Originally Posted by stant

i dont know if Marriott will do the same, but spg has been willing to make allowances if you have a compelling story for not crossing a threshold. If you call in and say 'hey look, you guys gave me credit for it, thats what the rules always were, i already did a mattress run to get to 50 nights, if I would have known what my total actually was i wouldnt have made sure to get those two nights you clawed back in' - they might just give you the status as a courtesy.