Originally Posted by BostonTravel
They saw it was my birthday from my profile when I checked in to the Hilton on the Park in Melbourne and upgraded me to a beautiful corner room and gave me a complimentary bottle of Australian wine as a birthday gift. I LOVE that Hilton ;-)
This was a really nice gesture and I am sure that you appreciated the thoughtfulness and the surprise.
However I feel sick at the thought that some people expect special treatment and if fact remind Hilton that it is their birthday. The grasping and greed of some FTers really amazes me.