Originally Posted by
nologic
In case i wasn't clear: I currently have 488 SPG nights and 93 Marriott nights (of which 3 nights were in Feb 2018 at the Ritz New Orleans), and I was told that 2018 Marriott stays could be added to my 488 SPG stays so I would only need 9 more SPG stays vs 12 which I have been anticipating needing by year end???
I do believe the CSR was wrong. If you are aiming for SPG LTP status (note: that does not get you MPG LTPP), your 500 LT nights need to be at legacy SPG properties. There are so many numbers flying by at any given time confusion reigns. The sad part is regardless what the CSRs tell you it will have zero impact on what they end up actually doing at year end.
Looking at your numbers, you can do 12 nights before 12/31 to get SPG LTP status sometime in January, or combine your accounts and whenever you hit 600 nights you will get MPG LTP. (12 vs 19)