Originally Posted by
ftrichard
If this is Ovolo Southside, then they give all their guests breakfast and happy hour drinks along with the contents of the fridge and a goodie bag. At least they used to. The last I looked, the happy hour drinks were down to one free drink instead of one hour. The had an interesting approach to Bonvoy guests. The first time you book and stay through Marriott, they would give you all the benefits but tell you to book directly with them and not through a Marriott booking channel the next time to get the in-house benefits. You would still get the Bonvoy points and nights after you checked out but they really wanted you to avoid using Marriott's booking channels for your reservation.
That honestly sounds like a lot of Design Hotels and their approach to Marriott bookings.
Originally Posted by
ElevatorEnthusiast
Or, perhaps, one of the Mira properties? I have always found them some interesting as an idea.
Yes, it was The Mira in HK. One of the upsides was the benefits are posted on their website already so I was aware of what I was getting. Ambassadors do get lounge access as well but sadly I'm a lowly Platinum member.
https://www.themirahotel.com/hong-ko...rriott-bonvoy/