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Oct 18, 2007 | 8:11 pm

#9

USirritated

Join Date: Jun 2007

Location: FLL

Programs: Delta GM, (fmr US CP/PP/GP!), DL SkyClub, Marriott Lifetime Platinum, Avis Chairman's Club

Posts: 5,162

Quote:

Originally Posted by DJ_Iceman

And the real moral is that if you really want a suite or other special room then just pay for it. Don't expect a free upgrade just because of status or frequency at a particular property.

Oh, yes, I do agree, I would not have used the word "moral" myself, though I have gotten fairly good at figuring out which hotels that I will get an upgrade at, and which hotels that I will not get an upgrade at, say 75-80% of the time. However, I do not depend on it. I simply depend on NOT GETTING the smallest, or most worn, or worst location (such as next to the ice machine) room, all of which I got when I arrived September 29, 2007 for a six night stay at the Renaissance Amsterdam, and it had a Queen bed to boot! (I have King bed in my profile.) I was NOT happy! It was late when I got there, so I went to eat dinner, but when I got back, the AC was not working. I called down to complain, but they said that they did not have any better rooms until the next day. The next morning, I moved to a larger room, fully updated, fully updated room, with new furniture, a king bed, not next to the ice machine, working air conditioning, etc. No upgrade, just not a worn out broom closet room! I was pleased. I had stayed at that hotel at least 7 times before, and had larger rooms than that one, so I know that they exist there, but I was happy with what I was given, and never expected an upgrade. As a matter of fact, I have never gotten any sort of a suite or upgrade in a foreign location, with the exception of the Marriott San Juan Resort & Stellaris Casino, and that is not exactly foreign.