Comments on: IHG Priority Club Platinum members – Please Sound Off

By: Ric Garrido

Ric Garrido — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:34:07 +0000

You have choices. You should sleep around some hotel brands as many nights as you are in hotels. Give Hyatt a try since they have a fast-track to Platinum that can have you set for elite through Feb 2012 with just 15 nights.

You can probably get a status match from Starwood Preferred Guest or Hilton based on your numerous hotel nights.

You might want to give Marriott a shot if you can put in 75 nights. You can get night credit with a Marriott credit card to bring the nights down to 60. In 2009 Marriott had a nights count double promotion for a couple of months.

By: Jenazar

Jenazar — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:27:43 +0000

I just sent a complaint to Priority Club regarding my Platinum Elite Status and not feeling the love. I stayed 50 nights in the last 6 months of 2009 – and many more nights for the entire year, this year I’ve already stayed 30 nights and as such am very much considering changing hotel brands as I’m tired of not being recognized for my status level. The only hotel within the hotel brands to provide me with an upgrade is the Staybridge Suites in Sunnyvale, CA and this is limited as they are consistently over-booked (this is also the only one where they are willing to provide me a room when they are sold out, when Priority Club contacted them on my behalf). The Holiday Inn I am currently staying in as I write this, did not provide me with the norm of free breakfast coupons or coupons for 2 free drinks as all the other Hotels within the organization provide. The Crowne Plaza while they have more rooms available for upgrades have not provided me with an upgrade even when asked. Several years ago I paid for the Ambassador level when I was staying at the Intercontinental several times and they were they only ones (due to the Ambassador level) providing upgrades.

Holiday Inn has come a long way in improving their properties and the beds and showers are generally amazing, however, they are very quickly about to lose a customer if they do not start to provide a little more incentive for me to continue to bring my business to their hotel properties.

Unfortunately, my job requires me to travel 75% of the time right now, and as such I would think they would like to continue keeping my business and the additional business I bring.

By: Ric Garrido

Ric Garrido — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:20:18 +0000

Glad to hear there is a happy platinum member getting the recognition one should expect from Priority Club platinum status.

Any top elite member should feel the love from his or her hotel loyalty program or be looking for another bed to sleep in.

By: cnote5153

cnote5153 — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:38:02 +0000

I am a traveling salesman covering 4 states. Some years I’ll stay in hotels around 100 nights. Being a Platinum member, I am recogized as such probably 90% of the time at check in. The better managed facilities almost always upgrade me automatically to a suite. I don’t even bother to ask for an upgrade, it’s already been done. I’ve stopped at different properties while traveling, used the fax machine, business center, etc.., never been charged a dime. The IHG Plantinum PC program offers the best value of any hotel chain…period.

By: bellbrookjr

bellbrookjr — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:40:29 +0000

Priority Club Member. Stopped at the holiday inn express @ 675 and wilmington ave this morning to fax 2 sheets to my home office. AS a platimum member I was told there would be a $2 charge. WE have spent 100′s of thousands staying @ this chain. NO I was not staying @ this facility @ the time. And I never will stay at these chains. Hope they invest their $2 wisely. Sorry I forgot to leave my $3 tip.

By: mommafrica

mommafrica — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:19:09 +0000

I too am trying to commit myself to PC this yr. I feel that the PLAT situation is a thorn n “just about” every hotel chain. But as a Hyatt Plat, I have received upgrades a few times. Other than that it does seem as if Hyatt is trying to loosen the belt some by giving “all elites” free internet(yes-this includes Plats). Maybe upgrades will be next.
Like u, I am just experiencing PC so I don’t know if PC gives free internet,but if not hopefully they will follow n Hyatt’s footsteps which may lead to an industry wide wake-up call to recognize the Plat & give us free upgrades & internet as well.