How does tipping/ bribing the front desk work for major hotel chains like Marriott, Hilton and Starwood?
Upgrades would be my primary reason to tip. So would just handing the guy or girl a $20 or $50 guarantee an upgrade? Looking for 3-4 night stays mainly, so it would be worth it.
do you know how hotels even work? what makes you think if you give an employee 50$ they can give you a better room? the management is going to see you were placed in a more expensive room, but only charged for a more basic one.
>>1177007
Join the hotel chain's rewards program to get upgrades. I have quite often found myself upgraded and I'm still pretty low down in the reward program levels.
>>1177055
This was my thought as well. I'm not at the top of any loyalty program, but it's rarely even been acknowledged that I'm a loyalty member.
Could a front desk agent add numbers to my loyalty level, so that instead of it saying I've stayed 3 times it shows 10 times? I'd tip just for that - but I can't exactly ask...
Any major hotel chain will have their customer relationship management done with software where any changes are visible and auditable. As such, no employee is going to give you any special favours for 50 dollars as it is traceable.
>>1177007
>tipping at a hotel
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