Marriotts international liason has been in touch with me and assured me that my reservation will be made at the Westbury over the next few days and that I will be receiving an email and phone call to inform me of my new confirmation numbers. I was also told that the new hotel will be advised how to treat their new "customers", room upgrades will be available, and all other benefits associated with elite status will also be made available. I just have a hard time believing that the Westbury is going to bend over backwards, and whats my recourse anyway if they don't honor Marriotts rules. I guess I will be asking these questions when Marriott calls me back with my new reservations.
Just to be safe, I booked a room at the Conrad Hilton using points