How To Get FREE Hotel Upgrades

[chorlesteajones]

Two things are what makes or breaks a free upgrade. If it's busy season and what type of room was originally booked. Say an individual is on their own and is there multiple nights and booked a normal King room, sure they can get a free upgrade. It's only losing maybe $5-10 a night to upgrade them in most hotels. I'd rather upgrade them to make that normal king room available multiple nights for other guests that just need it for one night. And normally if they are one of the top tier guests, they would already get that free upgrade before they even show up. Worked night shift front desk for 7 years. They love they complimentary free upgrades without asking. Same with someone booking a double queen room multiple nights. Busy season and they ask, family suite upgrade works great. A king bed, a queen bed, and a pull out sofa in case. I can sell that double queen easier than a family suite.

[TsunamiVibes-gcoh]

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[WeAreAllOneNature]

''Look man, I'm getting ready to ruin your whole day.'' Then whatever you propose after that sounds so easy that it's like a relief straight after they were just expecting the worst.

[bradleywilson]

Plot twist. He didn’t leave at 10am. And the desk clerk got screwed. That’s why hotel people hate doing favors for people these days

[JBravo]

Could definitely work at least 50% of the time depending on location and season

[bookwyrm]

I’ve generally successfully finagled my way into better hotel rooms every time I travelled on business, by asking for a room with a good view so that I could unwind after the workday. I’d rather you give me a pricier room of the same size with a nicer view, than a larger room with the same crappy view. Perhaps because I don’t mention the word “upgrade” in my request, I’ve succeeded every single time.

Note: this applies only if they have rooms with different views - for example, a queen room with city view (aka staring right into residential apartments that tower over my room) vs a queen room with harbour view (aka no buildings obstructing my view of the water and mountains).

[baca]

Don't be this guy. Here are some words to live by...NEVER make more work for another person. If everyone lived by this...and walked around with love in their heart...What could change?

[Gutwrenched]

I tried this earlier today while I was checking in to my hotel, they told me they’ve seen this video. Didn’t work

[danielkerber]

And I would have fired that person on the spot. The problem when you bend over backwards for people is that they know they can take a mile next time something comes up. By doing this you are telling him the next time he uses your service he can get more freebies. NEVER EVER bend over to help someone like this unless you do something that is your fault or if the person has something happening to them outside there control. But NEVER give away something for free just because they ask. Just politely say no.

[OffTheBeatenPathWithRiver]

I always travel in the offseason in every place I’ve been. I book a regular room and then when I check in, I ask for a free upgrade and 90% of times I get moved into a suite.

[MatthewKorpman]

Or you know, you could just be part of a hotel rewards program and automatically get upgraded every time you go… without even asking. Seems easier. 😅

[cbjueueiwyru]

Him: "I'm going to ruin your whole day"
Them: "because you asked nicely..."

[likebliss]

Hotel concierges everywhere: "why does everyone want to ruin my day??"

[pazsitz]

I don't understand why wouldn't they just kick you out?
If I would run the hotel and someone would come with this line, I would deny service and it's done. Ill loose maybe, but I don't need to handle jerks and worry for trouble.

[Adonai]

Work front desk at hotel. This would just irritate me. Bribe me and now I'm willing to do stuff.

[gilgosseyn]

So he complained and bitched his way into a room upgrade... I don't get it? I mean, I get it, but this is being presented as if he's revealing some sort of trick? I think it's common knowledge that if you're abrasive enough you can get your own way, we've all been toddlers at some point

[keithbreaux]

It’s amazing what can happen if you are simply nice to people.

[jonathankidwell]

Problem is most people won't be out by 10:00 and will cause the hotel problems.

[DivestedConfessions]

I watch every short, they publish of him

[TuRaTic]

night auditors mainly game the price of the room depending on the time and the vacancy of other hotels. its actually like the single easiest place to barter and most people in the states never try. I used to work as a nigh auditor in Bismark ND, bottom line is always that empty rooms make 0 dollars.