I have the option to stay at a Westin (30min drive from client but I'm platinum) or 5 minutes at a Marriott (no status). What would you do?

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5yrs ago I would have taken Marriott. By now, I'm a SPG whore and like free vacations.

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See if you can status match with Marriott. Otherwise, I'd stick with the Westin

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Math problem: 50 minutes a day of extra "not in traffic" and "sleep in" and "back to the room to decompress" versus not.

Simple math.

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@OP in that case, SPG all the way

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Ask FB for podcast recommendations for your long drive and stay at Westin. Nothing is better than sleeping in the heavenly bed except sex in the heavenly bed.

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I prefer my sleep over any amount of free vacations

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Westin. #Ihatethismerger

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Marriott

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Marriott. Do a challenge and build status. Time is too important.

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Take the challenge and get platinum in like 3 weeks at marriott

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Sadly it's only for 10 weeks and we are only at this location for a guaranteed 2

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SPG

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Time is money

Marriott will do status challenge.

Marriot no doubt. Soon they'll merge anyway, it will all be in the same pot

Do a Marriott Challenge

OP - any chance you can carpool with a colleague? Then you can relax in the car while someone else does the driving.

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Throw money at the problem and just Uber it both ways, and stay at the Westin.

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