mauld

I had stayed here when it was the Regent, and have 2 sets of reservations for next month & Oct. As a lowly Silver, I had a rate of $113 and wanted to ensure a nice room/suite so I called their reservation desk and requested a change to a $206 Junior suite. The agent, told me not to bother as those suites faced the pool (I wanted a view of the red rock canyon), and since they were not anywhere near full-- she would put in a request for the best room available at my cheaper rate, which I should have no problem getting. Now, my question is that I remember this as being a very upscale Regent property, is Marriott having problems filling it up. (Yes, I know it is a 20 min drive from the Strip etc etc). But have things changed (for the worse) here since they took over, or is it just not a popular Marriott property?