Your last SPG stay
Aug 18, 2018, 9:43 pm
#76
Join Date: Dec 2006
Programs: Marriott Titanium & Lifetime Platinum, United Platinum, Delta Silver
Posts: 591
Sheraton West Des Moines Iowa - better than expected stay, hotel is under renovation and getting better, it is very obviously a former Embassy Suites
Fantastic stay last week at the Westin Dallas Galleria - this will be how I remember SPG - upgrade to a phenomenal suite with full living room, 2 full bathrooms, floor-to-ceiling windows; fantastic Club lounge with plenty of food and complementary drinks during HH; friendly staff at the front desk, restaurant, and lounge -- in general just felt taken care of and recognized for my loyalty to SPG
I will desperately miss SPG. It was the only rewards program that I truly cared about renewing each year -- had a couple of "lean" travel years and always did 1-2 mattress runs if needed to keep my Platinum status. Qualified for Lifetime Platinum in April.
First 3 hotels were on leisure trips when I was younger - Sheraton Libertador Buenos Aires, Four Points Montevideo, and Sheraton Iguazu Falls -- it showed the range and depth of the brand and I've been hooked ever since
I truly felt that SPG was a large and important part of my identity as a traveler. I will sincerely miss it.
Fantastic stay last week at the Westin Dallas Galleria - this will be how I remember SPG - upgrade to a phenomenal suite with full living room, 2 full bathrooms, floor-to-ceiling windows; fantastic Club lounge with plenty of food and complementary drinks during HH; friendly staff at the front desk, restaurant, and lounge -- in general just felt taken care of and recognized for my loyalty to SPG
I will desperately miss SPG. It was the only rewards program that I truly cared about renewing each year -- had a couple of "lean" travel years and always did 1-2 mattress runs if needed to keep my Platinum status. Qualified for Lifetime Platinum in April.
First 3 hotels were on leisure trips when I was younger - Sheraton Libertador Buenos Aires, Four Points Montevideo, and Sheraton Iguazu Falls -- it showed the range and depth of the brand and I've been hooked ever since
I truly felt that SPG was a large and important part of my identity as a traveler. I will sincerely miss it.
Aug 18, 2018, 10:06 pm
#77
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: DUB/ORD/SIN/PVG
Programs: EI AerClub Concierge, EK Gold, BA Gold, BD Gold (Retired), HHonors Diamond, Bonvoy Lifetime Gold
Posts: 2,923
More mundane than some but...
Sheraton, Athlone, Ireland. Great staff who have taken great care of us on stays over the years.
RIP Starwood.
Sheraton, Athlone, Ireland. Great staff who have taken great care of us on stays over the years.
RIP Starwood.
Aug 18, 2018, 10:17 pm
#78
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: DFW
Programs: AA PLT (fmr EXP), UA SLV, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Plat Premier (LTG), IHG Gold, National Exec Elite
Posts: 175
Spent last night (8/17) at the Sheraton North Houston at IAH. No interest at the front desk in chatting about the 18th unlike the 4 Points in Quail Springs OKC earlier this week who was really talkative about the changes. I'll be sad to see SPG go (and will really miss the 3 stays per night when mattress running in a lean year). In my experience SPG has always had some fantastic front desk employees who always made me look forward to getting there, hopefully they're taken care of in the merger and keep those great attitudes.
Aug 18, 2018, 10:27 pm
#79
Join Date: Aug 2010
Programs: MR LT Titanium, SPG LT Plat & Plat 100, SWA A+ & CP
Posts: 1,093
Last Stay - Element Harrison NJ on 8/16/2018
Fist Stay as Conbined Program - Le Centre Sheraton Montreal on 8/19.
Fist Stay as Conbined Program - Le Centre Sheraton Montreal on 8/19.
Aug 19, 2018, 2:40 am
#80
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minneapolis: DL DM charter 2.3MM
Programs: A3*Gold, SPG Plat, HyattDiamond, MarriottPP, LHW exAccess, ICI, Raffles Amb, NW PE MM, TWA Gold MM
Posts: 100,409
Last SPG stay: One night last month, in a big one bedroom suite in an aloft.
First combined Starriott stay: Next week in a good Sheraton where I've already been preupgraded to a big one bedroom suite.
Nothing exciting, but I needed exactly these locations, and I know both hotels from previous stays.
First combined Starriott stay: Next week in a good Sheraton where I've already been preupgraded to a big one bedroom suite.
Nothing exciting, but I needed exactly these locations, and I know both hotels from previous stays.
Aug 19, 2018, 2:43 am
#81
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: YVR
Programs: AC SE 2MM; UA MP Premier Silver; Marriott Bonvoy LT Titanium Elite; Radisson; Avis PC
Posts: 35,255
Underwhelming for me... FP YYZ! But I did enjoy their plat breakfast.
Aug 19, 2018, 3:46 am
#82
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: SG
Programs: Marriott Plat Amb, oneworld Ruby
Posts: 132
A Club Suite at Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur last weekend. Staff were lovely as usual and I was lucky enough to score a suite upgrade.
A couple of associates had a quiet grumble to me about the impending SPG/MR merger.
I hope all is well after the merger and all the staff continue to be looked after.
A couple of associates had a quiet grumble to me about the impending SPG/MR merger.
I hope all is well after the merger and all the staff continue to be looked after.
Aug 19, 2018, 6:28 pm
#83
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: New York, NY
Programs: UA - 1K 1MM; Hyatt - Explorist; Marriott - Lifetime Titanium
Posts: 1,586
Sheraton Boston for me. Travel plans last week were cancelled as it was probably going to be the W City Center in Chicago. Have had a great history with the Sheraton Boston though, including some massive upgrades. Just had a normal room on a one night late checkin.
Aug 19, 2018, 6:43 pm
#84
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Atlanta but Washington DC will always be home.
Programs: Marriott LTP, Hilton Diamond, Accor Gold, Hyatt Explorist,, Delta Plat,
Posts: 2,073
Four Points Louisville Airport for me. Check-in 8/17, out 8/18. Kind of a fitting coda, that I switched to SPG b/c of their amazing customer service and some really awesome full-service hotels...and my final night before Marriotization was at an airport Four Points. :-)
Aug 20, 2018, 2:27 am
#85
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: MUC
Programs: LH SEN, Marriott Bonvoy Ambassador, Hilton Gold
Posts: 520
One-night stay at the Excelsior Hotel Gallia in Milan, Italy. Booked about 2 hours before arrival and was immediately upgraded to a suite.
Great final SPG stay!
Great final SPG stay!
Aug 20, 2018, 2:58 am
#86
Join Date: Feb 2010
Programs: OZ Diamond Plus, BD Gold, SPG Platinum
Posts: 169
The Wanderlust Singapore was my last SPG stay. If not counting Design Hotels, then it was The St. Regis Bangkok
Aug 20, 2018, 5:57 pm
#87
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Sydney, Australia
Programs: HH Diamond, Marriott Titanium/LTG, IHG Platinum
Posts: 1,921
Finished off with W Amsterdam and W London but as a W fan boy will likely stay with them in the future regardless of program they are in / or status I may or may not have.
Aug 20, 2018, 11:18 pm
#88
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: SFO
Programs: AA LTP 2MM, Marriott/SPG Rabid Plat w/Ambassador, HHonors Gold
Posts: 696
Unless I missed it, I can’t seem to find a thread where we can reminisce about our last spg stay.
I’ll be staying at the Liberty in Boston, one of my favorite SPG hotels in the world. Have always gotten great upgrades, the sparkling wine welcome is great, and if you’re into it the bars are pretty awesome. It’s been a great ride SPG, but as a lifetime Marriott PP I’m hoping things are just as good as heh have been.
Whats the last property you’re at before the 18th?
I’ll be staying at the Liberty in Boston, one of my favorite SPG hotels in the world. Have always gotten great upgrades, the sparkling wine welcome is great, and if you’re into it the bars are pretty awesome. It’s been a great ride SPG, but as a lifetime Marriott PP I’m hoping things are just as good as heh have been.
Whats the last property you’re at before the 18th?
Aug 22, 2018, 7:48 pm
#89
Join Date: Sep 2011
Programs: Thai, Cathay, Lufthansa, Delta, SPG, Hilton, IH, LHW
Posts: 292
Is there a thread for first stay in the new program at "former" SPG properties? Had a very nice stay at Sheraton Presidente San Salvador...and had the most amazing checking in experience today at the Aloft San Jose Costa Rica. Didn't think an Aloft could go that far for a welcome! And did learn a lot about the new info hotels have on us...from now on. So even if my Ambassador sucks at even doing the minimum service, properties still rocks. Good as at the end of the day, it's the property that make the difference!
Aug 22, 2018, 9:03 pm
#90
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: YVR
Programs: AC SE 2MM; UA MP Premier Silver; Marriott Bonvoy LT Titanium Elite; Radisson; Avis PC
Posts: 35,255
Might be good to also ask that others include information about status acknowledgement and what they did and didn't get as a result vs. what they are now entitled to in the new world.
It might go in the new parent forum though... where the negativity seems to be more prevalent.
Had a very nice stay at Sheraton Presidente San Salvador...and had the most amazing checking in experience today at the Aloft San Jose Costa Rica. Didn't think an Aloft could go that far for a welcome! And did learn a lot about the new info hotels have on us...from now on. So even if my Ambassador sucks at even doing the minimum service, properties still rocks. Good as at the end of the day, it's the property that make the difference!
For example, I told my ambassador that I'm a Scotch person... and many properties I've spoken to told me they could see that in my profile.