Originally Posted by
Matt4200
It’s laughable to say that despite both being designated and sold as Standard Suites on revenue and points that it wouldn’t qualify as a Standard Suite for a TSU essentially saying “it’s not the right type of Standard Suite” which is ludicrous.
I never said the hotels get tons of revenue from TSU’s but it is revenue nevertheless. All revenue from WoH to hotels is dependent on occupancy, low occupancy less pay. Based on a recent Andaz stay where they accidentally sent me the WoH reimbursement receipt instead of my folio the Standard Suite via TSU was reimbursed at $30ish per night over 6 nights that’s $180. That’s not nothing and if the Suite otherwise went unsold they’d get $0 additional revenue. The rate of reimbursement is inconsequential but rather the designation as a Standard Suite is what’s vital. Hotels like Mission Pacific can attempt to skirt the rules and their contracts but in the end WoH can enforce it if you simply push forward.
the rules require hotels to designate the base suite category only as standard suite for TSU purposes. if hotels decide to designate additonal fancier suites as standard suites for the limited purpose of full points awards, that’s all upside. you’ve lost nothing relative to what the hotel is required to do. i’d hate your world where hotels lose this flexibility, designate only base suites as standard suites for all purposes, and now i can’t enjoy high value points stays in fancy suites, like my $1000 presidential suite for 32Kp at GH DFW.