Originally Posted by
hhoope01
I do believe a Marriott Gold elite (assuming you achieved it through Marriott not through your SPG Gold status), you should become a Plat elite under the new "combined" program. That means, yes, you should still get free breakfast/lounge where applicable for elite status (i.e. no lounge access at resorts nor breakfast or lounge access at RCs, etc.)
I earned it as a match from SPG (but I did have Marriott Silver priort), so I need to assume I will stay Gold.