Originally Posted by
nlkm9
true--several years ago I was plat elite marriot and actually switched because the bistro concept pissed me off so bad--lol. I am crabby about very little, but when I spend 130 plus on a hotel room, my favorite thing is to grab a cup of brewed lobby coffee and read the paper--Im up very early and its a ritual for me--i stayed at a courtyard that had taken away the lobby coffee and I was supposed to wait on line and pay for a starbucks. not for me. I did wait on line and it it was busy, a long wait and I realized this was not for me-everyone has their deal breakers and for me that was it

^ Further monetizing by charging for stuff as cheap as brewed coffee and basic breakfast items is only going to cause Marriott to lose biz.
Originally Posted by
hockeyinsider
And then some of them don't open until 7 a.m.
I haven't encountered this yet but that would be my dealbreaker.