Originally Posted by
kaizen7
Most if not all of these so called Club room" is exactly similar with their non club counterpart.
A "deluxe club room" will be exactly the same as "deluxe room"
Any hotel that "upgrading" members to these so called club room without giving the club access is basically giving no upgrade at all.
Likewise, giving this kind of upgrade for the platinums and above would be similarly giving fake upgrade as they already have club access from their elite entitlement.
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This hotel never upgrade, they propose you a bottle of wine or credit as compensation.
The wine is close to be not drinkable... both compensation are not interesting for me. I stopped to use this hotel.
Also W Bangkok start a kind of similar game, they sell studio suite for the price of standard room on other channel than Marriott. When you check in of course no upgrades to studio suite available.