I first apologize to the OP because I can't help and for possibly derailing his thread...
Second, I really hate the "Every question you could possibly have has been answered, so just search and don't post" mentality that is so pervasive in the HHonors area. The OP had a question very specific to his situation and a blanket "search for it and stop bothering us" response is undue.
Answers to everything that comes up here can probably be found in the HHonors T&Cs, specific property websites, and TripAdvisor reviews... so should we all just go there instead of ever asking anything? Who decided the HHonors area had assimilated all the knowledge it needed and closed it to discussion of anything that had ever been mentioned before?