One of my few FT moments of glory: inducing the Marriott Concierge to publicly back down on our very forum. He had declared that despite not having the word "resort" in its name, it was, nevertheless, a resort and could skate on the benefits of a regular non-resort hotel. But then...
See posts beginning at no. 28 http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/marri...nica-ca-2.html