It's hard at select service to get ANY upgrade as, for instance, SHS room are all the same (unless they have the spa rooms..but i need 2 beds..)

SO...MY upgrades at CY & SHS tend to be to a room with 2 beds and NOT paying an extra 8 bucks..... yeah right that's an upgrade.

best available room???

i guess the best upgrade THIS year was over, eh-easter...or MAYBE memorial day outside of Beantown...i had a ressie at a residence inn...place was empty...AND old and ugly...walked out, went to 4 other properties..NOT ONE would give me 2 beds, or a 2BR (in a hotel that was, MAYBE 20%) just to make a tired, mad PP happy.

went to a CY, maybe in Andover....they upgraded me to a suite...that someone SMOKED in!!!! NOPE. so..they said...wait about 30 minutes...we will do SOMETHING for you.....gave me 2, yes TWO connecting king rooms..one for me, one for mom! for like 69 or 75 bucks! Not each...TOTAL.....THAT was nice!

Best EVER upgrade...at the Chateau Champlain in Montreal...after we were in 6 rooms that were really dirty or had MANY things that were broken (it's the truth...i looked at at least 6 rooms with the FOM who was embarassed...) we said we were leaving..she said give her a few minutes...then come with me megtravels and mommamegtravels....have this BIG HUGE 2 bedroom 2 bath suite overlooking everything with marble all over...! OK! worked for me! [but, i hate to say it, that too needed an overhaul!] we had fun...and an almost nontop flow of free stuff from room service every night!