Originally Posted by
RogerMurdock
That's a good deal. Comped parking is the best.
Did they offer you choices? Just curious.
At Hotel La Jolla, the front desk clerk told me "Well, we've upgraded you and have your welcome amenity ready..." and I gently suggested he could comp my parking. After retreating to the back office to consult with a higher-up, he said he could indeed do that.
At the Palomar, the clerk told me that I was the first guest to use the new secret word. She told me "I'm sure we'll find something nice to do for you" and I politely suggested she could comp my parking. She went to the back office to get approval, and upon her return she told me that it wasn't SOP to give away parking, but because I was the first person to use the new secret word and I was an Inner Circle member, her manager signed off on it.