Which Marriotts offer worthwhile upgrades?
 

I've been plat for some time, and I get upgraded about half the time. But it's usually pretty meaningless upgrades - I can barely tell the difference from the regular room to the deluxe, or from the studio to the 1-bedroom.

I thought it'd be nice to share Marriotts where complimentary upgrades are really worth while.

Renaissance Chicago (downtown); Minneapolis Marriott City Center, Ren. Mayflower (DC).

I know you've had good luck there, ohmark, but in three stays I always got the tiny, dumpy, baseline room.

Here is my list of TOP 5:


Marriott Toronto Eaton Centre
Marriott Buenos Aires
Renaissance Sao Paulo
Courtyard Downtown Toronto
Marriott Marquis New York

Here are some from my list

1. FS Marriott Philadelphia
2. Marriott East Side (NY)
3. Renaissance LAX

Renaissance Chicago
Minneapolis Marriott City Center
Cleveland Marriott Downtown @ Key Center
Baltimore Marriott Waterfront
DFW Marriott North

Maybe it's the luck of the draw DJ, but I've stayed there three times also, and had three suites. Reminds of the situation with the Marriott Milwaukee West. In another thread, a poster talked about the nice suite upgrade he had a few weeks ago and then again last week; me--in three stays, one of which included the same week he was there, I received nada, not even the concierge floor.

in the past few months as a Plat was upgraded prior to Arrival to either Full suites or jr. suites at the following;
JW Marriott Quito

Marriott West Beijing

Marriott Santiago,Chile

Renassiance Zurich

Marriott Los Suenos, Costa Rica

Ren--Meadowlands

Seaview

Wentworth by the Sea

Quincy MA

Richmond West

Williamsburg VA


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San Francisco Marriott

Upgraded to 1 bedroom suite at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort Palm Desert, CA and a 1 bedroom suite at the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina this past week.

No upgrade of any sort at Marriott San Diego DelMar

RIP...

I've been upgraded to a very nice suite by the JW Marriott in Houston, the Washington Dulles Airport Marriott, Bay Point Marriott in Panama City. I've probably been upgraded to larger or corner rooms at a large number of marriotts.

What I have found interesting is most of the times that I have been upgraded was when I was travelling with my family. They see me come in with the wife and kids, and the next thing I know, I'm in a nice suite room. In fact, the time I stayed at the Pay Point Hotel, I was using points to get 3 rooms, one for me and the family, one for my parents, and one for my wife's parents. They went ahead and upgraded all of us to suite rooms. The parents loved it and now keep asking about getting the suite upgrades again. :D

Usually (but not always) upgraded to nice suites, even as a Gold:

- Renaissance Munich
- Munich Marriott
- Gateway Marriott (Crystal City)

Marriott Marquis New York
San Antonio Rivercenter
JW Marriott Palm Desert
Oops forgot San Diego Marriott and Marina

Marriott Wardman Park DC
Mayflower Ren DC
Marriott Norfolk
Ren Chicago Airport
Marriott Mag Mile Chicago
Marriott Perimeter Atlanta