American Express Platinum Starwood gold benefits

American Express Platinum Card member enjoy extensive travel and lifestyle benefits, special offers and 24-hour advice and assistance.

American Express Platinum Card membership enjoy automatic SPG Gold status in the Starwood Preferred Guest program.Enrollment in the Starwood SPG program is required. Benefits are subject to change.

This level of membership is usually reserved for guests with a recorded minimum of 10 stays or 25 room nights in a calendar year.
Starwood Gold Preferred membership benefits include:

free upgrades to a preferred room at check-in, when available

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.

No blackout dates on Free Night Award stays in standard rooms

A 50% bonus spg point bonus (for a total of three Starpoints) for every eligible dollar spent at the hotel
4:00 p.m. late check-out, except at resort and convention centre properties
If you choose, you can transfer your Membership Rewards® points at the following rate:

1,000 Membership Rewards points is equal to 230 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