Originally Posted by
escape4
I do not consider myself to be a GHA Discovery expert, but based on my limited experience I think it depends quite a bit on which property. At some hotels, you are right a 1 or 2 category upgrade will not make a big difference, but some hotels have a sweet spot such that if you book a certain room type, +2 can be a much nicer upgrade than +1 and provide excellent value.
At least this year, with the occupancy way off, the rate differences are not so great, so I actually paid up, getting breakfast and 2-30 minute massages included, on a sea view room, which made the difference minimal to nil. For Black, 30 nights, even if they extend the 2x promo, would be difficult, and probably not cost effective since PLT gets the same local experience and an amenity, though may not be as good as the Black level amenity.
My point was, be careful, keep your expectations in check as always, since the T&C's are not spelled..