Comps and upgrades

[dirtymike]

Anyone have any secrets for getting comps or room upgrades from the hotels on vegas? Someone told me to tip the bell boy or the front desk and ask if they can upgrade the room before you check in. Anyone ever try this?

[djfrosty]

Try gambling a lot.

[lalate]

Originally Posted by dirtymike

Anyone have any secrets for getting comps or room upgrades from the hotels on vegas? Someone told me to tip the bell boy or the front desk and ask if they can upgrade the room before you check in. Anyone ever try this?

Ive never NOT been upgraded. Ive done every trick in the book ... and still coming up with new ones. My last trip I had the 2nd largest room in the entire hotel for the standard room rate ... for several days, almost bigger than my old new york apartment lol

[lalate]

Originally Posted by lalate

Ive never NOT been upgraded. Ive done every trick in the book ... and still coming up with new ones. My last trip I had the 2nd largest room in the entire hotel for the standard room rate ... for several days, almost bigger than my old new york apartment lol

... and thats w/o gambling.

[bigmike19]

Originally Posted by lalate

... and thats w/o gambling.

well why dont u shoot me over a pm with ur tricks lol

dont worry i wont blow up ur spot i do vegas once a year--but i go to ac alot

[dirtymike]

Originally Posted by bigmike19

well why dont u shoot me over a pm with ur tricks lol

dont worry i wont blow up ur spot i do vegas once a year--but i go to ac alot

Ditto

[rudya]

Originally Posted by lalate

... and thats w/o gambling.

wow i tried to PM you for some tips but your full

if you get a chance please share

[lalate]

Sorry my inbox has been filling up quickly lately.

Here's my scoup .. without revealing how I personally do it, here is how you can try to do it ... from someone who has never paid for anything but a standard room rate for the last few years and has never stayed in standard room.

I dont gamble.
I have only patronized one hotel operators list of properties the last 1/2 decade.
I know what are the best rooms in the hotel so I know what to ask for.
I dont check in when all of the western world is in line.

[sancib]

I have to agree, I've been staying primarily at NYNY and never check in when its super busy, man you need time to shmooze and be friends Last time I stayed I was in the players suite, but I do like to dabble at the craps table and slots/video poker. I am going to stay at TI next stay. so we'll see

[VegasStatusVIP]

Originally Posted by lalate

Ive never NOT been upgraded. Ive done every trick in the book ... and still coming up with new ones. My last trip I had the 2nd largest room in the entire hotel for the standard room rate ... for several days, almost bigger than my old new york apartment lol

I wish I was you! You are my hero!!!

[greenie]

LALate, why won't you share *any* of your tips in public? Hmmm? What are you afraid of?

[hehateme]

cant wait, just got a call from REHAB and my cabana is comped

[epope]

Originally Posted by hehateme

cant wait, just got a call from REHAB and my cabana is comped

HAHAHAAHAHAHHAHHAA!!! WHAT A FUCKING JOKE!!! IN YOUR WETTEST FANTASIES...IF YOU THINK I AM BULLSHITTING CHECK MY CREDENTIALS AND CHECK MY REHAB POST!!

[bigmike19]

Originally Posted by epope

HAHAHAAHAHAHHAHHAA!!! WHAT A FUCKING JOKE!!! IN YOUR WETTEST FANTASIES...IF YOU THINK I AM BULLSHITTING CHECK MY CREDENTIALS AND CHECK MY REHAB POST!!

i think he was mocking this thread cuz that other guy said he gets all this free room shit and then didnt share any info--thats just my take

[lalate]

hahaha good stuff hehetma lol ....


.... merely putting a tip on the counter and asking for an upgrade generally doenst cut it (at least not for me) - and in most times they choose not to take my tip. There is no format to how you do it, but if you have some level of creativity, and think it out before you walk up, and the situation is prime, you can pull off some sort of upgrade at minimum.

Consider who you are arriving with, when you are arriving (not just the date, but the hour), and what the purpose of your request is for. Put yourself in the shoes of the person taking the request. "Why would I give a single male arriving for 4 days an upgrade on a slow weekday?"

Understand
1. how (by staffing) they effectuate an upgrade
2. what type of upgrades they have
3. why they would upgrade
4. why they wouldnt** upgrade

Its really not that hard at all, if you think iwth a fast and open mind. But if you say something to the counter verbatim that some dood told you on a messageboard to say, you wont get junk.