I am sick and tired of Marriott's money grubbing. Other inexpensive hotels (Hamption Inn etc.) provide free internet (wifi), free coffee, tea etc. 24 hours a day, free breakfast etc., for around $100 per night (give or take $40 depending on location.
At a Marriott, it costs twice as much, only a "wired" internet connection is available for $16.00 per night!, and the only coffee or tea you will see is $3.00 per cup or more and breakfast is at least $12 or more. Also, the "self" parking is so inconvenient or far away, it is an attempt to extort "guests" (read victims or "marks") into paying big bucks for "valet" parking.
I think their secret is they pay the "meeting planners' plenty of "points" and big bucks to extort meeting attendees into staying at Marriott.
I have decided I will not longer stay at Marriott and I will simply not attend any meeting or conference where they make it inconvenient or impossible not to stay at Marriott. Or, Marriott has the facilities (usually with a government subsidy) and they just stick it to you because they can.
Marriott staff is the best, there is no question. But other than that, I'd much prefer Hamption Inn, Hilton Garden Inn, Embassy Suites etc. I don't feel like they are after every last penny they can get and that is their only objective.
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