Originally Posted by
escapefromphl
I was recently checking in to a property when the agent received a call and basically confirmed with the woman on the other end that yes they had received her email and would be upgrading her 2 rooms to ocean view. They had no upgrade for me initially... I feel like the Marriott system is heavily weighted to those who "work the system' not necessarily those who deserve it.
It totally is. My husband is a pretty quiet guy. Lifetime plat, just checks in and goes to his room. He travels sometimes with a co-worker, gold, chatty, friendly guy. Co-worker gets more upgrades than him, checking in at exactly the same time.