calguy77 said:What happens if you hand them the $20 and they don't give you the upgrade?

Walk way from the front desk, and slowly "mooning" the clerk?

calguy77 said:What happens if you hand them the $20 and they don't give you the upgrade?

You shouldn't actually hand over the money unless you know you are getting the upgrade. Ask about the upgrade with the $20 bill visible along with your credit card, if they say no, take the $20 bill back and just handover the card only.

wutsdadealio said:calguy77 said:What happens if you hand them the $20 and they don't give you the upgrade?

You shouldn't actually hand over the money unless you know you are getting the upgrade. Ask about the upgrade with the $20 bill visible along with your credit card, if they say no, take the $20 bill back and just handover the card only.

DIng, Ding, Ding...we have a winner!!! This is the correct way to safely grease the wheels.

During a Priceline bid stay at a hotel, I like to look at other people's bill to compare how much I saved by going through Priceline and found that another Priceline bidder was given a SUITE! I don't know if this person asked for an upgrade, did the $20 tip or ??? I rarely get treated well with Priceline bookings needless to say upgrades!!!

SonOfZeus said:wutsdadealio said:calguy77 said:What happens if you hand them the $20 and they don't give you the upgrade?

You shouldn't actually hand over the money unless you know you are getting the upgrade. Ask about the upgrade with the $20 bill visible along with your credit card, if they say no, take the $20 bill back and just handover the card only.

DIng, Ding, Ding...we have a winner!!! This is the correct way to safely grease the wheels.you could also hand them the card and the $20, while doing it ask if you can be upgraded to a suite - and if they say something like "Oh its $20 per night more", then tell them to apply the $20 to the room charge. Its simpler than asking for your money back, and its not like they can refuse to do it, and theyre more likely to keep the cash and just give you the room.

SKYravefever said:ternyik said:I've heard that you can get a comped room simply by asking the front desk to hold a $10,000 cashier's check in their safe for you. You don't even have to cash the check. Get the comped room and return the check to your bank after the trip.

I haven't tried this yet. But a friend of mine has a couple of times and it's worked for him. Anyone else do this?

I can see it now, upon checkout...

"May I have my cashier's check from the safe?"
"What cashier's check?"

The cashier's check that was sent to me from Nigeria

CASunBoy said:Ok - So I tried the $20 tip at the Luxor. He said everything is sold out. I would have to think this is B.S. since the Luxor has the most rooms on the strip. He did upgrade me to a high floor w/ a nice view.

Oh and of course I also received a smile since he just got $20.

I'll be back at the Luxor in a couple weeks to try again and I'll be sure to ask for a Pyramid Spa Suite!

shouldve told him to bring your bags up to the room with a USA Today and an LIT

What online rez site offers its prez suite to book.... none
When have you ever seen a Vegas hotel suite $20 more than the deluxe room.... NEVER


wutsdadealio said:theGlove said:the $20 trick works because.... that's how much it costs to get an upgrade.
ie, normal room = 60 , upgraded roomm = 75, etc.

I agree, when you go online to check room prices the difference in price between the standard and next room up might even be less than $20 depending on the hotel. I'd make sure you know this info and the kind of suite you want (jacuzzi, presidential, etc) before you offer $20.

I booked a suite in Venetian for 4 nights this month ($110 per night using Priceline).
I am going to try the "$20 trick" and let you all know if it worked for me

stanax said:calguy77 said:What happens if you hand them the $20 and they don't give you the upgrade?

Then you lost your first bet in Las Vegas...

Thank you for giving me the best laugh I've had in years!