Originally Posted by
vanabb
Coming from SPG, I have stayed at several Marriott, R and AC hotels in Europe over the past year. So far not one has given us a suite upgrade.At SPG as a plat it is unusual to not get a suite upgrade, or at least something nicer (corner room, high floor, etc.). The only hard benefit for a plat at Marriott seems to be breakfast.
Is this typical?
So far in 2017, I'm at 100 nights at Marriott properties and an additional 30 nights at SPG properties. I'm Plat Premier at Marriott and Plat at SPG.
At SPG, they talk about suites as a requirement but the actual rates aren't that much different than Marriott. For example, I took a quick look at my last 15 Marriott stays versus my last 15 SPG stays. I was upgraded on 4 of the Marriott stays and 5 of the SPG stays. That being said, the SPG app makes it easier to see what upgraded rooms are available and also easier to see when they don't upgrade.