Just a little FYI, but if you’re not a high-ranking member in the hotel chain’s loyalty program or such good buddies with the manager that they’ve left explicit instructions to do everything short of blow you…you’re not a “preferred guest.”

Same applies to most businesses in the service industry, anybody who fails to meet that criteria can only rise as high as “asshole we tolerate because you’re a steady source of income.” And no, that does not entitle you to special treatment, it just means I have to put a little extra effort into the fake smile.