$300 Deposit Demanded By Residence Inn
This was the Residence Inn in Los Alamitos, CA. And I had to wait 15 minutes at check out while they inspected the room. (I had blind-bid the property, or maybe I would have known about the policy.)
Does Marriott have any idea what it's like to travel? Three or four days of excessive car and hotel deposits and many people's CCs or bankroll will be used up. At that point you are dead in the water as far as continuing your journey is concerned.