Tipping for a Room Upgrade
 

I was just having this discussion with somebody at work. Neither of us have ever tried it, so it was all pretty much speculation.

Can you slip the guy a $100 at check-in and get a nice room upgrade? How nice of an upgrade would you get for this, and would $50 do the job, or would $200 result in a significantly better room? Is it easier or more likely to happen at a casino like Bellagio/Wynn, or Luxor/Paris? I'm assuming it would be easier during the week/winter than on a weekend/summer.

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Easiest time would be during the week in the summer.

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100 or 200 could buy you a room upgrade so why tip

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You usually get a room upgrade for a $20 tip (if they are available, if they aren't available, then the amount doesn't matter).

If you want to tip $200 for a $50 upgrade, then you deserve a kick in the nuts.

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I had a $20 in my hand when I asked about a rollaway at Mirage. First she said $30 then she said she would give it to me free, so I saved $130 plus tax.

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I'm sure it depends on what kind of upgrade you're talking about. My buddies were just wondering the same thing. (we're coming to town in 2 weeks-staying at the mirage) In our case there's 3 of us in a normal 2 bed room for 5 nights with another guy coming in for just the weekend. We play rock-paper-scissors for the bed. We were wondering if an extra $100 at checkin would get us a suite or combo room with 4 beds for our 5 night stay?

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The long time standard has been $20.
Give me the other $80 if you are so eager to get rid of it.

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[/ QUOTE ]The tip the registration clerk for an upgrade thing does not work at the high end hotels. Besides, the rooms at the mirage tower are almost all the same and no way are you getting a bungalo. You might get a better view for $20.

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We play rock-paper-scissors for the bed.

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Why do that? Offer to Roshambo them for it...

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$20 got my dad a better view at the Paris last summer.

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Asked at the desk for an upgrade at Monte Carlo. Was told a suite would be $95 extra a night.

Went back later with a $20 in my hand, and to a different counter. Asked the same question. He said he thought he could help, looked me up, found we was staying for a week, said he couldn't do it throught the weekend. My $20 went into my pocket, and he wandered off to "ask the manager something." He came back and offered the upgrade for $20 a night instead of $95.

The $20 came back out, and we were upgraded to a much nicer room on the fancy-schmancy You've Got To Show Your Key To Get On The Special Elevator Floor. It wasn't the best suite in the house, but well worth the extra $20/night plus the tip.

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When it has come tipping for upgrades at non-casino hotels, I have always checked-in and then tipped my registration clerk afterwards only to then do the 4ft walkaway-turnaround-"say... what would an upgrade run me?" tactic.

But based on what I'm reading here, many of you are simply going with $$ in hand and asking if an upgrade is possible. Is this the norm and is it an 'accepted practice' that isn't seen in poor taste?

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But based on what I'm reading here, many of you are simply going with $$ in hand and asking if an upgrade is possible. Is this the norm and is it an 'accepted practice' that isn't seen in poor taste?

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What, in Vegas, could possibly be considered "poor taste."

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But based on what I'm reading here, many of you are simply going with $$ in hand and asking if an upgrade is possible. Is this the norm and is it an 'accepted practice' that isn't seen in poor taste?

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What, in Vegas, could possibly be considered "poor taste."

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Agreed

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But based on what I'm reading here, many of you are simply going with $$ in hand and asking if an upgrade is possible. Is this the norm and is it an 'accepted practice' that isn't seen in poor taste?

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What, in Vegas, could possibly be considered "poor taste."

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Good point. This is precisely why I mentioned non-casino hotels, but in hindsight I should of put non-Vegas. Thanks for the reply.

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The $20 tip for a room upgrade is standard practice in Vegas, it is called the "$20 trick".