Originally Posted by
stant
With the exception of a very limited number of times where I was given an upgraded room well before check-in, I have not noticed that my room type has been upgraded near the time of checking in (other than SNA)
It sounds like I have been upgraded 2+ days before check-in more often than it has happened with you, but it might just be I got lucky or it might be about which properties we stayed at. I have also noticed that some hotels did not show a pre-upgrade online, but once I got to the hotel it was clear that I was upgraded ahead of time because they had a note for me waiting in the room, and then even after check-in I still did not see the upgraded room type online. So my conclusion was that it's not that I got upgraded at the last minute, it's that when they change the room type (at those hotels) it does not reflect in my account online for some reason.