Comments on How to Get a Hotel-Room Upgrade

here's a novel idea...Book the room you want and pay for it! Quit trying to cheat the system and bully a front desk clerk into giving you something you haven't paid for. Also, quit complaining about anything and everything just so you don't have to pay for a service you used. If you don't want to pay the rate for the hotel you are staying at, stay somewhere else in your price range. It is apparent that with the decline in our economy travelers are watching their spending more than ever. Why does that have to be combined with complaining more than ever? At the end of the day, remember that the hotel that you are trying to cheat out of paying for whatever you don't want to pay for is still a business with a huge financial responsibility to make its own budgeted numbers. If you want free breakfast, stay somewhere that offers free breakfast. If you want a suite, pay for it or sta...

You: (pull out the wallet and place the cc and id on the counter) i was woundering if i could get a room away from the elevators and ice machines (pull out a 20 and set it on the counter and slightly push it towards the fd)the nicest room im here with my wife, you know woman. fd: okay here you are room 1020, got a nice room on the 10th floor overlooking the Marina. thank you and enjoy your stay. you: thank you, il see you around maybe you will see them on another visit and he or she will remember that you tiped them good last time you stayed. i should write a article...damm.

You: (pull out the wallet and place the cc and id on the counter) i was woundering if i could get a room away from the elevators and ice machines (pull out a 20 and set it on the counter and slightly push it towards the fd)the nicest room im here with my wife, you know woman. fd: okay here you are room 1020, got a nice room on the 10th floor overlooking the Marina. thank you and enjoy your stay. you: thank you, il see you around maybe you will see them on another visit and he or she will remember that you tiped them good last time you stayed. i should write a article...damm.

building loyalty is a plus, but another thing is just being HUMAN. we front desk people get bored, sometimes just getting to know other people builds friendships (if you come to our hotel a couple times a month) be nice dont give us problems and we will know "well mr. baker is comming today" and we will see what upgraded room we can give you. getting to know who our guests are is what makes us determin what room we will give you.money works too. a 20 can go a long way. a easy way to make this transaction would be like this. front desk:welcome to somethign somethign hotel how may i help you? you: yes, im checking in. last name _______. fd: okay mr. _____ i see we have you staying with us for 1 night king bed. may i please have a credit card and a photo ID? You: (pull out the wallet and place the cc and id on the counter) i was woundering if i could get a room away from the elevator