MGM Grand
With over 5,000 rooms the MGM Grand is the largest hotel in Las Vegas.
Vegas Junky Hotel Review
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| By: martin This was a 2 story suite with a balcony overlooking the strip. The balcony was about twice the size of a normal room and had a large whirlpool on it. | ||||||||||
| By: Jenn Hubby and I checked in around the 3 pm check-in time. Lines were almost non-existant and we were directed to a young man at one of the very ends of the counter. I had prepared the $20 between hubby's ID and credit card beforehand. He asked what the $20 was for, so I explained it was for him and that it would be greatly appreciated if there was anything he could do to make our stay nicer. He got the point and started typing. All the while, we chit-chatted about various things. Next thing I knew, he's reaching for the magazine with the different room descriptions. He shows us the various suites available and says, "You'll be staying in the Celebrity Spa Suite, which is better than the Bungalow King I just showed you." He gave us our keys and then proceeded to also show us a map with the various things to do within the hotel and making recommendations based on our interests. Overall, a great experience and worth the $20. :-) | ||||||||||
| By: Janine arrived early and waited until MGM check in opened at airport. My husband offered the credit card, id with the money between and asked if there were any upgrades available but the guy said "NO!" and handed us back the money before dh even finished the question. | ||||||||||
| By: RedFalcon Checked in @ about 5pm on a Sunday. Slipped the $20 in with ID and such. Without even asking was upgraded to a Bungalow King Suite! Had originally booked a basic Grand Tower room with a discount coupon I found online (about $60 off per night). | ||||||||||
| By: Scott Taylor Checked in at the hotel. Slipped the $20 between my id and credit card. Asked if there were any complimentary room upgrades available. She checked the system and told me I could pay $30 for a one level upgrade, but nothing for free. Said to check back the next day and for $30, I could get upgraded to a junior suite. She gave me back the $20 though, so nothing lost. | ||||||||||
| By: chris We checked in at 10:30 am on March 16,2008. I handed the desk person my license, credit card and $20 and asked for a complimentary upgrade to a bungalow suite. Without even checking she said there were none available. She then seemingly pretended to check and again said there were none available. She was very nice, apoligized and gave my money back. Out of curiosity, I called later from my cell phone and inquired about a bungalow suite and they were available at the rack rate. As a side note, I tried to check in at the airport but the line was 20 deep. We waited for ten minutes without the line moving so went to the hotel and checked in in three minutes. | ||||||||||
| By: tess The $20 was returned to me with an offer of a $45 per night upgrade to a Queen Bungalow. | ||||||||||
| By: Paul I'm going to put this as a yes although I did not actually take the upgrade because it was offered. Checked in at the airport at around 10:30 and did the trick with a $50--handed the person at the desk my license with one hand and put the credit card/bill next to him with the other. He took a look at what I gave him and checked. They had something available, but only a room with a king bed. Unfortunately I was there with a buddy of mine, and the upgrade wasn't worth sharing a bed. I asked for an upgrade with a king and a sofa that they didn't have any. However, since it would have work if I were by myself or with someone I would have shared a king with, it counts as a yes. | ||||||||||
| By: matt They look you over to make sure that you'll blend in with the types staying at the skylofts. Really high roller accomodations. I think also roll your credit card to see what type of credit limit you have-i was getting nods and looks as they were calling my in. | ||||||||||
| By: Chelibeli We checked in at the airport and I carefully slipped him a 20.00 (in betweeen the Driver Lic and Credit Card) to have our standard room upgraded to a suite. He gave me back the 20.oo and told me there would be a 35.00 per night charge to upgrade to a suite. We refused, and he informed up us that our room will be strip side and have a awesome view. Well our room was strip side, however our awaesome view was of the city Center construction. Hmmmm?????!!!!! | ||||||||||
| By: Ronald Epstein Checked in at MGM counter at Las Vegas airport. Friends and I had two standard rooms. I asked the guy at the counter if there were any complimentary upgrades available and slipped a $50 bill beneath a credit card. The counter clerk did about 10 seconds of computer clicking and said that the hotel was full. He then handed me back my $50. I think the reason this failed for me was the fact that it was Superbowl Sunday and that the hotel probably was booked. | ||||||||||
| By: Adam I used the airport check in. I did the trick as explained and it worked great It worked great. I will use this in the future. The clerk was really nice about it. | ||||||||||
| By: Fernando Checked in at the MGM Grand's airport lobby, which was a breeze. I was staying for just one night at the MGM (I moved to The Mirage the following day), so I really wasn't keen on performing the 20 usd trick. I thought I'd just ask "Can you check if my room has a nice Strip view?" The guy who checked us in was real nice and immediately responded that he had a same category room with a partial view of the Strip. That sounded good enough to me (considering the one night only stay) and tried to tip him 5 usd, which he refused (incredibly, being Vegas and all). The view was exactly what he said; I could see the Tropicana, Excalibur, Luxor, and Mandalay Bay side of the Strip from my room. The MGM Grand was a nice overall experience. | ||||||||||
| By: jon anderson Already had a cheap upgrade from their own website ($120/night for a 700 sf room), so wasn't expecting much. Lady just handed the money back to me without saying anything. | ||||||||||
| By: Karen We checked in at the airport at about 10:00 am. I told the front desk agent that if there were any upgrades available I would appreciated it, as my husband and I were celebrating our anniversary (which was true). He took the "sandwich" and set it on his keyboard, and quickly showed me the Celebrity Spa Suite in the brochure and said that he could put us in one of those rooms. That is exactly what I had wanted (over a Bungalow), so I was happy that he immediately went there without my having to ask! * Apparently, checking in earlier in the day is your best bet. My brother-in-law and his wife who were meeting us there arrived at about 12:15. They checked in at the hotel front desk and tried the trick. They were told (by a female front desk agent) that there had already been too many upgrades that day, and all she could do was offer them the Celebrity Spa Suite for an additional $25/night, and she kept their $20 - so for them it cost $70 in all. | ||||||||||
| By: Bj Used the airport check-in when it opened at 9:00am. Gave him the "card sandwich" and asked if any complimentary upgrades were available. The dark-skinned gentleman put the cards (and cash) on his keyboard, and typed for about 30 seconds. He said there was nothing available, and handed me back my credit card with the cash underneath. The trick may have failed because we were booked for 5 nights starting on a Saturday, and he was probably looking for a room available for the whole time. The people next to us were trying to get two adjacent rooms with a good view (but they didn't do the trick!), and were told that there wasn't very many sets of adjacent rooms available, and that they may want to try again after 11am when more people have checked out. | ||||||||||
| By: D Wilk Asked for any available up grades and was unsuccessful. Check in lady did look and could not find one. She did try though. | ||||||||||
| By: M.A.C. No upgrades available at check-in, front desk person told me to come back following morning. Found him next day and he was able to upgrade me. He could've gotten a higher class room but I needed one with 2 beds and Bungalow was the only category that he could get me with that. | ||||||||||
| By: JohnnyVegas Got the Celeb Suite with Jacuzzi. | ||||||||||
| By: S Sebastian Went to the Airport checkin. I never pulled out a $20, but kindly asked the gentleman if there were any avail "comp" upgrades avail. He said there is a Bungalow Queen suite avail for $25 a night extra. Since there was 4 of us, it was worth the upgrade. He never gave me a bill for the upgrade, and he said I would receive it at checkout. It never appeared on my bill listed in the hotel TV, nor did the attendent give it to me upon checkout. | ||||||||||
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