Originally Posted by GUWonder

Which hotel are you staying at? Make sure to take a printout of your reservation and rate details. I still get upgrades on paid stays in DEL without much issue, but the taxes sometimes end up being higher on the folio when I get upgraded and sometimes are the same as they'd be for a non-upgraded room. If the taxes on a paid stay dissuade you from an upgrade, that's not the fault of the hotel; it's the fault of the government.