Originally Posted by
Pseudo Nim
Certificate upgrades and Platinum upgrades aren't the same - it's true that you can't pre-upgrade using certificates (anymore), but of course, if you're FPC Platinum, they will upgrade you if available and so on - that's standard practice.
Platinum upgrades are not a published benefit although I don't refute that most hotels try and upgrade their platinum members.
Not all hotels do this, as I wasn't upgraded at the Savoy even though nicer rooms were available.