Additionally, though
SPG night requirement is lower, it is more difficult to achieve based on number of properties alone.
Not exact matches
Everybody is eligible to sign up for
SPG's Preferred status which doesn't have any
night or stay
requirements to enjoy some free benefits.
Relatively speaking I'm pretty close to locking in Marriott Lifetime Platinum status so, for the past year, I've been making an extra effort to earn the Marriott Rewards points I need to take me over the line before Marriott Rewards and Starwood
SPG are merged (the
night requirement for lifetime status is as good as in the bag).
SPG Platinum and Gold members get reciprocal Platinum and Gold status with Marriott despite having far lower
requirements to attain those levels (you can earn
SPG Platinum with as few as 25
nights while Marriott Platinum takes 75).