Originally Posted by
bhrubin
Breakfast is not a benefit for elites at Edition, Ritz Carlton, or Design Hotels—as specified explicitly in the Marriott terms and conditions. That’s true whether you book an award stay stay via Marriott.com. If you book via another 3rd party site or via the Design Hotel’s non-Marriott.com channels, you may find rates that include breakfast but those don’t qualify toward Marriott elite status.
Pick your poison.
My point is that on the Marriott site you can
only book cash rates that include breakfast - for example the Marriott Member rate includes breakfast and every other cash rate as well. (I didn't check corporate codes) But not award stays.
So what I'm saying is if the standard rate includes breakfast - shouldn't award stays? I'm surprised this isn't a program rule.