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I would tell them it's your honeymoon when you get there and ask if there are any complimentary upgrades.
By the way, it's always a good idea to ask. I've been to Las Vegas and my BF, at the time, would ask for a complimentary upgrade...and they'd give it to him about 30% of the time.
Yeah, you should definitely wait until you get there, and mention it at the front desk! We went to a hotel spontaneously the night we got engaged and they gave us the penthouse suite for the price of a room that night, because we mentioned we just got engaged!
Yeah that does sound better to do it when we get there...and now that i remember one time we were in Atlantic City and my fiance was asking the lady at the desk how her day was and was going into all this stuff about their new owner and because we listened to her and talked with her for a little bit she upgraded us to a really awesome room!
I would probably tell them when I book it and when I got there. But I'm kinda neurotic lol. I'd say it when I was booking because they may put a note in the system that could bump you up or at least they'll know to do something special for you, like maybe champagne and roses. And in the event that they never made a note, when you get there and let them know, there may be some special last minute accomodations they can provide. We booked through a travel agent though, so we won't be ablet mention it until we get there. And its a Sandals resort so like everyone's on their honeymoon, I don't know how far they'll even be able to go to make it romantic for us, we'll see!
I think it depends on how you're booking - telling them when you get there is fine (although I personally would feel awkward and probably not bother in case they looked at me like "and?"). We stayed in B & Bs for part of our honeymoon, which I booked by email, so when I was booking I would write something like "It will be the first/last night of our honeymoon so if you have a room with an extra special spa/view/etc that would be appreciated" and they both came through for us :)
when we got engaged, i had notified them of my plan to propose right before our dinner in the "special notes" section of the reservation to the restaurant i'd planned for us to go to immediately afterwards, and we got the best table in the restaurant and a free bottle of champagne. it was pretty sweet. :)
Most hotels won't give you free champagne...not even the Ritz. My cousin was getting married and we booked her room there as a surprise...when I called and asked they said they didn't provide anything.
Hotels won't upgrade you ahead of time because they're leaving it open in case someone will book the room and actually pay for it. The only reason they upgrade is if they no they can't sell the room.
I called the week before the wedding to confirm our reservations for the 2 hotels we'd be staying at during our honeymoon. One, an inn, cut the price for our room when I mentioned honeymoon. The other was a super nice historical mansion and when I told them it was for our honeymoon, they said they'd try to upgrade us but told me we wouldn't know until we opened the door to our room. They gave us one of their nicest suites. Husband and I were both amazed, especially when we remembered we'd paid about half price anyways (yay for hotels.com)!
Also, when you go out to eat, mention it. When our servers would ask if we were visiting the area, we'd mention it (yeah, I was too excited to NOT tell everybody, lol) and most gave us either free beverages or dessert. People are really nice if they know what you are celebrating.
It can't hurt if you do it at both times. You have nothing to lose so just ask. That's been my wedding planning motto and I've saved thousands, well maybe almost 1 but still it's a lot of money.
depends on the hotel. Usually at the really nice ones you can get something - we got a bottle of champagne brought to us on our first night at the Royal Hawaiian. They also upgraded us to a junior suite room (which I practically had to beg for). The upgrade might also have had to do with the fact that my cousin worked for that brand of hotels and was helping us get a discount there. Most places though didn't care at all if you were on your honyemoon, but that might be because we honeymooned in Hawaii. If they gave out free stuff to everyone who honeymooned there they would probably go out of business pretty soon (Hawaii is like honeymoon central).
If you know the hotel will give you free stuff (champagne, strawberries, room upgrade, etc) I would mention it at reservation time. If not, mention it when you check in.
I would tell them. Both the hotels we are staying in in Hawaii will upgrade us if there is an available room. The hotel we're staying at in Maui will give us a free bottle of champagne and I beleive something free in their lounge (I'll have to check on that). So, I figure every little upgrade/freebie helps!
The hotel we are going to stay at actually had a honeymoon/newlywed special package that comes with complimentary champagne, etc. and their premium ocean view rooms. I compared the price to booking a non-honeymoon room and it was the same.
A travel agent booking for Hawaii told us that any hotel in Hawaii will give you a one-category room upgrade if it's available as long as you have a copy of your marriage license for proof.
@mikan, that's interesting. I wonder how many people say that they're newlyweds when they go to Hawaii to have hotels ask for marriage certificates! lol.
I'm totally planning on telling the hotel we're staying at for our first night together as man and wife that we just got married (although I'm hoping the white dress and the suit will give it away - we're not doing a send off and the hotel is just down the road from the reception, I'm so not going to buy a new dress just to leave my reception in). And I'll probably tell the airline that we fly with - if we get them on a good day BA sometimes upgrade you or at least put you in window seats.
We told our airline we were flying we were going on our honeymoon and they upgraded us to first class for free! It was awesome!!
I wouldnt really tell them before. I'd tell them when I get there cause sometimes they can raise up the price only because its a honeymoon. Everything that has something to do with weddings it's usually more expensive.
wow! thats awesoem! we went for champagne in the ritz bar after we got engaged and they gave us free chocolate covered strawberries!
i would mention it! our hotel in Little Cayman, Southern Cross Club, put a bottle of champagne on ice for us. Considering that the bottle would have cost nearly 50 dollars, it was generous and a nice surprise. And once when celebrating our engagement @ the Hilton in Huntington Beach CA, they upgraded us to a NICE suite and gave us fruit, chocolate, champagne, whipped cream, you name it. It was ridiculous! And the Rockhouse, where we got married, loaded our room with flowers every single day. And on our wedding day? the bed had a ton! And look - now I'm recommending these places to other brides. Win-win. They were great!
@otb - Did you book your flight with the airline directly or through something like Expedia? We are going to book our flight through Priceline because they had the best flight for our honeymoon, and I'm able to arrange transfers between airport/hotel. But I wonder if they can upgrade us from Economy to something better haha.
@littlemissmoo - I wonder, too! They must get it a lot. I've seen some hotels actually post that on their website too, that the marriage certificate is required in order to book their honeymoon specials.
We're staying at a hotel the night of our wedding since the venue is about 2 hours from where we live, and with open bar, there is no way we will be driving haha. They already know we are there for a wedding weekend since we set up a courtesy block and booked the largest suit. But I wonder if they'll throw in any extras.
I'd mention it! We got engaged at the Ritz in Florida (granted, it was during the week) but my FI made friends with the bartender and he gave him a private cabana with rose petals, champagne, fruit, and cheeses all free for the afternoon! Needless to say he got a big tip afterwards! The restaurant also printed c"congratulations" and our names on our menus at dinner that night for us to save as a keepsake.
My sister stayed at the 4 Seasons on her wedding night and I actually called them ahead of time to make sure there would be rose petals on the bed (I was her MOH) and not only were they already planning on sprinkling a path of rose petals to the bed, they also had monogrammed pillows made for them! What a nice surprise!
We booked everything online, and every one of them had a notes section. That's where I mentioned it. We got a little extra special treatment from most places. BUT on our last night in Dublin, we stayed at a castle, booked for a regular room, and they upgraded us to the NICEST SUITE IN THE HOTEL when we got there. It was so, so badass!
During our honeymoon, we stayed at an Inn for five days. We didn't get any special treatment or perks because we were newlyweds. The Inn was a popular destination for weddings and such anyway, so they didn't really feel the need, I suppose.
We also stayed at a Hilton in NYC for two days during our honeymoon. The hubs mentioned to the front desk that we were newlyweds, and they upgraded up to a suite no problem.
On our flight to the wedding, the airline made an annoucement and gave us a bottle of Korbel. It was nice :)
I would just ask. People do it all the time. Just a simple, "We're on our honeymoon. If there's anything you can do for us, we'd greatly appreciate it!" will be more than enough
Our travel agent did for Italy. We got two complimentary upgrades and champagne in all our rooms upon arrival. Also would mention it at restaurants for free dessert or after dinner drinks! Doesnt hurt!
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Did you call the hotel to tell them it's your honeymoon or do you tell them when you get there? Are there any special or extra treatments you got because it was your honeymoon?