I would respectfully disagree that "Resort applies to any property Marriott chooses to designate a resort as far as I know. That trumps brand." How can it trump brand when the PUBLISHED resort exclusion is limited to specific brands?

Marriott.com does not designate the Fairfield Inn Anaheim "Resort" as a resort. The word only shows up in the name. Marriott.com identifies official resorts with "About our Resort," but this property says "About our Hotel." There are a number of officially designated resorts that do not have "Resort" in their name, but the resort exclusion applies. Either the "About our Resort" test is the official test, or it's worthless.

But all that doesn't matter. There is no such thing as a published resort exclusion to the Fairfield Inn brand's breakfast-for-all-guests standard. Again, the resort exclusion is specific to the Gold/Platinum lounge/breakfast benefit, which does not exist at Fairfield.

The official Marriott.com page for the Fairfield Inn Anaheim Resort at https://www.marriott.com/hotels/trav...naheim-resort/ has this right on the first page:

"No Complimentary Breakfast. Dine conveniently at Pizza Hut, Seattle's Best Coffee, and The Market right in our Anaheim hotel near DisneylandŽ Resort."

So it would be hard to claim there's no warning.

I blame Marriott International for letting this motel get away with this flagrant violation of brand standards. It tarnishes the brand for all the fine Fairfield Inns that play by the rules and treat guests right.

And it is a motel. It has outside hallways, which you won't find at purpose-built Fairfield Inns (except for very early ones) and which would normally preclude reflagging to a Fairfield Inn.

I would not stay there. I think Marriott International should it kick out. Maybe Rodeway Inn would want it.