hi all,
I am holding a marriott
gold member and would be checking into this property over the weekend. (booked the cheapest room, cash stay)
In my confirmation email JW mentioned the following:
Enjoy these Gold Elite benefits* during your stay.
- Guaranteed lounge access for you and a guest. Free continental breakfast for member plus one guest daily. Resorts excluded and certain hotels exempt.
- Complimentary Room Upgrade (Based on availability, at time of check-in)
- Free enhanced Wi-Fi
what other benefits additional benefits can i also ask for? early check in and 4pm check out? Should i also be hopeful for an upgrade suite too? (In the comments i position this trip as celebrating my wife's birthday)
This is probably my 'final' chance to reap the rewards of a gold member before it gets cut in Aug once the new program kicks in.
appreciate the advice!
You will get the late check out (as it's before August). Early check-in is hard to say as it depends on how early and their availability on the day but you will at least be able to stay in the Exec Lounge while you wait for a room to be ready.
You'll be lucky to get a suite upgrade (even a Plat would feel lucky) and expecting early check-in AND a suite upgrade might just be pushing it a bit!
Bear in mind that the 'enhanced Wi-Fi' is nothing of the sort. The Wi-Fi is garbage at South Beach (see the posts above yours).