Originally Posted by
davidhh314
Hotel: Bellagio
Upgrade: There was a 1 bedroom lakeview suite available, and we asked for it, but were told we had to wait till 1PM to see if we could get the upgrade. We were offered it, however, it would've been on the 19th floor, which is a smoking floor, and would have been an additional $275. We turned it down. I understand that it was a bit of a stretch upgrade, but honestly, for such a downgrade with it being smoking and on a lower floor, it should've been free since I'm MGM gold and booked with FHR.
Mlife gold will get you literally nothing, ever, at the bellagio. Maybe if you went extreme off season (like the Monday after new years), at Excalibur, you might get a minor upgrade because of status, but even Mlife Platinum will rarely get you anything off-season, let alone now when everything is in such high demand. Also, part of the FHR agreement is which rooms they'll upgrade you to/from, obviously there's some discretion, but I don't believe Bellagio will upgrade you past a Salone for free, barring exceptional circumstances (including luck).