Stivelio

I'm 2 nights short of getting plat premier. If I book a 2 night stay in some city and do mobile checkin but don't show up will this work to get the 2 elite nights? If anyone have experience with this process please share

sdsearch

No, most likely you won't. You have to physically check in. Furthermore, if it's a 2-night stay, there's a risk that you'll end getting only one night credit if they discover the next day that you're no longer in your room. With 1-night stays, you can check in in person but call in the morning to say you checked out, and that's should be safe. To increase the likelihood of a 2-night stay where you only check in in person but checked out over the phone, choose a hotel which has those "give me bonus points for declining housekeeping" signs and hang it outside the door on check-in night. (That's somewhat safer than the "do not disturb" sign, because it explains that you don't want housekeeping.)

I'm repeating stuff that people with experience recently posted in other threads, which btw are all in the consolidated forum, not this legacy Marriott forum where you were asked not to start new threads.

Often1

In a word, no. Very unlikely to work and if it doesn't, you are SOL. If you've left it to this point, I would stick to the program rules carefully and not leave any room for not receiving credit.

Stivelio

Dang. Appreciate the feedback but I went ahead with the reservation with the assumption that I'm going to lose $100 for 2 nights tiral and so it was worth a try. Thanks again!

escapefromphl

You cant get someone (add them to reservation) to check in for you?

Stivelio

I don't have any acquaintances in Deadwood SD

escapefromphl

Neither do I, otherwise I would do $35 a night mattress runs vs $100 in the Bay Area. It's worth checking in on Marriott App etc anyway, there are some reports of people getting points for no shows if not nights though YMMV.

No show/ Paying in full/ getting points?

escapefromphl

Messing up the bed, opening the soap and leaving an old toothbrush or t-shirt etc solves that problem, at least for 2 night stays.

Nitehawk

If I stay in two or more different hotels on the same night, how many nights credit do I receive? I'm in Panama and there are a lot of Ex SPG properties.

ryw

Did you choose your Platinum choice benefit gift yet? If not, you could choose the 5 elite qualifying nights which would get you to Plat Premier

escapefromphl

Only 1 night you can count on (per official rules), YMMV in practice, but if the additional nights don't post you have no recourse.

Duke787

Why don't you just find a cheap Marriott you can reach to check-in -- even if you are just passing through, you don't have to physically stay in that city once you pass through..

Just did that for my mattress run. Was in Charlotte for a Panthers game, found a cheap rate near the airport, checked in after the game and then drove home. Checked out via mobile this morning. Got the 3 nights I needed for PP for $204 plus a $40 AMEX offer credit that brought it down to $164.

Tons of cheap rates out there right now because no business travelers and a weird period between Christmas and New Years this year from a day of the week standpoint