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Old Oct 14, 2014, 12:25 pm
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Originally Posted by joshua362
Most people aren't mathematicians and interior designers so even if they bothered to check the details, 165 and 180 sf don't mean much without context such as what the sf of a "normal" room is. So again, most people put their trust and faith into the Marriott chain to provide value and consistency, hence the shock, IMO.
Agree.

Also, if they're used to staying in more modern properties that have decent size rooms & then end up at some properties from different eras when rooms were quite small, it will come as a shock. And then the I'm paying what for this comes into play

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