Get Hotel Room Upgrades or Extras

Here are two suggestions for getting hotel room upgrades or extras. There are no guarantees but both ideas are worth a try.

1. Make sure that you sign up for preferred guest status at every hotel you will be staying at in Hawaii and notify the hotel that you have this status. You can sometimes get room upgrade or extras such as priorty check in. At least, you will earn points toward another stay. For example, you can sign up for the following:

Starwood Preferred Guest if you are staying at a Westin or Sheraton Hotel
Marriott Rewards if you are staying at a Marriott or Ritz-Carlton
Hyatt Gold Passport if you are staying at the Hyatt
Priority Club Rewards if you are staying at the Holiday Inn

2. Just ask. This may sound too simple but sometimes the hotel is nice enough to give you a room with a better view if they have low occupancy. It doesn't cost them anything if the room is available and gets them a lot of good will. Some people have gotten better rooms because they mentioned that it was a special anniversary, birthday, promotion or other special occasion. One couple mentioned that it was their 25th anniversary and the hotel was nice enough to give them an ocean view room and delivered a lovely tray of Hawaiian treats to their room on their anniversary at no cost. Another couple even got a room upgrade because their luggage did not arrive with them and the hotel wanted them to enjoy their stay in spite of their bad luck.

Share some of your own experiences by writing them in the comments section below.