Originally Posted by
samlev01
Problem with that is you need 3 nights to equal 1 night of status, IIRC. So you would need 225 nights in the Apartment to get Platinum status for the year. Not enough to meet what she is looking for. Personally, I would have the DH make the reservation for you and then call in and say that my wife is checking in for me as I have meetings or some such that will prevent me from checking into the room. This will give you his status while you are traveling.
That's what I do for the wife and they have always extended the platinum benefits to her. She only travels 2x per year on average so not exactly abusing the system.
Heck I made award reservations for friends in New Orleans for jazzfest (even called to give them the name of the people who will be checking in prior to arrival) and they still treated them with platinum benefits and credited my account with the points.
Completely unexpected and appreciated.