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Old Jan 7, 2019 | 9:44 am
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Originally Posted by wingzing
I too used to regularly obtain executive club rooms on points with SPG. I just tried to do this for a couple of Marriott properties (Sheraton and JW Marriott in HK) and the agent said that only base rooms are available at ALL Marriott properties, including ex-SPG properties. Empirically, this seems to be correct, but I have not seen an official announcement. Sure makes Rewards points less appealing to me.
It's not true that all Marriott properties only make available base rooms. For example, Marriott Wailea routinely offers base rooms plus upgraded rooms for either points and cash or extra points. I can't really comment on booking club rooms with points, however (Marriott Wailea doesn't have a club lounge).
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