Platinum Breakfast Benefit
May 20, 2018, 12:47 pm
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Platinum Breakfast Benefit
What's up with the SPG Platinum breakfast benefit??? I just stayed at a resort with my wife, we selected the breakfast benefit. They gave us coupons for $30/day at their only restaurant, however, the $30 did not even cover one meal and one coffee per person... Doesn't that seem strange? Shouldn't they at least cover a typical breakfast with tip?
May 20, 2018, 12:56 pm
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That's not the stated benefit. Have a close read of benefits and T&Cs.
May 20, 2018, 1:12 pm
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What's up with the SPG Platinum breakfast benefit??? I just stayed at a resort with my wife, we selected the breakfast benefit. They gave us coupons for $30/day at their only restaurant, however, the $30 did not even cover one meal and one coffee per person... Doesn't that seem strange? Shouldn't they at least cover a typical breakfast with tip?
Post How Properties handle the SPG Platinum Breakfast Benefit introduced in 2012
Do you stay at different SPG properties all the time? This is common - not a one off.
May 20, 2018, 1:41 pm
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$60/day sounds good to me...
May 20, 2018, 2:07 pm
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May 20, 2018, 2:19 pm
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May 20, 2018, 3:14 pm
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If 15 USD cover a continental BF pp at this restaurant, fine. If not, it is against T&Cs. Rather simple.
May 20, 2018, 3:29 pm
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What's up with the SPG Platinum breakfast benefit??? I just stayed at a resort with my wife, we selected the breakfast benefit. They gave us coupons for $30/day at their only restaurant, however, the $30 did not even cover one meal and one coffee per person... Doesn't that seem strange? Shouldn't they at least cover a typical breakfast with tip?
May 20, 2018, 7:00 pm
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What specifically did the $15 cover?
May 20, 2018, 7:05 pm
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May 20, 2018, 11:10 pm
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Property can offer a continental set breakfast at $15 for croissant, juice and coffee. Then it technically follows T&C. Cannot tell without details.
May 21, 2018, 9:50 am
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Well you have been lucky then. The T&C only requires the hotel to provide continental breakfast. St. Regis San Francisco and Westin Napa are 2 properties I know of sticking to the rule to the letter. At Westin Napa, they would not even let us upgrade and pay the difference.