That came as a big surprise for me - and I thank you so much for sharing this. As it happens I did book there - Pullman Jakarta Central Park - using Stay Plus for Thursday night next week. They always treated me well so I assumed this time would not be different.

After I read your post, I called the hotel to confirm this and to ask about my reservation. They did confirm that there will be no platinum benefits conferred at all for bookings using Stay Plus. I even tried to get granted access to the club lounge only - mentioning that I've stayed there twice before and this time we'd only need the room from around 4pm to 8am in the morning. After consulting the duty manager, the answer is still no. Needless to say, I cancelled the reservation.