As an HHonors member, you are entitle to the "Spouse Stays Free" Amenity. This is not status based.
To summarise:
- It does not apply to rates wich have addional inclusions such as breakfast/dinner.
- It does apply to your guaranteed complimentary (continental) breakfast as a HHonors gold should you select that VIP option.
For more discussion that you ever new was available on this, please see this extensive thread: