Oh come on, surely Plats are going to get upgraded before Gold and in general be treated better. Of course, since Marriott likes to close its lounges on the weekends and not provide breakfast at most hotels except Marriott itself, I find neither Gold nor Platinum worth anything near what Hilton Diamond or Starwood Preferred are worth. I'm letting my Marriott Gold status expire at the end of this year.
Agree. The last several vacations I have taken I've been upgraded. Maybe I've been lucky but Marriott came through for me.
Two vacations I got suites for 5-6 nights. In one case we had thw suite for 3 nights and then had to go to regular room but we took what we could get... At the resorts you can forget a suite for the whole week (or longer) unless you pay the incremental upcharge.
As far as the difference in 30 vs 50%. Let's say you spend $40000 over the year with Marriott.
The difference in points btw gold and plat ends up being 120k. That's just shy of six free cat 5 nights or 4 full cat 6 nights. Of course I wish it was more but definitely a reason to accrue points on one account and an advantage of plat
I've looked at Sheraton properties and Starwood but then I'd have to give up my rollover nights and lifetime accural on Marriott to play the field.