So both my wife and I are individually gold members (she has been gold or plat for many years), and we are in Marriott hotels on many weekends for personal travel. It has been our experience that even though the club is closed on the weekend, usually your room key will still open the door so you can pick up a water or soda.

But at the Marriott we are at this weekend in San Ramon CA we were told that policy is to keep the club totally locked on the weekend, and that has always been the corporate policy.

So have we just been lucky overthe years? Or a corporate policy change?

Otherwise a lovely hotel!

Don from Chicagoland