Marriott Gold Status -- Upgrade? Club Lounge?
#1
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Marriott Gold Status -- Upgrade? Club Lounge?
Hello All!
I am staying for two nights from 12/27 - 12/29 at the Chicago Marriott Magnificent Mile. My question -- what are the odds of getting an upgrade with my gold status?
Have any of you stayed here and gotten an upgrade?
How is the club lounge?
Thanks!
I am staying for two nights from 12/27 - 12/29 at the Chicago Marriott Magnificent Mile. My question -- what are the odds of getting an upgrade with my gold status?
Have any of you stayed here and gotten an upgrade?
How is the club lounge?
Thanks!
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odds are that you'll find out about your potential uopgrade at checkin as NO ONE here has a crystal ball to determine the occupancy of the hotel on 27 December, but you can use your own...........
any previous stays by others getting or not getting upgraded have ABSOLUTELY no impact on whether you will or will not get upgraded......
any previous stays by others getting or not getting upgraded have ABSOLUTELY no impact on whether you will or will not get upgraded......
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I might agree that there would be no guarantees, but to say there is there is no corelation at all, isn't completely true either.
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I'm sure that when you check in and get an upgrade the first thing you do is check the # of available bookings to verify if the hotel was near fully booked or not.............if you don't then your post makes no sense at all.......
Have to disagree with you on this. If people chimed in with past experiences where the hotel didn't upgrade even when at lower capacity, I might think there that there might be some level of evidence that they might not upgrade the OP on this reservation. Or if a number of people chimed in that they received great upgrades even when the hotel was virtually booked, it might show the hotel staff tries very hard to upgrade when ever possible. Or if others chimed in that by contacting the hotel management thet were able to get on the spot upgrades, it might be worth the OP to try that route. But the OP wouldn't know any of that without first asking if others had any experiences here. (
I might agree that there would be no guarantees, but to say there is there is no corelation at all, isn't completely true either.
I might agree that there would be no guarantees, but to say there is there is no corelation at all, isn't completely true either.
#5
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As previously commented, upgrades may or may not be available. Ask for a high floor room regardless, I had a nice view of the city and the lake when I stayed there a few months ago.
The club lounge is on the second floor and is a fairly typical lounge with the typical hot food offereings. It tends to be very crowded during the morning rush and the late afternoon rush. YMMV during the holiday season.
The club lounge is on the second floor and is a fairly typical lounge with the typical hot food offereings. It tends to be very crowded during the morning rush and the late afternoon rush. YMMV during the holiday season.
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but as a gold, lounge access is possible? upgrade not needed to access lounge?
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You might want to check with the hotel to see if the exec lounge is open during the holidays. Some close during the Xmas holidays because biz travel is slower then. Having said that, given it's Chicago Mag Mile & Chicago is very festive during the holiday season/has a great location I would expect it to be open.
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You might want to check with the hotel to see if the exec lounge is open during the holidays. Some close during the Xmas holidays because biz travel is slower then. Having said that, given it's Chicago Mag Mile & Chicago is very festive during the holiday season/has a great location I would expect it to be open.
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You might want to check with the hotel to see if the exec lounge is open during the holidays. Some close during the Xmas holidays because biz travel is slower then. Having said that, given it's Chicago Mag Mile & Chicago is very festive during the holiday season/has a great location I would expect it to be open.
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Marriott Gold Status -- Upgrade? Club Lounge?
When I was in New Jersey last month they started keeping their lounge open on weekends and said they get a lot of plats and it was cheaper than giving out vouchers. I think the lounges open on the weekends is catching on.
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since there are more then one Marriott property in NJ, mind identifying which Marriott you're referring to so that Sharon can update her sticky.....
THXs.......
THXs.......