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May 18, 2019, 9:26 am

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Originally Posted by Horace

Related to Renaissance hotels and exempt properties...

A few years ago, my wife and I stayed at the Renaissance Los Angeles Airport Hotel for a Friday night before a flight to Honolulu the next morning. At check-in, the front desk gave us Platinum Elite breakfast vouchers because the lounge would be closed on Saturday morning. The full breakfast buffet in the attractive restaurant was a very pleasant way to start the travel day.

I made mental note that the Renaissance Los Angeles Airport Hotel would be my first choice the next time I needed a hotel at LAX, especially a weekend hotel. Sure, I would also consider rooms rates and recent reviews, but I would hope to stay at my first choice.

The Renaissance Los Angeles Airport Hotel is now one of those 20 exempt hotels. There are other full-service Marriott Bonvoy properties where I would still get a Platinum Elite weekend breakfast, so the Renaissance at LAX is now at the bottom of my list.

thanks for reminding me to avoid them in future. I stayed there a couple of years ago on a weekend, fondly recalling how nice their Elite restaurant breakfast was.

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