Originally Posted by
Marcell
Also, I don't know if this is common across the Marriott brands, but at checkin, the assistant manager asked if I wanted the hotel gift or the points. I told her points, but is this a common occurence?
For a Platinum member it is. For a Gold it isn't. Your profile lists you as a Marriott Gold. So either you have been bumped to Plat or possibly the front desk person got confused (thinking you were a Plat elite.)