I am staying at a LC now in large part because they offer plat benefits... same w StR where I stayed for several stays this year. I won’t stay at RC if I have a choice until they start rolling out free breakfast and other benefits.
I am not not sure why anyone in their right mind would think wealthy folks would’t want a loyalty program that is meaningful. Chanel for example rolls out great opportunities for high spenders... absurd to think RC wouln’t
I estimate is probably do 30-40 nights a year at RC of they offered benefits. They have properties at locations I would like to visit over the legacy Starwood properties