Checked in at 9pm on a Saturday, so I expected that there might not be any upgrades available. Multiple clerks were present, but only one group of customers was checking in as I approached. They stepped away, having finished checking in, and their clerk motioned for us to come over. I immediately put down the sandwich with the $20 bill poking out the front, introduced myself, and stated that I would like to check in please. I then immediately followed up by stating that my girlfriend and I were celebrating 2.5 years together, and asked if any complimentary upgrades were available. The $20 bill disappeared almost instantly, and both our clerk and another next to him began to grin (as did I). He said that they were mostly sold out, but asked if we minded a smoking room. I told him that it did not matter to us, and next thing we know he had us in a corner room on the 36th (top) floor with a stellar view of the strip. He even threw in a bottle of champagne! Will most likely try this trick again next time I’m in Vegas, and certainly if I’m at Treasure Island.

3pm check in time – slipped $20 in between card/id asked if any upgrades available, was chatty friendly – was given two free buffet coupons, bottle of champagne, upgraded to a strip view room with view of the Siren’s cove, 2 for 1 drinks at Kahunaville.

on New Years Eve we arrived to check in at Treasurer Island about 11 am.we had the sandwich ($20) ready and it worked very well….. The teller at the front desk was new because she asked for help…..She upgraded us to a double room with a strip view and a bottle of Champagne!!!! Great time we will continue to do the sandwich every time!!!

Checked in at 1:30 PM. Short line. Took the first available clerk. Handed $20 between the cc and dl and asked if there were any complimentary upgrades. She said “Sure”. After clicking on her computer for a minute or two she offered me a high level corner room (Room 32-073) with a strip and mountain view. Also offered a free bottle of champagne, 2 for 1 buffet and other 2 for 1 coupons for TI restaurants. She said the upgraded room normally would have been $30 per night. She was very nice and the process was hassle free!

Got there Friday of Memorial Day Weekend. Line wasn\’t long (surprisingly), nice younger girl helped us out. She was very pleasant right from the beginning so when my husband slipped her the sandwich and asked if there were any upgrades, she thanked him for the $20 and said she would check and see what she could do. She ended up putting us on one of the highest floors in a corner room that had huge windows with a PERFECT view of the strip! She had champagne sent up to our room and gave me a coupon for 30% off at the Spa! I ended up getting a wonderful massage for a fraction of the cost! If we get her next time, I may try a $50 sandwich, maybe that will get us a suite 😉 Awesome, totally made our trip more memorable and it only cost us 20 bucks 🙂

We book directly at the hotel website a 50% off offer. Arrived at the hotel at 7 pm, 1 couple in the waiting line. Only 1 clerck for this saturday night. Give bill with my id and credit card and ask for complimentary upgrade as it was our wedding birthday (true). And it worked. Nice corner strip view. Really love ti !

It was very late…1 am or something like that.

I was very sure, that the sandwhich-trick would not work at all…but I was so tiered and I had nothing to lose…so I put the 20$-bill into my passport and just said: “Is there a chance for a free upgrade?”…and I got a suite- a very huge suite with two bathrooms-just for me 😉

Got there at 8am in the morning- couldn’t check in until 11am. Got breakfast and starbucks coffee at the corner and hung out on the strip for a few hours. Came back at 11 and the check-in line was crazy. Waited in line for 30 minutes and was helped by an asian girl in her late 20’s or early 30’s. Slipped her the $20 dollar sandwich with our printout of the reservations we got through a Groupon deal, with our Credit card and ID. As soon as saw the tip, she glanced up at us with a grin( Could see she was surprised yet happy about the tip). Placed the tip on the side of her table. I asked if there were any upgrades and she responded by saying “I am checking right now.” End result of our $20 bucks: free comp. champagne, 2 free buffets, 2 tickets to B1G1 free buffet tickets, upgraded room to the 25th floor with a fantastic view of the strip. On top of that, our groupon deal gave us $50 dollar food/drink voucher to anywhere in the hotel and a $30 spa credit per person. I would definitely do this again! =D

Before going on this trip – I googled everything from getting free upgrades on planes to hotels – I found this page, its success rates, and other guests stories and decided to give it a try myself.

By the time I got there, it was 3pm (their check-in time) and it was extremely busy! ALL of the counters were opened for service – (all ladies) – At this time I thought, “Cool! girl-to-girl… No pressure!” (although, I was so nervous inside for it being my first time to try it). However, as luck would have it, a gentleman came up and out from somewhere wearing a suit and called me over to serve me. ….and of course by this time I was like “crap – this is not gonna fly with a manager!” …. but I tried it anyways. When he asked me for my cc and id, I simply handed him the sandwich but loss my words. Nonetheless, he immediately brightened and said “Oh, thank you very much! I’m going to treat you real nice!

I think it wasn’t until another 5seconds later before I realized I was holding my breath – but you just couldn’t keep me from smiling… and when he said that he got the same room for me on the penthouse level with strip view- i was practically grinning ear to ear! =) I also told him (with proof on id) that it was going to be my friend’s birthday and that we were celebrating in town – and so he threw in a free bottle of champagne!

It was definitely worth it and I will definitely try it again!

We were in Vegas to get married on 11/11/11. We checked in on a Tuesday and got a cute little blonde girl. $20 in between the Credit Card and Driver\’s License and we got a Deluxe King room at the center front on the hotel on the very top floor. There is even a elevator specifically for the top floor that was only accesible via key card. The room was about the same size as a regular room, but the ceilings were super high and the fireworks from the pirate show exploded right outside our window! Pretty amazing. She even apologized for not being able to put us in a suite, but they were all booked for the week. She waived the resort fee and comped us a bottle of champagne! All in all, a great success!!