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Old Oct 21, 2008 | 12:25 pm
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rdchen
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Originally Posted by jfulcher
#1 MR has NO upgrade privilege (sure they put you on club floor when available - but woo - I've gotten many suites with HH and none with MR and they still let me use the lounge when I take the points as my choice with HH).
#2 the HGI equivalent (CY) has no free breakfast.

So you really can't look against the fact that you lose those when comparing.
If your definition of UG is a suite, then based on the T&Cs, neither programs offer "UG", the suite UG is purely at the discretion of each property. As for getting both the pts & lounge access, you might want to check out this thread - Lounge Access for Diamonds.
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