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Old Aug 24, 2018, 10:27 am
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Huge thanks to Horace for this list (which is much simpler to understand than Marriott's T&Cs!)

Daily Breakfast for Platinum Elite and Above

Six categories:

1. Breakfast for member + 1 in the lounge. If the hotel does not have a lounge or the lounge is closed, member can choose 750 points OR continental breakfast for member + 1 in the restaurant. A limited number of hotels provide 1,000 points each day the lounge is closed instead of a choice (Through June 30, 2024). Any of these benefits are in addition to the Platinum Elite welcome gift.

— Autograph Collection (excluding resorts)
— Courtyard (properties with a lounge only; Asia, Australia, Pacific Islands, Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, South America, the Middle East, and Africa only)
— Delta* (excluding resorts)
— JW Marriott (excluding resorts)
— Marriott (excluding resorts)
— Renaissance (excluding resorts)
* many Delta properties provide breakfast from an Elite Pantry as an alternative to a Signature Lounge, in which case the hotel does not need to provide breakfast for member + 1 the restaurant.

2. Breakfast in the hotel restaurant for member + 1 as a Platinum Elite welcome gift option (not in addition to it).

— Aloft
— Autograph Collection (resorts only)
— Delta (resorts only)
— Four Points
— The Luxury Collection
— JW Marriott (resorts only)
— Le Méridien
— Marriott (resorts only)
— Protea
— Renaissance (resorts only)
— St. Regis
— Sheraton **
— Tribute Portfolio
— W Hotels
— Westin **
** Marriott Vacation Club, Sheraton Vacation Club, and Westin Vacation Club properties are not Marriott, Sheraton, and Westin hotels/resorts.

3. Breakfast in lounge for member + 1, if the hotel has a lounge. This is in addition to the Platinum Elite welcome gift, which could be breakfast for member + 1 in the restaurant. No alternative benefit if the lounge is closed.

— Le Méridien (only at locations with a lounge)
— Sheraton (only at locations with a lounge)
— Westin (only at locations with a lounge)

4. Daily U.S. $10 F&B credit for member + 1 as a Platinum Elite welcome gift option (not in addition to it). Can be applied toward breakfast or toward other F&B purchase in the hotel restaurant or bar. Does not accrue over multiple-night stay.

— AC Hotels
— Courtyard (locations without a lounge only, which means most locations)
— MOXY ***
*** some MOXY property are more generous, providing full breakfasts to those who apply their F&B credits toward breakfast, with no additional charge

5. Breakfast for all guests included in room rate, regardless of status or membership

— Element ****
— Fairfield (except Fairfield Asia Pacific hotels) ****
— Residence Inn (NO breakfast at Residence Inn New Orleans French Quarter/CBD)
— SpringHill Suites
— TownePlace Suites
**** very few exceptions; check official hotel website

6. No complimentary daily breakfast, even for Platinum Elite and Above

— Design Hotels
— Edition
— Fairfield Asia Pacific hotels
— Gaylord Hotels
— Marriott Executive Apartments
— Marriott Vacation Club / MVC Pulse / Grand Residences by Marriott
— The Ritz-Carlton / Ritz-Carlton Reserve / Ritz-Carlton Residence Club
— Vistana / Sheraton Vacation Club / Westin Vacation Club

Note: This list does not identify specific properties that deviate from the published benefits. In some cases, exceptions are identified in the Marriott Bonvoy Loyalty Program Terms & Conditions or on specific property webpages. Exceptions are few, but can be an unpleasant or pleasant surprise, depending on whether the property provides less or more than the published benefits.Through June 30, 2024, the following properties in the United States do not provide free continental breakfast in the hotel restaurant in the event the Lounge is closed but do offer 1,000 Points in lieu of breakfast. These properties include:



• The Algonquin Hotel Times Square, Autograph Collection

• Boston Marriott Copley Place

• Boston Marriott Long Wharf

• Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile

• JW Marriott Essex House New York City

• JW Marriott New Orleans

• JW Marriott San Francisco Union Square

• JW Marriott Washington, DC

• The Lexington Hotel, Autograph Collection

• Monterey Marriott

• New York Marriott Marquis®

• Philadelphia Marriott Downtown

• Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel

• Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel

• Renaissance Los Angeles Airport Hotel

• Renaissance New York Midtown Hotel

• Renaissance New York Times Square Hotel

• Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina


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Old Jan 2, 2021, 2:36 pm
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Elite benefits (breakfast, upgrade) at DESIGN HOTELS?

I was wondering about what benefits one can expect when redeeming for stays at the various DESIGN HOTELS as a Titanium member.

I can't find any proper listing about the services they have to provide. Can I select free breakfast? Since Marriott took over Design Hotels this should apply or am I wrong?

Looking to stay at the two Phuket properties The Naka & Flora.
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Originally Posted by skywalkerLAX
I was wondering about what benefits one can expect when redeeming for stays at the various DESIGN HOTELS as a Titanium member.

I can't find any proper listing about the services they have to provide. Can I select free breakfast? Since Marriott took over Design Hotels this should apply or am I wrong?

Looking to stay at the two Phuket properties The Naka & Flora.
Only bonus points as welcome amenity at design hotels so no breakfast.
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Old Jan 2, 2021, 2:48 pm
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Originally Posted by skywalkerLAX
I was wondering about what benefits one can expect when redeeming for stays at the various DESIGN HOTELS as a Titanium member.

I can't find any proper listing about the services they have to provide. Can I select free breakfast? Since Marriott took over Design Hotels this should apply or am I wrong?

Looking to stay at the two Phuket properties The Naka & Flora.
Perhaps because Design gives NO breakfast. Avoid at all costs!
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Old Jan 2, 2021, 3:03 pm
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And apparently I can't use my 40k certificate either. Wth is this nonsense?
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Old Jan 2, 2021, 3:10 pm
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And apparently I can't use my 40k certificate either. Wth is this nonsense?
Yes you can. Marriott IT. Broken again. It’s been like that for months. Call CS.
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Can't use SNAs, no breakfast, no lounge access. You get 1000 points and might get an upgrade.
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Yes you can. Marriott IT. Broken again. It’s been like that for months. Call CS.
Called and they said Free Night Certs can't be used for design hotels, at least not for this property. Useless!
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Called and they said Free Night Certs can't be used for design hotels, at least not for this property. Useless!
Ah, sorry. Didn’t realize they couldn’t be used at Design Hotels at all. You cannot apply the 40K certs online so I assumed that was the problem.

Back to my original recommendation, I’d stay elsewhere.
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Ah, sorry. Didn’t realize they couldn’t be used at Design Hotels at all. You cannot apply the 40K certs online so I assumed that was the problem.

Back to my original recommendation, I’d stay elsewhere.
Might just as well spring for Banyan Tree or Amanpuri. I was first banking on SLH being available but none of them has availability via Hyatt either.
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It might be worth seeing whether the hotel routinely provide breakfast to all guests anyway. We stayed at Les Roches Rouges (sadly no longer with Marriott) and the Five Seas Cannes. Excellent breakfast at both.
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Old Jan 2, 2021, 6:26 pm
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My understanding of the Design Hotels brand is to think of it as a limited partnership - that they are mostly independent hotels that can be booked via Marriott (formerly Starwood) booking channels and guests would receive points for staying and as a welcome gift, but that’s pretty much the extent of any guaranteed elite benefits. (Unlike the Luxury and Autograph collections, which are boutique hotels that usually include most of the elite benefits).
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Originally Posted by margarita girl
Ah, sorry. Didn’t realize they couldn’t be used at Design Hotels at all. You cannot apply the 40K certs online so I assumed that was the problem.

Back to my original recommendation, I’d stay elsewhere.
Off topic... but has Marriott not fixed the 40K cert and online booking issue yet....?
I assume the issue you are referring to is what was discussed in this thread:
E-certificate NOT Attached AT ALL for 40K Cert Redemption
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Old Jan 2, 2021, 6:43 pm
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Off topic... but has Marriott not fixed the 40K cert and online booking issue yet....?
I assume the issue you are referring to is what was discussed in this thread:
E-certificate NOT Attached AT ALL for 40K Cert Redemption
Nope. It came up last night. See post #761.

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/marr...thread-51.html
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Originally Posted by skywalkerLAX
Might just as well spring for Banyan Tree or Amanpuri.
Surin Phuket is right next to Amanpuri, on arguably the nicest beach in Phuket, at a fraction of the cost.

It's a Design Hotel, but does not participate in Bonvoy.
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Old Jan 3, 2021, 10:44 am
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Originally Posted by MaxFlying
It might be worth seeing whether the hotel routinely provide breakfast to all guests anyway. We stayed at Les Roches Rouges (sadly no longer with Marriott) and the Five Seas Cannes. Excellent breakfast at both.
But, be careful. Some properties include breakfast with all cash rates, but not with award stays.
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