I was just pointing out that the Ren O'Hare Suites does have a lounge, so if someone was considering the two suite properties & lounge access was a consideration, then the Ren would be a better choice. I've stayed at both properties & prefer the Ren Suites which actually is more like a FS property.

I'm w/ you, though, in that I don't think the Marriott Suites when they were built, were built w/ exec lounges.

FWIW - most of the time the Marriott ORD Suites is more expensive than Ren ORD Suites. Ren ORD Suites rates on weekends, in particular, are usually inexpensive. This weekend, for example, Ren is 94/night regular rate, 89 AAA rate. During the week the MAR Suites often runs $20 higher than the Ren.

Anyway, it will be interesting to see if the Marriott Suites does come up w/ a double-double or if they just hand over the $100 to the OP. Edited to add: if a sports tournament/teams are staying at the property then that's probably where the double-doubles went & it's probably cheaper for the property to pay $100 to a single elite than turn away the sports team bizness. While on the one hand I think the elite should get what he booked, I also do think the property was good in pro-actively reaching out vs. telling the elite at check-in.

Cheers.