I booked a few nights at the Westin Bristol Place this month to take advantage of the Cdn 3K point promo (A8P), the 888 pt weekend promo (N4Y), the double point promo (L8R) and to get my quarterly bonus (8K for 8 stays). Rate was $99/night.

When I checked in yesterday, I was given a welcome letter from the GM telling me I had been selected as Guest of the Day. I was upgraded to a huge suite (I'm guessing 1500 sq ft), they delivered a bottle of red wine and chocolate covered strawberries to the room, and I was awarded an additional 2000 SPG pts. ^^^

And pets are welcome to boot, so my dog also spent the night with us (we had brought her own heavenly bed along with us).

It was just an amazing evening.

Only bummer was 3 glasses of shiraz at the bar cost $48.30 before tip. Next time, I'll stick to the margaritas!

And yes, I did send an e-mail to the GM thanking him profusely and also filled out my comment card with a glowing review, and again referring to the amazing treatment as Guest of the Day.