Originally Posted by
iflyjetz
You need to spend a little time at different hotel chains. Once you do, you'll never make another post about inconsistency across the Marriott brand.
+1
Years ago I used to "sleep around" with SPG and Hilton and HI. Found waaay too much inconsistency, i.e. some 4 points were great some dumps. Ditto for Hamptons. I think over at the HH board they even have a thread detailing which Hamptons are dumps and which are good.
When I learned that when I booked with Marriott there were no (negative) surprises I was hooked. I even know where to look for the trash cans in the rooms.
I do agree that in the UK some of the standards are a little laxer. In particular I used to stay at the REN LGW which was a really tired old dump with horrible carpet. But a great restaurant. Believe it is no longer flagged a Ren.