Hilton Gold or Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant?

With almost any Hilton card, except for the free one, you get Hilton gold status. The Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant is a $650 card, but that gives you platinum status which gives you breakfast and a big chart to try to figure out whether or not you'll really get breakfast at any given hotel. IHG is a winner there. What about the best elite sweet upgrade benefit? There are three contenders here. With Hyatt, when you reach 50 nights, you,. you get a milestone reward of two. And each one can be used to upgrade a stay, a seven-night stay in particular.