Originally Posted by
Sauraigne
I won’t tell exact hotel just to avoid potential problems for me or hotel staff (I don’t know if there can be any, just precaution).
but
1) it was in Indonesia
2) the absolute peak season and almost 100% booked
3) from the most basic fare and room to the highest suite, except the “president” one
Yeah, fair enough. I saw your other post about the event at the hotel. It sounds like luck of the draw. My impression was they do some kind of ranking to "break ties" using status, points, stays, brand loyalty, repeat stays. I wouldn't count on it everywhere, esp at higher-end brands.
My point is, I think some Diamonds who got their the hard-way might feel a bit upset about the instant Diamond + Ambassador loopholes. At the very least they should take comfort that they'll still likely get better treatment than an instant Diamond, if push came to shove and only one could get benefits. I'd hope so anyway!