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

Wardman Park
Renaissance Seattle
Marriott Kauai

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No upgrade of any sort at Marriott San Diego DelMar

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At the DelMar Marriott tonight. No upgrade ... well they tried to sell me an upgrade to the Concierge Floor for $40 when the Online Res would have sold it to me for $20 more ($269 vs $249), then offered to upgrade me to CL access for $25. I pointed out that I was a Platinum member and CL access is a benefit, then they coded my card for the CL. No Platinum arrival gift at check in either, so the room actually came to $149 (++++).

My best upgrades have come from:

Rome Marriott Flora - Full 1 bdrm Suite (1 Stay)
Marriott Waterside - Tampa - Exec Suite, Corner Suite, Luxury Suite (Dozens of Stays)
Ren Dallas (the old Wyndham) - Exec Suite (2 Stays)
Baltimore Waterfront - Exec Suite (1 Stay)
Coronado Island Resort - Full 1 bdrm Villa (2 Stays)
Marriott Hotel and Marina San Diego Full 1 bdrm Suite (8 Stays)
JW Marriott Resort Las Vegas = Full 1 bdrm Suite (2 Stays)
JW Marriott Hotel Pennsylvania Avenue - DC Full 1 bdrm Suite (1 Stay)
Charlotte Marriott SouthPark Full 1 Bedroom Suite (2 Stays)
Marriott Rivercenter San Antonio - Full 1 bdrm Suite (4 Stays)
Marriott Riverwalk San Antonio - Jr Suite (1 Stay)
Hollywood Beach Marriott - Jr Suite (1 Stay)
Marriott Greenville SC - Presidential Suite (2 Stays)
JW Marriott Camelback - Phoenix - Full 1 bdrm Casita (3 STays)
Marriott Buttes - Phoenix - Presidential Suite (1 Stay)
Marriott Lake Mary - Full 1 bdrm Suite (1 Stay)
Las Vegas Ren - Full 1 bdrm Suite (2 stays)
Ontario Airport Marriott - Exec Suite, Presidential Suite (3 Stays)
Rennaisance Vinoy - Full 1 bedrm Suite, w/whirlpool (1 Stay)
Marriott Madison West - Full 1 bdrm Corner Suite (1 Stay)

Only FS Properties listed. I have had dozens of Suite UGs in various RI, and TPI

Did you get a suite room or an upgrade to a balcony Oceanfront view room? My wife and I stayed here a few years ago, just after they opened and that is what they upgraded us to. I wondered if they had suite rooms. Since we didn't have the kids with us, a suite room wasn't a priority.

I had a suite. Small but two seperate rooms and nicely done.

Did you ask them why would couldn't just be put on that floor?

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No upgrade of any sort at Marriott San Diego DelMar

[QUOTE=welookgood.com;9072112]Did you ask them why would couldn't just be put on that floor?

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Frankly, no. I didn't even bother.

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[QUOTE=pgh;9072130][QUOTE=welookgood.com;9072112]Did you ask them why would couldn't just be put on that floor?

I am scheduled for two nights here next week so I will get back with any differences though I doubt it.

Marriott Eastside NY
Renaissance Austin
Marriottt Pinnacle Vancouver

Marriott Marquis NYC
Marriott East Side NYC
Ren ATL Airport
JW Marriott ATL Lenox
Horshoe Bay Resort - Austin
JW Marriott - Palm Springs CA
Boston Longwharf
Courtyard Palm Springs CA


What a great idea this thread is - have upcoming stays in some of these cities where I am in a different hotel.....based on this, will change and see what happens!

I have been going to Minneapolis for 20 years, and have always stayed at the Bloomington Marriott - obviously a mistake based on these comments! (and I am losing the area next month....sigh)

Out of curiousity, what worthwhile upgrade did you receive at the Long Wharf? Thanks.

Marriott Waterfront Seattle

5 stays there since making Plat, 3 true one-bedroom suites.

As a Gold, I never received the suites in about 15 stays - it's pretty clear that it's a Plat thing. (As a Gold, I usually got a high floor balcony room - which is pretty nice to have when the weather is nice.) Also, this hotel sells out often in the summer, so I imagine if I'm still traveling to Seattle this often in June, the upgrade mix will change.

Side perk: I've occasionally gotten a full bottle of a good local Merlot here, not the typical 1/2 bottle of Meridien.

Of the ones I can recall.
Minneapolis City Center - upgrd to bi-level suites (about 50:50 on availability)
Minneapolis Airport - routinely upgrd to suite or exec suite
Downtown Chicago - Mich Ave (before moving to Chi), upgrd Pres. Suite once
JW Cancun and Casa Magna - upgrd to suite a couple times each
Ren. Amsterdam - upgrd to suite and welcome gift (ceramic candy jar)

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[QUOTE=pgh;9073183][QUOTE=pgh;9072130]I am back at the Del Mar Marriott, though the stay has grown from 2 nights to three and I am pleased that there are some improvements so forgive my quick to judge negativism.

I was placed on the Concierge Level (or so I was told) and the Plat arrival gift was not overlooked. I was also pleasantly surprised that the Hotel is hosting an "Elite Reception" while I am here at the new outdoor lounge with "Complimentary Drinks and Small Bites", hosted by the "Management Team". I have not seen this before. Of course, after being told I was accomodated on the Concierge Level (11th Floor) I looked at the website ("About This Hotel") and learned that the hotel only has one Concierge Level and that is the 11th floor. Go figure.

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I can confirm two, although i've had different experences at one..

Love that you're Platinum:
#1 Marriott Buenos Aires (but only one room - we had 3 rooms, they'd only upgrade one - but what an upgrade)
#2 Marriott Marquis New York

Don't care you're Platinum:
* Marriott Toronto Eaton Centre
* Marriott Inner Harbor (Baltimore)

Marriott Waikiki, we booked the cheapest room they had for 2 or 3 nights...they gave us a corner 1 BR pseudo-suite with 2 balconies and an ocean view....as a Gold FWIW

Actually, if we are adding CYs to the mix. I stayed at the following CYs last year:

Auburn Hills, MI (two separate 5 night stays): both upgraded to King Suite
Tulsa, OK (one 5 night stay): upgraded to King Suite
Arlington, TX (one weekend stay): upgraded to King Suite

In fact, I haven't stayed at a CY within the last few years where I wasn't upgraded to a King Suite. ^

Speaking of CY's, I got knocked up to a suite at the Mt. Laurel, NJ CY late last year...

Marriot Rive Gauche in Paris
Marriot Frenchmans Resort in St Thomas, Virgin Islands
Marriot Key Largo Resort
Rena in Dallas
Downtown Marriot San Antonio

[QUOTE=pgh;9110491][QUOTE=pgh;9073183]Happy to say that following 3 additional stays since my original post, the Del Mar Marriott has improved significantly IMHO. While I can't be sure if it is general improvement or that they know me now, the improvement is still there and noticeable.

Upgrades For Some!
 

Governor Switzer (or he whom the Governor was pretending to be that day) must be a grade above Plat, "Double Diamond" I guess. He got a Heck of an upgrade at the Mayflower DC (but seemed to have to pay in adavance for future utilization).

Shucks, leave it to those New Yorkers...The last two really publicized violations of the Mann Act incolved Chuck Berry and Lucky Luciano. Now we get the Staright Arrow himself, the toughest Elliot since Ness.

At Marriott Westchase in Houston. Upgrade to large 1 bedroom suite with free internet. I'll be here again.

Someone earlier mentioned Marriott Seaview. Staying here two nights - Thursday night (paid), Friday night (Visa free night certificate).

Got upgraded to a large room with a couch and a wonderful bath suite.

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