[MENTION=67857]akalra1187[/MENTION]6 -- if you stay at mostly St.R, that's great -- you get what you pay for. I imagine the service tends to be really good. But as a gold member, you're not entitled to anything beyond what you pay for. I wouldn't be upset about it; if you want a nicer room, pay for it upfront.

Btw- if you stay in BKK again, the Le Meridien is super nice. Platinum treatment there is excellent; and I hear they even upgrade Golds frequently.

Re: the W Taipei; service is pretty lousy. Bar drinks are alright at best. Nobody told me about the Happy Hour and so I went on and paid for drinks like an idiot; was not happy about that. Impressively large breakfast; but not super high quality food. I'd consider skipping it and going for some Beef Noodle Soup breakfast instead. No time to waste on mediocre food in Taipei. As an SPG Plat, they did not upgrade me to a suite; I got a slightly higher category regular room on a 2 night stay. I'd say it's a very middle-of-the-pack W. Not worth the amount of money they charge for it. The next trip to Taipei, I elected to stay at the Aloft for way less money and was happy with the savings.