We have 2 rooms booked at the Playa Largo Resort in Key Largo at the end of January 2019, using points for husband, mother-in-law, friend and me. We stayed there earlier this year, so are familiar with the property. We received an e-mail asking if we wanted to upgrade to "Club Playa Largo" for $150 per night (includes 2 people). The e-book can be found here: http://files.constantcontact.com/537f4013501/e2ca2d96-160f-4f56-b063-416e549bdfbc.pdf
A couple of questions:
1. Is the breakfast buffet included for Platinum members? I'm Lifetime Platinum, husband is Lifetime Platinum Premiere. I know the buffet normally runs about $25 per person. I stayed at a Marriott in Hawaii a few months ago and the complimentary breakfast include a cup of coffee and a danish.
2. Has anyone upgraded to the Club Playa Largo level? Is it worth the $150/night? Thoughts on the reserved pool chairs, private beach area, complimentary food? Are the drinks (beer, wine, champagne, cocktails) complimentary? It's hard to tell from the e-book. Where do you have to go to get the food and drinks?
Any information you can provide is appreciated!
Sadly I hadn't been to respond prior to your trip. However, for posterity's sake and for anyone else coming along behind I wanted to answer your questions. I've noticed there is not a lot of information regarding this resort on here.
1) The complimentary elite breakfast covers fruit, pastries, and bread. Upgrade to the full hot breakfast is $15/pp. One thing that got me is I was traveling with my kids and the free breakfast only covers 2 ppl so we had to pay the $12 for a kids buffet for him.
2) I didn't upgrade to the club level, but in hindsight I wish I had. If you plan to hang around the resort and eat the full breakfast + eat the lunch + drinks it would easily pay for itself. The breakfast upgrade to the full breakfast is $30 for 2 people and beers are $6 a piece so it doesn't take much to earn the $150 per night extra. Also depending on the time of year the private pool/beach may be worth it, but when we went it wouldn't. Still, the math of the freebies, if you use them, is worth it. If you want to eat full meals at restaurants or eat off property, it's not worth it.
All that being said, I think this is one of the nicest Marriott properties I've stayed at. The service was fantastic, but laid back. Felt more like a friend helping than stuff. The quality of the finishes in the rooms and around the hotel was great as well. Very much reminded me of the polish/upscale level of a JW or the Grand Bohemian. I would not hesitate to recommend this hotel.