Originally Posted by
Lifetimenotelite
This is exactly what I just did. Literally.
The danger is the rates can get really high close in. I’m heading to Asia next week for vacation and luckily found good selection/price at Hilton.
If you absolutely want a certain room type at a specific property just avoid NUA and book it.
Be glad they have ambassador with more defined benefits. The old “platinum premier” was a joke.
Im LTT so never need worry about qualification so makes it easy for my to kayak. Smart move to get dual lifetime. Wish I had LT in both programs.
Don’t let the badges fool you. I was a lurker on FT for ages…….
If you stay at one property a lot they should hook you up. MR in general is pretty weak program and it’s hammering miles to a CC where you book award stays is the perk for me.
I have found with Marriott so far, that my normal haunts are treating me exceptionally well, shockingly so even, and It has made me very much appreciate them over most of the Hilton branded properties I used to stay at in these same locations.
What scares me so far WRT NUA's - is the far flung trips - I am going to Paris in January for vacation with my spouse and a friend of ours, and that's where I currently have a room booked with Marriott on Points, and NUA applied, but also have a Hilton property booked for the same dates, about 400 meters away. If the NUA clears - great i cancel my Hilton booking and go on about my business. If the NUA doesn't clear, I cancel my Marriott booking and enjoy the SLH property that I am looking forward to trying.