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Old Jun 18, 2022 | 10:56 pm
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Originally Posted by JJ804
When I stayed at the Renaissance LAX in July 2021 as a Plat, I received both a welcome gift and delicious breakfast for 2 (albeit being served in styrofoam takeout containers at that time)
Checking the Marriott Bonvoy Loyalty Program Terms & Conditions, the Renaissance Los Angeles Airport Hotel is one of 7 Renaissance hotels in a list of 19 Marriott Bonvoy hotels that are allowed to thumb their noses at guests who are Platinum Elite and above. If the Renaissance Los Angeles Airport Hotel actually provides breakfast in the restaurant when the lounge is closed, then they're unnecessarily losing business from those of us who read the following list as a list of hotels to avoid:

The following properties in the United States do not provide free continental breakfast in the hotel restaurant in the event the Lounge is closed but do offer 1,000 Points in lieu of breakfast. These properties include:

● The Algonquin Hotel Times Square, Autograph Collection
● Boston Marriott Copley Place
● Boston Marriott Long Wharf
● Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile
● JW Marriott Essex House New York City
● JW Marriott New Orleans
● JW Marriott San Francisco Union Square
● JW Marriott Washington, DC
● The Lexington Hotel, Autograph Collection
● Monterey Marriott
● New York Marriott Marquis®
● Philadelphia Marriott Downtown
● Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel
● Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel
● Renaissance Los Angeles Airport Hotel
● Renaissance New York Midtown Hotel
● Renaissance New York Times Square Hotel
● Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel
● Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
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