It was early in the day around 10am. I gave her the sandwich, but she said rooms weren’t available for us to check-in, so she (very obviously) folded it and put it back on the counter for me to take. I came back at 1pm to check in and it was packed. I waited in line for the same girl, and she said, “oh we have something special for you.” I was pleasantly surprised and slipped her the sandwich again. She gave the $20 back to me. I got up to the room to find that we were not upgraded, but a chocolate with a note addressed to me was there thanking me for being a Trump Rewards member. Big Freakin’ Whoop!!!

I arrived at the trump around 3:00 on friday. I waited in line and was greeted by a male who was in his late 20s. I put the 20 between my credit card and my id and asked if there were any complimentary upgrades available. he told me that this weekend was sold out but he was still able to give me an upgrade. I’ve tried this trick in years past and noticed that only men have provided upgrades. Every time I tried this trick with a female clerk, they never hook it up and just take the 20 with no courtesy. the best advice I can give is to find a male clerk because they know what’s up and they wont try to swindle you.

Arrived on a Thursday around 2 pm and the lobby was pretty empty. The young lady at the front desk saw my wife and I approaching (w/o any bags…opted for bell service at the valet) and told us that she could help us. Told her we were checking in and when she asked for my credit card and ID I did the sandwich trick and asked specifically if there were “any complimentary upgrades available for a 1 bedroom?” She told us she would take a look. There was not but said we could upgrade to a 1 bedroom for an additional $50 per night (it was a fight weekend so it makes sense that the upgrade cost would be so high). I told her thank you, but we were not interested in spending an extra $50 each night. She handed me the $20 back and said she was sorry but immediately she looked back in the computer and said “we can offer you a complimentary upgrade to a room on a higher floor with a strip view if that would be ok?” Of course we accepted. For the remainder of the check-in the clerk was going the extra mile: offering us water, asking us about our visit (my wife’s bday), and offering to show us to our room. I think that when she realized we were willing to tip, she became much more accommodating. In the end I tipped her $5 after she walked us to the elevator and I think we got a DEAL on the room for an extra fiver!

Checked in around 3:30pm so there was a full line with 4 clerks working the desk. Was already worried it would be too busy to pull this off. I was quickly greeted by a young woman clerk who I had some small talk with about being here for my buddies birthday. I gave her the $20 sandwich asking “are there any complimentary upgrades?” just like this website said to do. She lit up like a pinball machine, telling me “I’ll see what I can do”. She couldn’t stop smiling and laughing the rest of the check-in, I thought in my head “JACKPOT!” When we finally got to the room, it was a one bedroom suite with a strip view on the 21st floor. Big win!

Booked studio suite through Priceline. Arrived around 6 pm on Thursday before Labor Day. No line at the front desk so had no time to get the sandwich ready and had to “take who called me”–in this case, a young (25ish) red-headed female. She said “I’ve got you for three nights in our studio suite” before I even had my wallet out–but I quickly handed her the $20 sandwich, asked if there were any upgrades, and she said, in a sweet Texas drawl, “Of course…”. Got what I wanted–a 1-bedroom suite, and also what I did not care as much about, a high floor with a strip view. All in all, a great experience.

I went to the hotel around 6pm to check in. No line, 2 female clerks working. Went over to the first available one, beautiful black/latin girl probably in her mid twenties. Made small talk, said I was checking in and handed her the ID and CC with a $20 in between. I asked if any upgrades were available when she noticed the $20, and ninja moved it to who knows where. She said sh’d be able to help and asked if a 1 bedroom suite was okay. I said sure, and it was a wonderful stay. great, quiet hotel, until sunday when a small child had an ‘accident’ in the pool and had to clear it. Other than that, absolutely wonderful.

We arrived at around 6 PM local time, and prepared our sandwich. We weren’t sure how it was going to work but we’d read reviews on this site and one of our friend’s had told us about it as well so we were fairly confident it would work. As soon as we asked “we were wondering if you had any complimentary upgrades available” the clerk knew exactly what was up, took the 20 and gave us a really great suite on the 53rd floor.

Going to do this every time I go to Vegas from now on! No downside!

There were two young women at the front desk when I was checking in. It was about 6pm when I arrived at the hotel. I walked up to a young woman at the desk, handed her my license, credit card and the $20 bill in between and asked if there were any available upgrades for a one bedroom. She immediately said yes! The room was really gorgeous and had more space than we would possibly need.

There were 2 clerks, one waiting to serve; so I went to see here. I said we were checking in. I slid the ‘sandwhich’ and asked her if there were any complimentary upgrades. She told me she was able to upgrade our room to a higher floor with a strip view or she could offer us a 1 bedroom suite for an extra $20/night. I asked her if she could do better than $20 but she said no. She took my card and information, but left the $ there. I took back the $ and had a great stay!

It was about 2pm and I went to the first available person. I put the $20 between my CC and D/L and as she took it from me I mentioned it was our first time in Vegas and if they had any complimentary upgrades for us. She put the money out of view, seached her system and we got a free upgrade to the 55th floor with a view of the WHOLE strip. I was very satisfied with my stay.