Originally Posted by
minz56
This is good to know. How about upgrades?
I always get upgraded when I’m staying in Thailand — except the New Year’s stays. Maybe because I’m a local, or maybe that’s not a reason.
For other countries (I only stayed in Asia anyway) — I was Platinum pre-covid, but I usually (meaning, more than 80%) got one-category upgrade. If not available, they will try to get me the high-floor or better room, that kinda thing.
one-cat upgrade for many properties did not make that much difference if you book a lower room type. But at some hotel, if you booked a room below the room+club access level and got upgrade, that upgrade will come with club benefit as well (namely, Anantara Chiang Mai and Siam Kempinski Bangkok)