Originally Posted by
joshua362
Absolutely. It more about being in the right place at the right time, any advance request / contact, hotel's attitude towards elites and dumb luck rather some pecking order on a mythical list, IME...
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I think hotels (thankfully) are far behind the airlines in this - the front desk has much more discretion than an airline ticket agent/GA might, for example. That's why I always try to smile and chat with the person checking me into a hotel - I've gotten all my worst hotel rooms when I arrive at the desk grumpy and snarling, and I don't think that's a coincidence
