Following up here on the the issue.
I received an email this morning from the hotels "Director of Welcome." Ignoring the WTH is a "Director of Welcome," I appreciated the prompt response to the case opened by the Bonvoy champs. They did make the credit to my Amex which posted on August 2nd. I have to throw some shade Amex's way because the credit wasn't appearing on my account as of the time I originally posted this thread. Now it's there and I can reconcile it in my expense system. They're also now giving me 25K points which was originally promised by the hotel when I talked to their Guest Relations Manager.
I appreciate the Bonvoy champs advocation for me and I (hoping I never have to use it) will keep their email address handy.
Case closed.