Apologies if there is any existing thread this should go in.

This is is my first and likely only year as Plat and I have a couple questions/looking for advice. Thank you so much for any input and sorry for the long post!

I typically stay at lower end in the Starriott portfolios (residence inn, element, Fairfield, etc) so my experience with plat amenities has been quite limited, but I have a couple stays coming up in higher end and want to make sure I make use of the benefits.

First - have a one night stay at Marriott Burbank Airport on Saturday. Looks to me from the lounge thread that it will be open for breakfast on Sunday and that I get access as Plat. Do I need to request access at check in or should they proactively tell me?

For room upgrades - should I specifically ask if there are any suites available for an upgrade when I check in? Even if they proactively tell me they upgraded me to a room with a view or something, should I still ask about suite availability?

This is just a one night solo so I am not super concerned, but the trip I am more concerned about is the following week. I am attending events at the Ace Hotel and at the Angel City Brewery and have narrowed my hotel choices to 3, but need some help picking.

-Sheraton Grand Los Angeles
-Westin Bonaventure
-JW Marriott LA Live

My goal is to walk to the venues - I work in downtown Las Vegas so am familiar with being around a sizeable homeless population - I may Lyft home each night but there will be two of us, so while I am not hugely concerned, are any closer to particularly worse parts of DTLA?

Any pros and cons of any of the three that people want to share? The price is within $30/night for all of them. During the day both my partner and I will be working remotely so having space to set up our laptops will be desirable. Any better for that?

Looks like Sheraton and Westin I can choose breakfast in the restaurant as my amenity, and that JW Marriott lounge is open on weekends for breakfast, so I think they all cover my morning meal.

For JW the resort fee indicates it comes with a $20 daily dining credit - this is in addition to my lounge access I assume? And the rate I booked also includes a $50 daily credit. I assume this all stacks and that I will actually have a $70 daily credit. Does that sound accurate?

Are any of the properties worth splurging and trying to use SNAs on? I posted in the SNA thread the other week and I know I was given the advice to not use one at Sheraton as their suites are all right by the elevator. I was really hoping to save my SNAs for a nice getaway with my partner, but I’m not sure we are going to be able to make that happen, so trying to decide if I should attempt to use or save them in case fall travel works out.

Thank you everyone!