I also doubt any property is ever going to ask, but I have no problem with it being a hotel guest. Dragging random people off the street for free food doesn't seem to be what I would expect as an elite program benefit.
Originally Posted by
EuropeanPete
Am I misreading this, or is it another poorly written clause? Taken literally it would seem to read that if one books a rate with free breakfast as a Platinum then you are banned from the lounge in the evening?
That is quite odd, but it reads that way. In fact, not just in the evening but "during normal hours of operations " I.e., you have no lounge access at all.
It also says it's not applicable when "the brand offers an approved alternative. " "The brand" is a Marriott brand - do they not know which of their brands offers an alternative? (Do they mean "property"?)