Originally Posted by hhoope01

I do believe the reply is not correct on a few counts.

First, Marriott doesn't allow point upgrades unless the room is an award stay. IOW, if it is a paid stay, you must pay to guarantee an upgrade. Second, the 5K upgrades mentioned don't include suite upgrades*. Those tend to be view upgrades. Some of them may be CL floor rooms, some may be "balcony" rooms, etc. For example, you might be able to upgrade to a "pool" view or ocean view room. Some hotels may require multiple 5K upgrade certs per night for some rooms like for an "Oceanfront" room.

With this said, that doesn't mean someone might be able to get a suite room at a particular hotel. It just means that the hotel would be going above and beyond the rules should they do that for you. It is basically the same thing as with an elite upgrade. Suites are not included on those as well, but once in a while, you might get lucky and snag a suite.

*RIs and MVCI properties would be an exception as one can upgrade to a 2 or 3 bedroom suite using points.