Originally Posted by
carlitos
Where do I start. Just for my last five stays (as a Marriott Platinum):
- Marriott Phuket Nay Yang Beach: Upgraded to an amazing one bedroom suite with 1 and a half bathrooms plus tube and swimming pool access (Got the cheapest room on a prepaid rate at marriott.com) and my SNA were denied one week before.
- Courtyard Hong Kong: Upgraded to a corner suite after booking the cheapest prepaid rate.
- Sheraton Boston: Upgraded to a 1 bedroom Corner Suite for work with a corporate rate
- Ranaissance Wien Hotel: Upgraded to a super modern Jr Suite and love the hotel.
- Four Points by Sheraton Danang Vietnam: Upgraded to a corner suite on a top floor ocean front
And those are just my last 5 stays. Before that, got a nice room at Marriott Marquis Chicago (no upgrade) and also a nice room at Washington Marriott Marquis, but no upgrade either. Also, no upgrade at the JW Marriott Panama, but room was nice and big.
My stay at the Marriott Nai Yang was exactly the same. SNAs denied for my 7-night stay, then they upgraded me to a villa with a pool. Win-win!
I have had my best luck with upgrades in Asia and Eastern Europe