Thanks to Marriott’s overlapping early 2021 promotions, I expect that many readers will soon have access to Marriott’s Choice Benefits. One benefit you can choose is a set of 5 Suite Night Awards. These can be used to try to get upgraded to a suite on a paid or award stay. Suite Night Awards never guarantee an upgrade, but they seem to at least make an upgrade to a suite more likely. Unfortunately, Marriott has a long list of brands where Suite Night Awards can’t be used…
Ineligible Brands
Marriott’s Suite Night Awards are not redeemable at the following brands:
- The Ritz-Carlton
- The Ritz-Carlton Reserve
- The Ritz-Carlton Destination Club
- EDITION
- Protea Hotels
- Aloft
- Element
- Design Hotels™
- all-Suite Hotels
- Marriott Executive Apartments
- ExecuStay
- Marriott Vacation Club
- Marriott Grand Residence Club properties
- Vistana properties
Ineligible Properties
In addition to the list of ineligible brands (above), certain specific properties are ineligible. Unfortunately, Marriott doesn’t provide a list of these properties. Instead, the terms say to “Contact a Customer Engagement Center for individual Participating Property Suite Night Award participation.” LOL. And when you call to contact Marriott, the automated system will tell you that you should give Marriott.com a try…
