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Old Apr 24, 2024 | 5:45 pm
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Originally Posted by Ryansox
I don't disagree with you at all, it is just the properties way of getting out of providing more. I typically tend to avoid hotels that only provide the bare minimum.
But this Autograph on the other hand, gave huge upgrades to elites even just plat. I booked 2 individual nights back to back, a double/double and a king the next day. The first day was preupgraded to queen/queen, with the second day was preupgraded to one bedroom suite!

At checked in the first night got further upgraded to corner exec king at 450sqft size. I gave up the second night's one bedroom suite at 510 sqft and kept the corner exec king instead.

They also are very competent in processing multiple Marriott gift cards - that is a rare showing even for US property that every FD agent knows how to do it!

We had no issue on the $40 limit of breakfast because we definitely went over it even before taxes and gratuity but the overage never showed up on the folio.

In my opinion this property actually has gone above and beyond in upgrading elites, during a week when there were multiple events going on in the city. So we cannot only look at the brekkie benefit alone. I much rather have a 450sqft room over the originally booked 350sqft.
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