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View ArticleBurgers, Hotels, Brand Management and Quality
Most of you know that fast food can be a vast wasteland of mediocre food, impertinent service and questionable product quality. However, there are some shining exceptions to the rule as show by this...
View ArticleI've just achieved lifetime Platinum status (25yeasr and over 1,000 nights...
I've just achieved lifetime Platinum status (25yeasr and over 1,000 nights stayed) and I'm curious to know what if any benefits I now get? I haven't even had this plateau achievement acknowledged from...
View ArticleCL-Breakfast-Community Mgr
I think the huge -- really huge, please note, Marriott -- number of posts about diminishing service in Concierge Lounges (in the US only, it seems) about breakfast, CL days open, and compensation for...
View ArticleUpgrades for Platinum Elite
So, this is a question for those with Platinum Elite status? How often do you get upgraded? Do you have to ask for the upgrade or have you been surprised and the hotel has upgraded you automatically?...
View ArticleBest way to "gift" a stay for a friend.
My wife is a nurse and one of her coworkers has a child with severe scoliosis (curvature of the spine) requiring trips to Houston for surgery once or twice a year. While not destitude, they do...
View ArticleBreakfast or No Breakfast
So I thought the rule was if there was no concierge floor you got breakfast free regardless of the property. I was at the Courtyard in Paso Robles, nice place, good staff – but when I ask I was told...
View ArticleHeartbroken by Marriott's Treatment of Elite Members
My wife and I love Marriott. We stay at Marriott for both business and pleasure. I am Lifetime Platinum and Platinum Premier and have 146 nights already this year. I would consider us Marriott...
View ArticleMarriott Rewards - Benefits of Temporarily Switching to Ritz?
Hi all,I've been a Marriott Rewards member for several years now, Platinum for the past three. I had never stayed in a Ritz-Carlton property before this past summer in Moscow, and I have to say I was...
View ArticlePlatinum elite lifetime status
How do I find out where I stand with respect to reaching lifetime status? I knw I have enough points and probably enough years, just not sure about the total number of nights. Is there a place when I...
View ArticlePlatinum Challenge - Where is MCS?
OK... So I heard about this and decided to go for it since I'm just that kind of guy. Went to the website and sent this in: "subject:Othercomments: I am currently Marriott Rewards Gold and am on my...
View ArticleQuestion?
When is it wise to use reward points as opposed to paying for a room and getting points?
View ArticleE195 Checks
I am a PP member who stays 200+ nights every year in a Marriott. I choose to use Marriott because of the E195 ($1000 Marriott Checks for 135000 points). these are no longer offered. I use those...
View ArticleUpgrades with Points
I'm supposed to be fairly computer literate but I'm at a complete loss as to how to do this online. I have made a reservation. I see the general instructions under Marriott Rewards about upgrading with...
View ArticleIs there such a thing as life-time Platinum Status?
I have a colleague from the US who claims that there is, but if so I can find no trace of it in the web-pages available in Europe. Having recently chalked up my 1000th Marriott night, been Platinum for...
View ArticleBooker Beware?
We booked our trip on the Vacations by Marriott website (linked from the Marriott website) and were told that we would not receive credit for our stay. After my husband (an annual Marriott Gold...
View ArticleLooking for curent info on MR Signature Visa Trip cancellation insurance
Hello All, This is my first time posting a Q or comment although I have been both a Marriott Rewards cardholder and a MVC owner for many years. My question has to do first with the trip cancellation...
View ArticleTips on getting room upgrades
Hey everyone. I'm a Gold Elite, and will be traveling most of the month of September throughout Florida. Some of you may have done this, but I reserved a different location everyday just for the heck...
View ArticlePlatinum Elite Amenity gift?
I actually just checked into Waikiki Beach Resort -- for years across various Marriott properties I had received an amenity gift of usually a choice of points or some form of food (snacks, etc) This...
View ArticleMarriott Rewards - Benefits of Temporarily Switching to Ritz?
Hi all,I've been a Marriott Rewards member for several years now, Platinum for the past three. I had never stayed in a Ritz-Carlton property before this past summer in Moscow, and I have to say I was...
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