So after we had a wonderful stay at the Sofitel Jianan, collegue of mine (who is a Plat SPG), followed my recommendation and stayed on the 3 for 2 promotion at the Sofitel Wanda in Beijing. He's Accor Gold btw.. (and that stay at the Wanda took him into Plat).
No upgrade (hotel was supposedly full).
No welcome drink.
No welcome platter.
Non smoking requested, received smoking.
He was complaining about slow internet. (The next day they installed a router in his room which didn't help much).
He then checked for 1 night into then Sheraton, was upgraded into the Presidential Suite, where the beer in the mini bar was cold and cost half the price of the minibar beer at the Sofitel (where the fridge didnt work properly).
HE, was wondering of treatment would have been different had he been a Plat.
Reading the reviews on TA though they are all great... So don't know what hick-up happened there. Maybe they really were full and since he checked in at 10pm or so, he got "what was left"?