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Old Aug 26, 2012 | 1:33 am
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travelexpert
15 Years on Site
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Programs: AA Plt 3MM; UA 1K 2 MM; MR Lifetime Plat; HH Lifetime Diamond; HH Diamond; IGH Spire Ambas; SPG Gold
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I realize very few.

Bonus points--valuable since I value free nights highly.

Upgrades once in a blue moon. By that I mean a suite. Far more likely ex-US, especially if I ask for them. Stated differently--Marriott does not dole them out automatically.

Lounge access. Good to very good in FS properties. Free breakfasts are average most of the time--rarely hot options.

Free breakfast-see lounge access. The fact that this is not standard at resorts is why I give far more of my business to Hilton than Marriott.

48 hour availability: Used once--at an exorbitant rate in NYC during a major UN conference week.
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