Originally Posted by smurov

Most times when I look for hotels which have benefits through MasterCard World Elite, the rate is a lot higher than just booking a standard room - which then makes the free breakfast, credits, etc. kind of useless as the cost of the hotel is much higher...

For example, when I was looking at a 4-night stay at a hotel in San Francisco, it was $900 for a standard stay, but $1,200 for the MasterCard WE rate...so it wouldn't make sense to pay $300 more to get free breakfast for 2 people, along with the possibility of late check-out, early check-in, and upgrade.

So is the rate for LHR that same as a standard stay, but with the added benefits? Or is it higher to "offset" the "benefits"?