RA benefits when combining paid and reward nights
I have booked both paid and reward nights on multi night stays in an attempt to maximize my upgrade and benefits. For example, I will pay for an executive king room for the first two night and then book a few subsequent nights with points on the assumption that once I have an upgraded suite, they won't move me to a smaller room for the reward nights. I have never been asked to move to another room when I've tried this. In fact, in some cases, I have been offered Royal Ambassador Minibar benefits for the entire duration of my stay (the Willard Washington IC was very generous). I am curious what others have experienced as I'm sure I am not the first to come up with this idea.