Originally Posted by Dennis.Dunbar@mckesson
I normally stay at Full Marriotts if available, if not, I stay CourtYard. I will try your suggestion of requesting an upgrade. I do ask for Conceige Level but most of the time I get denied and told I will have access to the lounge.
This bothers me a little. According to the MR T&C's (I think), you are entitled to the "best available room" excluding suites. You are also entitled to lounge access, and you say you do get that.
As a platinum, you're spending at least 75 nights a year in a Marriott property. As you say, most of them are full service properties. It boggles my mind that
all of them are sold out on the Concierge level whenever you stay there.
Try the "agressiveness" route. You're not looking for them to bend the rules, just to follow them.
PS - Courtyards are just high class Fairfields, IMO, and they don't even give you breakfast.