Moderator, Marriott Bonvoy & FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: McKinney, TX, USA
Programs: United Silver; AA Plat/2MM; Marriott LT Titanium; Hilton Gold
Posts: 11,775
Elite benefits are extended on any stay that they have your MR# associated with, including normal paid, awards, opaque rates like Priceline, etc. It doesn't matter. If you are Gold elite and staying at a hotel where your elite status gets you lounge access, you get it. Breakfast? you get it. A room upgrade? You get it. And so on.