A question for Lurker on the W Boston:

Attempting a points stay at the hotel, I was told that the corner room is the equivalent of a suite upgrade at 2x the points? Can this be true and if so, isn't this the equivalent of an indirect points devaluation?

In the past I have stayed at the Westin Copley Place in a junior suite and paid a couple of thousand extra points (or thereabouts) in addition to the standard room charge. Once again, here I am told that I will need twice the points to redeem a Junior Suite (24,000/night).

Highway robbery? A change in SPG policy re: upgrades? Two incompetent SPG telephone agents? (I doubt the latter - they were professional, courteous, and seemed to know what they were talking about.)