I am writing this article as a employee in a Las Vegas Hotel. Guest are well informed when it comes to certain things and take full advantage of the kindness of the Hotels and Casinos. The smallest inconvenience like a long wait in line, people ask for compensation. When it comes to Vegas the big thing is the request guest make. They request their rooms to be connecting on the same floor with a certain amount of beds smoking or non-smoking with a free upgrade. Even though most hotels can accommodate these request on a slow day, it is very difficult especially when you have this request and you are checking in at 10pm.
What people don't understand that this isn't your normal city. This is the number one vacation spot in the world, so when they come demanding this and they say, "Your this many stars or diamonds, so do it or compensate us", it is ridiculous that they think the hotels on the strip are empty enough to meet every request of every single guest. Yes, we meet 80 percent and the rest is hard to please. About 70% to 90% ask for a free upgrade. This is also a huge thing to do in a place that is big on views. So you think the Front Desk Agent would be the first person they tip good. Normally we are the last person to receive a tip.
Tipping the Front Desk Agent is the best way to help you get a better view or a better room there are discounts and other things that the Front Desk have access too that can make your trip. In the hotel industry, the people tip valet for parking a car and bellman for carrying luggage the best but the person who can make your vacation and save you a few hundred in discounts gets tipped the least. A lot of people take the free upgrades and run but never tip enough to get the other benefits. In Las Vegas, people think if they tell an agent their going to spend alot of money that the front desk agents will give them a free upgrade but the truth is that has no benefit to the Front Desk so it will probably not work unless you have a casino host and they already set your room up.
The other thing with Las Vegas is the suites in the good hotels are often controlled by the casino's and not the Front Desk and Hotel. When you ask for a upgrade to a suite at a hotel with a casino it is not going to happen for free unless there is a shortage of regular rooms which rarely happens and then you will be a lucky person because they will choose you by the reservation profile.
Yes, we have heard it all. 95% of reservations are booked in advance, so your request are not guaranteed, just your room is. The request will be met (except the free upgrade request), but the later you check in the more likely they will not be met on that day. More than likely you will have to go on a list of priority, but so many people let the request ruin there vacation.
The wait in line is shorter than Wal-mart. Do you ask Wal-mart for compensation? Do you say you were inconvenienced at Wal-mart by a bad shopping cart and ask for free food? I know a hotel room is alot more expensive, but if you take anything from this article hopefully you will have a better understanding how the hotels work in Las Vegas and maybe you can get that great room and discount your looking for without asking for compensation just because you can. Maybe you will start tipping the Front Desk, because they are the ones that can help you the most and the ones who work the hardest to please you.
What people don't understand that this isn't your normal city. This is the number one vacation spot in the world, so when they come demanding this and they say, "Your this many stars or diamonds, so do it or compensate us", it is ridiculous that they think the hotels on the strip are empty enough to meet every request of every single guest. Yes, we meet 80 percent and the rest is hard to please. About 70% to 90% ask for a free upgrade. This is also a huge thing to do in a place that is big on views. So you think the Front Desk Agent would be the first person they tip good. Normally we are the last person to receive a tip.
Tipping the Front Desk Agent is the best way to help you get a better view or a better room there are discounts and other things that the Front Desk have access too that can make your trip. In the hotel industry, the people tip valet for parking a car and bellman for carrying luggage the best but the person who can make your vacation and save you a few hundred in discounts gets tipped the least. A lot of people take the free upgrades and run but never tip enough to get the other benefits. In Las Vegas, people think if they tell an agent their going to spend alot of money that the front desk agents will give them a free upgrade but the truth is that has no benefit to the Front Desk so it will probably not work unless you have a casino host and they already set your room up.
The other thing with Las Vegas is the suites in the good hotels are often controlled by the casino's and not the Front Desk and Hotel. When you ask for a upgrade to a suite at a hotel with a casino it is not going to happen for free unless there is a shortage of regular rooms which rarely happens and then you will be a lucky person because they will choose you by the reservation profile.
Yes, we have heard it all. 95% of reservations are booked in advance, so your request are not guaranteed, just your room is. The request will be met (except the free upgrade request), but the later you check in the more likely they will not be met on that day. More than likely you will have to go on a list of priority, but so many people let the request ruin there vacation.
The wait in line is shorter than Wal-mart. Do you ask Wal-mart for compensation? Do you say you were inconvenienced at Wal-mart by a bad shopping cart and ask for free food? I know a hotel room is alot more expensive, but if you take anything from this article hopefully you will have a better understanding how the hotels work in Las Vegas and maybe you can get that great room and discount your looking for without asking for compensation just because you can. Maybe you will start tipping the Front Desk, because they are the ones that can help you the most and the ones who work the hardest to please you.
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