Originally Posted by
davie355
That's not true at least in the US -- as IHG Platinum I've received suite upgrades and 2pm late checkout (without asking for it) at Intercontinental hotels. They've even upgraded me when I booked on Hotwire.
I won't argue with you concerning another program on the Hilton forum, but I will say, if anyone wants to know what your most likely experience will be, go over to the IGH forum and read through the various posts/threads there.
But you are correct about "weakest in the industry". I was actually referring to the weakest of the big national hotel rewards programs (Marriott, SPG, Hilton, Hyatt).