A LoyaltyLobby reader despatched us a case a couple of keep at a Tribute Portfolio property in the USA the place they, as a Lifetime Platinum elite member, have been denied the assured 4 PM late checkout.
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Right here’s the reader’s notice:
Know you guys have lined these items earlier than however a number of attention-grabbing issues (for me a minimum of) emerged from my latest late checkout battle at a Marriott property:
– Background is, I’ve lifetime platinum and was staying at a Tribute Assortment property in Oakhurst, CA (close to Yosemite Nationwide Park) over Juneteenth.
– I requested for my 4pm late checkout the night time earlier than testing, was denied, and was denied once more morning of. I spoke to a number of individuals on the telephone at Marriott company who fed me varied variations of “it’s really by availability solely”, their individuals on Twitter who form of mentioned the identical factor after which the GM on property who mentioned she definitively believes it’s by availability solely and even has a (Marriott-supplied) poster up within the workplace to coach employees on this (!)– Hare are some screenshots of Marriott’s individuals on Twitter all however confirming this to me in black and white.
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Is it time we simply put all doubt to mattress on this?
Marriott is scamming company by selling a assured late checkout as a profit whereas taking part in the opposite facet with franchisees and assuring them they will decline it on the idea of availability?
Marriott Web site:
The elite advantages matrix on the Marriott web site is unclear, and talks about “precedence late checkout.”
Marriott APP:
The app is clearer, as there is no such thing as a asterisk on the subject of the late checkout profit, however the textual content above refers to “exceptions.”
Marriott Bonvoy T&Cs:
You might want to expose the Marriott Bonvoy 110-page-long T&Cs to get the actual info.
4 p.m. Late Checkout. Platinum Elite Members and above could try as late as 4 p.m. native time of the Taking part Property. Members can request late checkout when making a reservation by central reservations, at check-in, by way of the cell app (the place out there) or at any time throughout their keep. At Sonder Residences and Residences by Marriott Bonvoy, Platinum Elite Members and above are assured a late checkout up till 2 p.m. native time and will request to take a look at as late as 4 p.m. native time based mostly upon availability. This profit is assured in any respect Taking part Properties, besides at resort and conference resorts, StudioRes, and Design Resorts, the place it’s based mostly upon availability. Marriott Trip Membership, Marriott Grand Residence Membership, Sheraton Trip Membership, Westin Trip Membership, The Phoenician Residences, a Luxurious Assortment Residence Membership, Scottsdale, and Ritz-Carlton Reserve are excluded from this profit.
There’s ZERO ambiguity with the late checkout based on the T&Cs. So long as the property shouldn’t be a RESORT or CONVENTION property, or one of many manufacturers the place this profit doesn’t apply or shouldn’t be assured, Platinum and better Bonvoy members have a assured 4 PM checkout PERIOD.
I double-checked the Marriott’s web site, chosen the “RESORT” filter, and above is what it returned.
What’s going on with Bonvoy buyer assist?
Evidently these brokers that reply to buyer requests are nothing greater than human chatbots which are incapable of claiming that this profit is GUARANTEED and that the property is at fault.
Are you able to bear in mind the time when Marriott really backed up its elite advantages and ensured that properties adopted them?
All that is fully out the window, and no one at Marriott cares about this anymore, till it begins to hit their quarterly numbers.
The most effective factor you are able to do is to STOP staying at their properties, and this shouldn’t be tough contemplating how little worth these Bonvoid Bolivares (their factors) maintain immediately.
Conclusion
These developments at Marriott and Bonvoy are actually unlucky.
It shouldn’t be that tough to have this GUARANTEED 4 PM try backed up by a CASH penalty, like that is the case with the welcome reward, breakfast, lounge entry, mattress kind, and walk-in scenario.
Have the property hand out a $100 invoice to each Platinum and better member whose 4 PM late checkout is denied.
And what’s up with the shopper dis-support that spews out lie after lie?
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