Not exact matches
As the CEO of Foundstone, I teamed up with my old E&Y colleagues, didn't get
paid for over six months and slept on a bare
mattress on the floor of one of our co-founder's houses to get the company
running.
Five stays lets me spend more time working toward SPG Platinum status, without which I might have to
pay for $ 500 in
mattress runs.
If we
pay (cash or points) for a hotel (or
mattress run), we'll list the expense for the night we stay, not the day we booked it or
paid for it.
If you're just looking for an upgrade on your next vacation with points and miles, there's nothing wrong with that, but you'll probably be better off just
paying for an upgrade than trying to
mattress run your way to status.
You're also likely to
pay for other things while there and can't eat dinner at home before you check - in as with a traditional
mattress run.