Originally Posted by
bigguyinpasadena
It amazes me that 5 years into the "revive"bedding program that I am still encountering either old beds that have been tarted up with a slip on mattress cover and an attempt at new bedding(but not the real revive bedding which must be expensive)or just plain old beds with no attempts of updating.
Of course I am still encountering plenty of properties without the guarenteed tech/entertainment upgrades either.
Funny how these directives from Marriott actully are adhered to when it saves the property a dime(cutting back on lounge food)and yet there seems to be no punishment doled out to those who do not live up to the standards Marriott prmotes that actually benefit the frequent guest.
With all of that being said,I like the new mattreses and sheets(the real revive ones)but those comforters are just too heavy
my bedding preference is a triple sheeted bed-but just try to get housekeeping to accomadate that request.
I don't know if I'd call them "outdated" inasmuch as multiple chains present the same "look" (comforter with a "throw" (can't recall what the advertised name is) at the foot.
But, I certainly do agree as to Marriott's providing that comforter as the only cover (and it is too hot and heavy -- right on there!)
For awhile I was stripping off the comforter and using the spare (standard) blanket found in the closet along with the extra pillow (which is not provided in all cases.
Of course, my wife wouldn't abide by that -- "How do you know what that
thing has been in contact with?
All-i-all when I first I found Westin's Heavenly Bed that seemed to provide the happy medium
For comforter-types there was one on top (that could be removed) and under it a "feather" blanket (at least that's what it felt like) encased in sheets.
What I don't like is an "either-or" which invites hot and heavy summer nights and the possibility of shivering winter ones.
PS - There is a *FS in a Northeastern state in which the GM is fighting "the trend. he agrees with many of us and also thinks that hotels should provide a higher level of ambiance and comfort as to beds (which he says are the folcal point of a bedroom.) On top of the bed is a heavy comforter and below it a much lighter one that's triple sheeted. we strip that top comforter off upon arrival and housekeeping respects that for the length of our stays.
*That's as far as the identification goes -- we correspond and so far, so good, as we've been told, despite "write-ups" about being "out of compliance" the property performs so well that they're being left alone beyond that.
I'd love to get Mr. M's reaction to such a property -- from what I've read, at his home he's no "revive practioner" himself..