Originally Posted by Shareholder
Absolutely not. If SPG does this, then it is a betrayal of those of us who pay normal prices on their website. Why should someone who pays discounted rates get any benefits that those of us who pay real rates get? You pay "cheap", yet get "cheap"!
I'm not talking about getting a free upgrade. I mean paying the Priceline rate (for example $100) and then using 10,000 points to upgrade to a suite.
Considering 10,000 points is a free night at a catergory 4 room, I'd say it's ALMOST the same thing.
I don't necessarily see a problem with booking a priceline room and then calling the hotel directly and using starwood points to upgrade to a suite. Not a free upgrade based on my level but using the points to upgrade.