Originally Posted by
socrates
again I don't believe the above example would ever happen
Except if the property sold out of the type of room reserved, and wanted to coerce the Marriott elite into accepting a different type of room and forgetting about the guarantee. "Sorry sir; your king room won't be available until 6:30 pm due to late checkouts. However, we have a nice room with two double beds right now. Which would you prefer?"