Sorry if there is an existing thread on this, I searched and did not see anything.
I have a family member who recently took a job with *wood corporate. She booked a few stays for me. They are mostly deeply discounted rates, but the reservations are in my name and were made with my SPG Amex.
My question is will these stays count as qualifying stays towards elite status and will I get points?
One of the reservations is only about $50 less than the published rate, so if It's not going to count towards platinum and I'm not getting points I may just book the online rate instead.
I'm looking forward to my family member working many years at Starwood.