I'm a platinum, have been for a while now, and yesterday when checking into a Courtyard in MSP, the front desk told me, "Congratulations! You just hit Platinum for Life!"

I was surprised, as it just didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. This afternoon, I recalled the conversation and called Marriott Rewards to ask about it - and this is what I was told:

To qualify for Platinum Emeritus, you must:
1. Be a Marriott rewards member for 12 years
2. Have stayed at least 1000 nights in those 12
3. Have been a Platinum Elite member at least once
4. Have earned 2 million points over the duration of your time as a member.

I'm WAY short of that. Okay, maybe not THAT short, but... I started in 2005, so it'll be a while before I hit the 12 year mark.