I too have stopped MR 100% on F/S@/Su stays; its not even worth the effort now to try to figure out who has what open and who is cutting what benefits. I've moved all F/S/S stays to SPG and Hyatt. I'm a good month + into this process. I really don't care about Marriotts concerns and cuts; if the service they provide me is not of value to me;then I'll go elsewhere. I'm not on travel to worry about whether furloughs of CL staff is something I need to consider. Im looking for the best bang for MY dollar, not marriotts.

What this is doing though is making me move some weekday stays to SPG and Hyatt. Now that I'm finding that cut backs in the lounges even when open are greater than those at SPG and Hyatt, I just find myself dropping Marriott more and more often. The funniest thing is that I'm not paying more at the other places, i'm paying the same or less in some instances.

I had to lmao at the rln comment about going to the restaurant. Why would I do that? to pay some outrageous rate and choose to allow MR to gouge me with the cost of one of their buffets? or is it to have to waste an hour in the restaurant when I'd rather get a quick bite and some Joe and go back to my room all within 15 minutes? I'm not staying at hotels to provide them revenue for anything more than the room rate I'm charged. they can milk someone else if they so choose.

voting with ones feet hurts the company you are leaving in general. it also helps you the customer find alternatives to make YOUR dollar go further; its not up to me to make MR profitable. If I do by choosing their room rate its b/c I think I receive value from the transaction. If that helps MR fine.. so be it and its win win.. yet lately its become a lose/lose proposition to stay at MR properties