And there’s nothing wrong with that as per the SPG rules currently in force. Just book two stays, one to which you will apply the SNA’s and the other to which you won’t.

The hotel will of course ask you to leave your suite and change you to a room; they might even ask that you checkout and re-checkin to your new room on that day. And, if you’re lucky, you might get to stay in that suite thanks to your platinum suite upgrade benefit.

There’s no provision — none at all — that requires that back to back reservations be regarded as a single stay for all program purposes, namely the application of SNA’s. There are however provisions that state that for the sole purpose of elite qualification and for any ongoing promotions that are stay-dependant (for example, 3 stays = 1 FNA), consecutive stays at the same property will be counted as a single Eligible Stay. Additionally, in the case of BRG reservations, any consecutive stays will earn only one BRG reward (this will be so even if the stays are at different properties but in the same general location).