Hello,

I recently wrote to MR and explained that I am a HH Diamond who stays 150+ nights per year. I was hoping to get a "Gold single stay" for an upcoming trip to see what MR had to offer. I have been a double or triple Diamond with HH for over 10 years now. The response said that they would only give me Silver (which I thought was odd as I only wanted Gold benefits for one stay and that seems "cheaper" than Silver for a year). I was given complimentary Silver for 2007. I am staying for 7 nights at the Renaissance Kowloon in HK and am wondering if:

- Are there any benefits recognized for a Silver at that property?
- If I need to call Marriot and tell them I am now Silver as my res was made before this happened?

On another note, I understand that MR is protecting the benefits of their current elite members but what I asked for was "Gold" for 1 stay to 'try it out" before I make the switch. Given the number of nights I stay at hotels I would have thought MR would want a shot at really showing me the best of MR to try and secure my business. Makes me wonder ....

I think I know where this is going out of the gate...but I will try MR.

Any help would be much appreciated!