M Club Access
 

Heading to a Munich property that has an M Club, and I am Titanium. I believe I can bring in one guest? I have a friend that is staying at the same property, but a different room. Is that a bust, or do you think they will allow access to him?

By the book, no. The guest has to be in your room too. Everything else is up to the property.

Just curious. How does one "verify" that a guest brought into the lounge stays in the same room as the member?

LAX

I always make my reservation for 2 people even when traveling alone (except for maybe Japan).

If only one guest is booked in the room and you show up with someone else? If „Mrs and Mr LAX“ are noted as guests and you show up with someone who is obviously not Mr or Mrs? If your buddy was checked in by a staff member who is now running the lounge entrance and recognizes him? There is probably no bulletproof way to verify. I just told you what the rule is.

Not trying to argue the rules. Just curious. Even if someone is not on the reservation, he/she can still be staying in the room, especially if the room can accommodate more than 1 person. I know if a lounge staff is trying to give you a hard time, then there is no way around that.

LAX

In many countries you can‘t just stay in the room without registration.

Or those places that charge city tax per guest per night, like virtually anywhere in Italy. Like Milan it can mean 5 euro per guest per night.

Interesting. I imagine it applies to children equally.

LAX

In the US, where occupancy and formal guest registration are not usually controlled, I wouldn't expect any issue bringing in a guest who wasn't staying in the same room. In many other countries, per comments by others already, it may not be possible.

Of course, given the quality of Marriott lounges in the US, this is less of an advantage than it may sound.

As you can probably guess, I don't stay in hotels outside of US much, that's why I asked the question. So, in countries where occupant registration is required, do you have to show ID along with a room card to access lounges?

LAX

I've never been asked for ID to enter a lounge anywhere in the world. 90%+ that I have been to are un-manned or only manned part of the time...if my key card is coded for lounge access that generally seems to be fine, as does entering with another person...have never been questioned about their legitimacy for entry....and I only ever book 1 person on the reservation even if I know there will be 2.

This is why I do as margarita girl says but I always check whether there's a rate difference for the total amount between 1 and 2 guests. If the rate is identical I book it for 2.
BTW, on Accor this is definitely worth doing as you then get TWO welcome drinks rather than just one :D

Although access is by key card (and there is no lounge reception), staff sometimes ask for your room number, particularly during the times when food/alcohol are being served.

They might even ask for guest names and/or notice a mismatch between number of entrants and number of guests registered in the room.