amex platinum card spg Gold benefits

american express Platinum Card gives you automatic Gold status in the Starwood Preferred Guest program. This level of membership privileges is usually reserved for guests with a recorded minimum of 10 stays or 25 room nights in a calendar year. It is yours to enjoy with our compliments, with no minimum requirements to fulfill.

Starwood Gold Preferred membership benefits include:

No blackout dates on Free Night Award stays in standard rooms
Complimentary upgrades to a preferred room at check-in, when available2
A 50% bonus Starpoint bonus (for a total of three StarpointsSM) for every eligible dollar spent at the hotel
4:00 p.m. late check-out, except at resort and convention centre properties
you can transfer amex Membership Rewards points at the following rate:
1,000 Membership Rewards points is equal to 500 Starpoints
You can also earn Starpoints each time you stay at a participating hotel, including:

Westin Hotels & Resorts
Sheraton Hotels & Resorts
Four Points® by Sheraton
St. Regis®
The Luxury Collection®
W Hotels®
1.Enrollment in the Starwood Preferred Guest program is required. Benefits are subject to change. Terms and conditions of the Starwood Preferred Guest program apply. For complete terms and conditions of the Starwood Preferred Guest program visit www.preferredguest.com. Program enrollment is valid as long as you are a Platinum Card member in good standing.
2.Preferred room is defined as a superior room such as a room on a higher floor, a corner room or a recently renovated room. Upgrades are subject to availability at time of check-in.
3.Cardmember must transfer a minimum of 3,000 Membership Rewards points and all transfers must be made in 100 point increments. Cardmember must have made one qualified stay in the 12 months preceding the point transfer request.