champagne
Coupons for Drinks

This is the second time I tried this strategy at this strip and I was more than satisfied!

I tipped more than usual, but this is because I was wanting two rooms upgraded. So normally I would tip $20, but I thought if I had 2 rooms then $40 was fair. When we first approached the young man at the counter he only asked for my credit card, which was super awkward since I had already prepared my sandwich in between my ID and credit card. He was flabbergasted by the $40 and immediately set them on the bar back in front of me saying “he wanted to leave this here in case he did not meet my expectations”. My boyfriend and I carried on very light conversation and then the guy started saying things like “happy anniversary” and “happy birthday” (probably trying to justify this major upgrade. We made sure to mention it was our first time staying at treasure island. He then showed us our rooms in a binder which we gladly accepted. So grateful that he could accommodate us the way he did. We felt so spoiled!!!