Property: Delta Hotels Burlington (South Burlington, VT)
Date(s): Oct 2019, Columbus day weekend
Room booked: Standard 2 double
Room received: Standard 2 double
Elite Level: Platinum
Award stay: Yes
Rate Type: Peak (40k points)
LNF stay: No
SNAs redeemed: No
Comments: Got a small, old, cramped room on the first floor with view of the gas connection and A/C unit for the pool building. Cash rate for the night was over 500$ so I guess I got this room because they were losing money with award stay.

Property: Bethesda Marriott (Bethesda, MD)
Date(s): Oct 2019
Room booked: Standard 1 king
Room received: Standard 1 king
Elite Level: Platinum
Award stay: No
Rate Type: Advance purchase
LNF stay: No
SNAs redeemed: No
Comments: Checked-in via app requesting 2PM arrival time, first upgraded to a "Concierge level" king room and then to an Executive Room, non of those rooms were available when I showed up at 2PM like planned so I was given the choice to wait "a couple hours" for an upgraded room or take a standard room. Took the standard room because I didn't want to wait.