<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by DJ_Iceman:
On a related note, am I the only person who actually misses the old platinum amenity (the box with assorted snacks and two bottled waters)? The selection changed from season to season and property to property, and I thought it provided more value than the current selection. While I do appreciate the fact that there's now a choice of food and beverage, overall I liked the old benefit better.
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I like the new benefit when I arrive at a "normal" (late afternoon-early evening) hour. However, on more than one occasion when I have been on a delayed flight (which usually meant missing dinner) and arrived at the hotel very late, I have been greeted with "Sorry sir, room service is closed for the evening." In that situation, you can't get a meal _or_ the amenity. That box of water 'n chips would have been awfully good at that point!