<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by stay1jumpahead:
First and foremost it bears pointing out the line in the T&C which reads: "Reward certificate stays do not count toward elite membership."
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I think this is off the topic...the question is whether attained elite status warrants special treatment, not whether his award nights will count towards attaining/maintaining status. Basically, does staying the stays and paying the nights get you what they promise it does. The bail out clauses seem to give them wiggle room, but if they have rooms available for sale (which they seemed to based on his post) it seems he should have gotten one.