I've always thought it would be fun to have a period as a Kimpton regular as well. A few years ago, a group of us was working in Seattle regularly. A couple people went Kimpton, a couple Starwood, and I was still chasing Marriott Travel Packages. The Kimpton guys always talked about welcome gifts (full bottles of decent wine, etc.), full suite upgrades, occasionally extras like complimentary Mariners tickets, and personalized Christmas gifts from the hotel.

I get the sense that the raw reward of a Marriott Travel Package exceeded their raw value in the form of free nights to paid nights, but wow did they have a different on-property experience than I did...