Deluxe Room that I booked was €1850 per night and the Deluxe Suite that they upgraded me to the following day was €3000 per night. I was rather surprised as lower category junior suite was also available.

Generally speaking it’s the 1st time I did not get instant upgrade as a part of FHR benefit, despite higher category rooms (suites) being available. Stayed recently at Four Seasons Dubai and Park Hyatt Vienna and in both cases upgrade was honored without having to ask.

I have a credit card that saves me 20% of the hotels bookings worldwide, which is why I carefully plan whether to go through Amex FHR or book via hotels.com for instant savings. When I see a nice upgrade possibility and I stay 2-3 nights only then FHR benefits come handy. For longer stays like in Maldives I prefer to save 20% and book the room/villa I want.