Someone with a similar attitude checked in ahead of me recently. He was demanding an upgrade to the point that I felt he was being rude. He wanted something, anything, other than the standard room he booked. He could, and I quote, "physically prove" that some rooms are better than others. He got upgraded to the SPG floor, but in the room type he reserved and paid for. That actually shut him up. I guess it's the feeling of being better than other people that did it for him.

I was friendly and polite, as I always try to be. I got a 'real' upgrade. Karma is great when it works so quickly

The benefits of SPG status can be great. I, along with some of the people I have travelled with, have some fantastic memories about the positive sides of being Platinum. With that said, if I was going to blow a fuse because I didn't get a suite each and every time I travelled, then I'd be paying for suites.

Life is too short as it is. Hotel room upgrades are definitely not worth getting all hot and bothered about. After all, it's not like the beds are any different.