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title: "What is Hotel elite status? | Benefit Systems"
description: "Hotel elite status is a tier in a hotel programme that holds out benefits such as room upgrades, breakfast or late checkout."
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# What is Hotel elite status?

Hotel elite status is a tier in a hotel programme that holds out benefits such as room upgrades, breakfast or late checkout.

Also called: Hotel status.

## How it works #

Its practical value depends on the individual property far more than with airlines: brands inside the same group interpret benefits differently, and franchised hotels deviate from the chain’s standards. Almost every promise is subject to availability. In properties without a club lounge or restaurant, elite benefits routinely turn out smaller than expected.

## Not to be confused with #

Hotel elite status is not the same as booking through a travel agency’s luxury programme: status comes from the loyalty programme, agency perks from a contract with the hotel.

## In German #

The German term is Hotelstatus. [German version of this term](/de/glossar/hotelstatus)

## Related terms #

- [Elite status](/en/glossary/elite-status): Elite status is a tier in a loyalty programme that grants extra benefits for a limited period once a qualification threshold has been met.
- [Room upgrade](/en/glossary/room-upgrade): A room upgrade is the allocation of a higher room category than the one booked, granted as an elite benefit and usually subject to availability.
- [Late checkout](/en/glossary/late-checkout): Late checkout is the elite benefit of keeping a hotel room beyond the standard departure time, in almost all cases subject to availability.

## Articles that use this term #

- [What does hotel elite status actually get you?](/en/knowledge/hotel-elite-status)
- [Does hotel status actually get you upgraded?](/en/knowledge/hotel-upgrades)
- [How late can you check out with status?](/en/knowledge/late-checkout)
- [How does the elite breakfast benefit work?](/en/knowledge/elite-breakfast)