Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Barcelona, London, on a plane
Programs: IB+ Gold, TK E+, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott LTP, IHG Diamond
Posts: 14,186
Worth mentioning that Marriott corporate will do NOTHING for you here. And your status is irrelevant.
Take the best negotiated deal you can get. Points are usually more valuable to the recipient than they cost to the hotel. Legal action isn't an option here.