Does the $20 trick work in New York?

By the way its really not called a trick, its a complimentary Up-grade and its done thousands of time a day in Las Vegas so no one is tricking anyone. It can work in any hotel but $20 won't get you anywhere in NYC. We just ask for the nicest room available and hand the desk clerk an appropirate tip.



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It does, however, depend on the hotel, and seems to have become slightly less effective over the last few years. $20 won't get you much these days. A $50 might help, depending on which hotel and how busy it is. Try checking in when it's not busy, and you might have a chance.

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Slip a $20 bill between your ID and credit card and ask clerk if there are any complimentary upgrades available. There must be more to it than that, you're thinking. But nope – it's that easy. They will start typing on their keyboard and will do their best to give you a complimentary upgrade because they want the tip!

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MYTH: CONFIRMED…with a technicality. While it's possible for the $20 Trick to work outside of Las Vegas, it is fairly unlikely. It is more likely that it will work if you follow the steps above. In Las Vegas, you should find yourself getting some kind of upgrade roughly 75% of the time.

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While using someone else's ID to drink alcohol or gamble isn't punished as severely as using someone else's ID to steal his or her identity or money, the state still considers it a serious offense. Nevada doesn't take fake IDs lightly and will do everything necessary to bring an offender to court.

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How much should I tip the front desk for an upgrade? A $20 tip is the norm, but some of our users prefer to live large.

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