PP Credentials?
 

Has anyone gotten their PP credentials yet?

Not yet.

Do you mean PP status confirmation for 2011? I was upgraded from P to PP last month.

No credentials so I have the discount card. I will be on the road for the next few weeks and want the card so I can eat 20% off at Marriotts. ^

?? Unpublished benefit? (Suddenly thinking of an extra starter with my per diem if I desire :P) - i.e. where does it say that the card will get me a 20% off, not at the marriott website from what I can see?

At least in the USA it is pretty well known that you get a card for 20% off food at Marriott, JW and Renaissance and free Golf Club rental (I do not care about that).

The discount for food and non-alcoholic beverages applies at properties in North America. That benefit has been carried over into 2011.

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I've been PP since the beginning of the tier and have actually never used this benefit. Does anyone know if it applies to room service?

It does not apply to room service. You must dine in the restaurant or bar.

Just noticed today that I am now PP! I want new credentials!! :D

As a new PP I was kind of excited to have the 20% off discount. However, I "learned" upon trying to receive it at checkout that you must request it while ordering. Since I was at the Marquis with clients, I pointed out I would not want to state "Oh, and please give me my 20% off as a PP". Seems to me like they should have an easy way to credit 20% off the food/bev total. Leave the tip as is, but don't make me ask in front of clients for my 20% off. To date (only about 4 stays so far this year), I have seen no difference from my platinum days.

havent gotten mine yet either and getting anxious. ive seen a difference in that most stays are upgraded to suites; so want the plastic bennies too!!

I request the discount when they give me the folio for the restaurant meal. I have had several interesting conversations with restaurant managers who did not know about the discount.

The new cards were supposed to arrive around February 9. I was told that they ordered a PP kit for me on January 9. The production must be behind schedule.

I haven't gotten mine yet either. I am a long term platinum who made PP for the first time this year.

--Jon

You can always tell the server your a PP and they can confirm with the front desk.

It says in the documentation that comes with the PP card. It started in 2011 and was renewed for 2012!

that's how I took care of it at the Vegas JW. Actually, they printed something out showing me as a PP that I gave to the server.
I even used the old card on 2 Jan and was given the discount.

... also still waiting for my PP amenity kit. These things happen, but I wish that they'd get them out just a bit faster. Or extend the food/golf discount cards to 28 Feb expiry instead of 31 Dec expiration date. (Hint for Marriott corporate).

Mine arrived in a box in the mail yesterday.

Along with the card and brochure on benefits was a very nice gift -- a solar battery charger for computers and cell phones (and maybe other doodads) in a nice carrying bag with drawstring. Just right to tuck into a carry-on.

Thanks, Marriott! ^

I have last year's golf card and don't see an expiration date on it. I may see if I am able to use it next week at Los Suenos.

I just looked at the card in my passport case and it's 2 years ago's. I never got a card last year. And I still haven't gotten this year's card (and solar charger, yippie :-)...

I could have used that 20% discount, oh, about 150 times last year... :mad: Wait a minute, all those meals were reimbursed so I would have just cost myself points.... :eek:

Received my card yesterday, but no solar charger gift etc...

Finially got mine yesterday, they said it was sent Jan 9th, ah OK. No solar charger for me, this is my first yr as PP. Over 1000 lifetime nights etc

+1. This is my first year as PP. Maybe you have to be a multi-year PP to get a solar charger gift.

--Jon

Are there any other PPs out there that still haven't seen their 2011 packages?

Call Marriott Rewards and ask about your package. I got mine around March 1 (it was ordered on January 9), and I was told that Marriott was running behind schedule due to Midwest snowstorms in January that shut down the facility processing the packages for a few weeks. They supposedly ordered a second package for me around February 24. I'm going to see if the second one comes.

No credentials yet for me.

I got mine yesterday but didn't get the gift. I am a new PP this year so looks like the previous poster might be right about it being for multiyear people only. Maybe the concierge can shed some light.

Solar charger is a great "idea" - was pretty excited to get mine. In practice > hasn't worked yet. I have to 'charge it' from my computer and then transfer the juice.

So it hasn't yet become solar - more like an iGo battery.

So don't lose too much sleep over it yet my friends ;)

I have not received yet either.

Got my charger and it's my first year PP, so that's not the issue. In the manual it's says something like 60 minutes from your PC and 30 hours in sunlight. Not the actual numbers, but the order of magnitude, so don't rely on nature

I did not receive a charger :(

It is about 55-80 minutes for the laptop and around 50 hours in direct sunlight. The instructions also mention that you should charge the charger with the PC first before using the sunlight. Also, there is a temperature maximum of about 125 F as the ceiling for storing the charger. This eliminates the possibility of leaving it in a car to charge up during the summertime since the interior temperature of a car in direct sunlight can exceed 140 F.

Me neither nor the golf card :( Was looking forward to it too. :td:

Sorry for the late post. I got my PP box about 2.5 weeks ago. First time PP and I did get the solar charger but no golf card so I'm not sure how they are deciding. I am no longer traveling for work (for the foreseeable future) 0 nights so far in 2011 so it looks like this will be my one and only year in 2011.

Received my card about a week ago.
 

New to PP. No charger, no golf card. Not really bothered, but I do wonder why the different treatment. Are there distinctions w/in PP that we don't know about?

First year PP. Got the membership card, but that's it.

Same here on first year PP. Had to call about my card and gift. Got the card but no gift. I sent an email to MR and this is their response:

"There is a limited number of chargers and we are still checking on availability. One will be sent if available."

Finally got my card today but no charger.

I read in an earlier post in this thread that the 20% off in restaurants is explained in the brochure - where exactly? I do not see it anywhere. Also heard it was on the back of the card, but I do not see it there either.

Here is what is states on the back of my card:

Enjoy an exclusive 20% food and beverage discount at all participating JW Marriott,® Renaissance9 Hotels and Marriott8 restaurants and lounges in North America. Simply present your membership card to your server at time of order.
(Excludes alcohol and is not available at resorts.)

My card came from Ritz Carlton rewards - I assume yours is Marriott rewards?