You may not
get the Executive lounge access if you aren't upgraded to a Club Room, but in reality, I've had a good luck in this department, and in any case, the breakfast is yours.
He went on to point out that Marriott Platinums didn't
get executive lounge access as a benefit at Ritz - Carltons (which I already knew) but that I could buy lounge access if I wanted to.
With which of the available brands do I hold meaningful status — i.e. will I /
we get executive lounge access, complimentary breakfast etc....
Not exact matches
With excellent credit, you can
get a card that gives you
access to airport
lounges as in the case of the Citi / AAdvantage
Executive World Elite Mastercard; a $ 300 annual airline credit in the case of the Chase Sapphire Reserve; or employee cards with the Business Gold Rewards from American Express.
You stand a better chance of
getting some bonus points on arrival, the upgrades are more likely to include the
executive floor, and you may even receive
lounge access or free breakfast.
I was keen to make the most of my Marriott Platinum status on this trip as that would
get Joanna and I
access to the
Executive lounges where we would also
get complimentary daily breakfast — a very good money saver when traveling.
Gold and Diamond benefits
get you Early Check - in, late checkout, Free Breakfast (savings can be huge here) additional bonus Hilton points for each stay (25 % Bonus for Gold and 50 % for Diamond) and
access to
executive floor
lounge in Hilton properties when available which
gets you free drinks, snacks and meals throughout the day.
As I still wanted to
get some work done I asked if I could use the
executive lounge until time came for me to head to the airport and, very kindly, the reception staff arranged for me to have
access.
That fact, combined with the fact that my current Platinum status will
get me
access to the
executive lounge (at any Marriott property that offers one), complimentary breakfast, late check - out and probably a room upgrade means that I've been checking out Marriott properties first.
Having
executive lounge access (thanks to my Marriott Platinum Status) can be a big money - saver thanks to the complimentary breakfast that's offered and, as this is certainly not what you
get at Courtyards in the US, having a
lounge here was a huge bonus I wasn't expecting.
The high annual fee of $ 450
gets you free
access to Delta Sky Club (similar to
lounge access from the United Club Card and the Citi / AAdvantage
Executive Card) and a big boost on the way to Delta status with an annual gift of qualifying miles.
Nothing is better than arriving to your hotel and
getting upgraded to a suite and
getting exclusive
access to the hotel's
executive lounge where you can relax and unwind with complimentary meals, happy hour, etc..
The easy Gold status with Hilton
gets you free breakfast and
access to the
executive lounge at many Hilton properties around the world.
Not only do you
get free
access to Admiral Club for your family or up to 2 guests (like with Citi
Executive) and not only do you
get access to Priority Pass
lounges (like with AMEX Platinum), you do
get access to Priority Pass
lounges for for your family or up to 2 guests.
You
get free internet, breakfasts, late check - out, eligibility for upgrades and sometimes even find yourself with
executive lounge access.
(One of the big differences between Hilton Gold and Diamond status is that you
get Executive Lounge access regardless of what type of room you stay in whereas Gold requires you to be upgraded to a room that offers
lounge access.)
Because of breakfast - if a property were a Westin or Sheraton and had an
executive lounge, you could take your 500 points as a Platinum and still
get free breakfast by virtue of your
access to the
executive lounge.
I've
gotten upgrades to suites,
executive lounge access, free full breakfasts in the dining room and more on almost every Hilton stay worldwide.
By contrast, you can add ten authorized users to the Citi ® / AAdvantage ®
Executive World Elite ™ MasterCard ® for free, and they all
get American Airlines
lounge access (no matter what airline they fly) for themselves plus two guests.