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Old Dec 4, 2020 | 5:47 pm
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Just finished 5 nights at the Renaissance Ocean Suites. Submitted SNA request for Ocean Suite or Ocean Front Suite, and cleared 5 days out into the OFS. Room 2447, basically identical view as qlaval's post 918

Pre-arrival greeting/welcome email mentioned that housekeeping is Tu/Th/Sa, and on M/W/F limited service of trash removal and towel refresh. Same info presented at check-in, and I declined housekeeping entirely.

Titanium welcome letter mentioned:
  • $50 international calling credit (applied at checkout) -- oh boy!
  • 2 free bottles of water per day (front desk confirmed this referred to the two bottles labeled $4.50 but not to worry about that and indeed they didn't show up on my folio)
  • 10% discount at resort-managed restaurants (show your room key, which indicates elite status)
  • 10% discount on spa treatments (I am not a spa person though )
  • $25 free slot play at the casino (I assume for first-time members only) which I turned into $60
  • [EDIT: just remembered, breakfast was in lieu of points] continental breakfast at Fresco (or Aquarius on the Marina side but I only did Fresco, twice) -- the server told me I could upgrade to any of the regular breakfast entrees for $3 so I ordered an eggs benedict. Then they brought me a large continental breakfast plate, and I mentioned I'd ordered the benedict and they said "yes that's coming" -- for $3 you get *both*. This was far too much for me, so I took most of the continental breakfast bits back in a box to serve as snacks/breakfast the next day etc.
Not Marriott-related, but my original plan for an Aruba-acceptable COVID test in advance fell through, so I paid for the test-on-arrival -- I was off the plane ~15:25 and stepped into a cab just slightly over an hour later, so I would probably still recommend getting tested in advance if possible, to save time. Although I'm guessing the wait might be shorter for the flights arriving earlier in the day.

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