Originally Posted by
ermintrude
Marriott Platinum was an extremely minor benefit of GS ..... I flip between Platinum and Gold regularly without batting an eyelid... I don't get it. Maybe this deserves it's own thread.
SPG Platinum has some real benefits over gold at some hotels (e.g. option to take free breakfast at the StR new york is worth probably $50-$60/nt). Then again my first StR stay as a gold I was upgraded to a multi-room suite as good as my best upgrade in 5 years as a gold sooooo.
Marriott Plat on the other hand always seemed rather irrelevant.