I just had a good first Marriott experience
I just had my first Marriott stay. I'm a Starwood/IHG leisure guy. I stayed on points at the Marriott Zurich because it was the best Marriott/Starwood option available and it was a great stay. First time I've been given club access as a lowly gold on a points stay.
Mind you, 1 good experience doesn't make a pattern, but both the IHG and Marriott credit cards in Canada have been discontinued, so I would expect Amex to keep the Marriott/SPG Canadian credit card deal.
I'm not planning on changing anything until I start running into problems.