<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by SkiAdcock:
So - should I book the cheapest & assume I'll get upgraded - ie, either have access to lounge (assuming it's open on weekend) & can snag bkfst there, or that I'll get a bkfst cert, or should I just ante up extra $$ for either of those.
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Congrat for your Plat status.
I would book the cheapest room. Lounge access was never a problem for me (= assuming it's open). I had always lounge access even if I didn't receive a room on the executive/lounge level floor. Sometimes the check-in agents forget to grant lounge access to the card key. I never had to fight for it if I had to go back to the reception after being not able to access the lounge. (Upgrades itself are different though.)
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