Marriott Platinum Benefits at Ritz Carlton
Sep 17, 2012, 11:12 am
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I don't normally stay at RCs, but it would definitely make me angry to not receive points on meals & other incidentals given the price tag of RC offerings.
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Sep 17, 2012, 11:18 am
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When we stayed at the Cayman RC, I think they offered something similar (i.e. ocean view and CL) for $100/night. We almost bit on it. They let us visit the room they would have moved us to and the view was excellent. But we decided to spend our money on other things and eat at local restaurants instead of the RC.
Sep 17, 2012, 11:22 am
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Note that if you are paying $600 - $1000 per night, the $25-$50 may not mean quite as much.
And I would guess the purpose of giving points for room charges is to help drive more of those. I would also guess Marriott looked at the spending patterns for the RC clientele and decided that the points wouldn't drive more local hotel spending.
And I would guess the purpose of giving points for room charges is to help drive more of those. I would also guess Marriott looked at the spending patterns for the RC clientele and decided that the points wouldn't drive more local hotel spending.
Sep 17, 2012, 12:29 pm
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I don't like it -- but it is what it is.
A strategy to get around this is to book a package that includes a resort credit. For example, I've seen regualar rooms at Puerto Rico for like $369, but you can get the same room with a $100 a night resort credit for $469. If you're going to spend money at the hotel anyway, you might as well bake the cost into your room rate and earn some points.
Sep 17, 2012, 12:39 pm
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A strategy to get around this is to book a package that includes a resort credit. For example, I've seen regualar rooms at Puerto Rico for like $369, but you can get the same room with a $100 a night resort credit for $469. If you're going to spend money at the hotel anyway, you might as well bake the cost into your room rate and earn some points.
Sep 17, 2012, 12:47 pm
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Note that if you are paying $600 - $1000 per night, the $25-$50 may not mean quite as much.
And I would guess the purpose of giving points for room charges is to help drive more of those. I would also guess Marriott looked at the spending patterns for the RC clientele and decided that the points wouldn't drive more local hotel spending.
And I would guess the purpose of giving points for room charges is to help drive more of those. I would also guess Marriott looked at the spending patterns for the RC clientele and decided that the points wouldn't drive more local hotel spending.
I agree w/ you that the normal RC clientele that pays $600-1000 on a room on a regular basis might not care as much, but we're talking points hounds here
At most of the RCs I've been to; you're a bit of a captive audience at the hotel (typically, resort properties). It doesn't shock me that they don't give points. They probably don't see it driving incremental revenue.
A strategy to get around this is to book a package that includes a resort credit. For example, I've seen regualar rooms at Puerto Rico for like $369, but you can get the same room with a $100 a night resort credit for $469. If you're going to spend money at the hotel anyway, you might as well bake the cost into your room rate and earn some points.
A strategy to get around this is to book a package that includes a resort credit. For example, I've seen regualar rooms at Puerto Rico for like $369, but you can get the same room with a $100 a night resort credit for $469. If you're going to spend money at the hotel anyway, you might as well bake the cost into your room rate and earn some points.
Cheers.
Sep 17, 2012, 2:04 pm
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As a Platinum Premier, I've been given a junior suite at a RC. It was Club level, but I booked Club level and paid for my lounge access, which RC does not give away.
Sep 17, 2012, 2:27 pm
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There are about ~80 Ritz Carlton's, IMHO if all Marriott Gold's and Plat's in the system were to have access to the RC Club lounge and club room inventory, that would put unnecessary revenue pressures on a property because they wouldn't have the inventory to sell those room types and then margins would be affected on the F&B allocation. Also, it would impact the revenues of the owners of RC hotels and then why would they want to invest in them?
Sep 17, 2012, 2:39 pm
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sarge makes a valid point in this post, which is the other thread asking about elite bennies at RCs.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/19331812-post9.html
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http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/19331812-post9.html
Cheers.
Sep 17, 2012, 5:55 pm
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There are about ~80 Ritz Carlton's, IMHO if all Marriott Gold's and Plat's in the system were to have access to the RC Club lounge and club room inventory, that would put unnecessary revenue pressures on a property because they wouldn't have the inventory to sell those room types and then margins would be affected on the F&B allocation. Also, it would impact the revenues of the owners of RC hotels and then why would they want to invest in them?
Sep 17, 2012, 9:25 pm
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I've never been upgraded at a RC, and even the "standard room" upgrades are at best a view upgrade, not room size.
Most of them have offered to let me try their club lounge for $100/day. No thanks!
What is most galling to me is that you don't receive points for meals, etc. at a RC. It's one thing to expect a free breakfast, it's quite another to get zero points for shelling out $25 - $50 for breakfast....
Billy
Most of them have offered to let me try their club lounge for $100/day. No thanks!
What is most galling to me is that you don't receive points for meals, etc. at a RC. It's one thing to expect a free breakfast, it's quite another to get zero points for shelling out $25 - $50 for breakfast....
Billy
Sep 20, 2012, 1:00 pm
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That's not true. I am a PP --- I was given a suite upgrade and club lounge access on a two night stay at the Battery Park Ritz (which I LOVE)
Sep 20, 2012, 3:44 pm
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And unless you are actually royalty, don't expect to be treated as such.
Hope you have a good vacation. I wouldn't pick Dubai as a vacation spot, but then I'm not royalty.
Sep 20, 2012, 4:23 pm
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that's GR8 but it is NOT a PP perk that you can demand if the prop doesn't give it to you again...........
https://www.marriott.com/rewards/mem...ts/platinum.mi
https://www.marriott.com/rewards/mem...ts/platinum.mi
Oct 15, 2012, 7:17 pm
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that's GR8 but it is NOT a PP perk that you can demand if the prop doesn't give it to you again...........
https://www.marriott.com/rewards/mem...ts/platinum.mi
https://www.marriott.com/rewards/mem...ts/platinum.mi