Originally Posted by
Vick407
Your card can say whatever status but front desk will know you actually status. So if you show diamond status card and system shows you are bases then you won't get upgrades or perks.
It actually was different during my past stays. I needed to show my card each and every time as the system still showed me as a base member. So I showed my card upon check-in and got the perks.
I taught it was because I made the bookings once I was base but got matched afterwards.