Supposedly if you show a $20 bill in a hotel you can get a better room. You have to do this as you are checking in. I asked friends and family who have gone and they never heard of such a thing. It is new to me! I only just heard about it the other day.
Tried it once at Planet Hollywood and it did not work... they offered an upgrade to pay the difference. He was nice about the offer and I ended up giving him the $20 anywhere because I felt stupid if I did not.
I can't say I've ever heard of this either. Is it supposed to make you look richer so that the hotel would consider you for a better room?
I imagine some places will just ask you to upgrade with the $20.
I think this worked in like the '80s and '90s but it certainly won't work today. $20 is nothing these days. I think they likely get $20 tips on a daily basis. Why would they put the effort into finding you a better room for such little money?
I think this worked in like the '80s and '90s but it certainly won't work today. $20 is nothing these days. I think they likely get $20 tips on a daily basis. Why would they put the effort into finding you a better room for such little money?
This is exactly what I was thinking when I heard about it. You'd have to give out a lot more to get something pushed in your favor. I can bet you people are offering $100+ for stuff like this these days.
I think it's because of all the sites out there that offer ways of getting cheap rooms. So they see it no point to do this anymore. That's what I think anyway.
I could see giving them $20 in the 80s or 90s being a possible trick, but with the invention of the internet and those sites I mentioned, it's probably pointless to try these days.
On top of that, we're talking about Vegas here, I doubt most would upgrade you for just $20. But I could be wrong.