Next time you check into a hotel room in Vegas, slide a folded $20 bill between your license and credit card and give it to the receptionist at check in.
More often than not, your ass is getting a room upgrade. Sometimes an enormous one.
About a decade ago, my buddy Hardy who lived in Vegas for a while told me about what locals called “The $20 Sandwich”. In a city based on gratuity and greased palms, why would the check-in at the hotel be any different?
Most of the time after handing the receptionist my $20 bundle and after the receptionist gets my basic information, I politely request if the hotel has any upgrades available. Several times I didn’t even have to ask, I was just informed almost immediately “Let me see if I have any upgrades for you”.
In the dozen or so times I’ve tried “The $20 Sandwich”, it’s worked all but three. Sometimes it was as simple as getting a strip view instead of an alley view of the dumpster. Sometimes it was an upgrade to a suite with a bottle of champagne sent up to my room.
My most recent success was at the Mirage, where I went from my original reservation of the cheapest room available- a low floor single King Bed with a view…to a 1700 square foot Hospitality Suite on the 20th floor overlooking the Vegas strip. Oh, and they paid for my parking for the entire stay.
My successes with the $20 Sandwich have been at Caesars, Bellagio, Planet Hollywood, The Mirage, Treasure Island, and the Encore.
My failures have been at The Cosmopolitan (whole casino was sold out), the MGM Grand, and The Venetian.
A website called frontdesktip.com has chronicled the success rate of the $20 Sandwich, and Ceasars, Palazzo, and Planet Hollywood are amongst the best with over a 90% upgrade rate. Among the worst were the MGM Grand, New York New York, and the Aria- each just a hair over 50%.
Click on the video here and see just how much you can get for $20 in Vegas!
28 сен 2024