Originally Posted by
Marriott15
I guess my Logic was with more focused on the SPG properties! So I always have been told and read on here category numbers are based on a few things but mainly the amount of people staying there a year! Besides the loyalists, I feel like a SPG customer will be more inclined to go stay at the regular Marriott then the Sheraton. Which will result in the Sheraton dropping down category level's. Why would someone stay in a Four Points when they can stay in a Courtyard for the same price? In my city the regular Marriott and the Aloft are the same price. The Marriott is hand's down the better property!
I should of been more clear! I think the higher end brand's will stay the same but the lower level brands like, Courtyard, Fairfield Inn, Residence Inn, Aloft, TownPlace, Four Points, and Sheraton could see decreases in their category levels!
That's an interesting perspective. I've read a lot of posts from SPG loyalists who can't BELIEVE anyone would stay at a horrible Marriott
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The point I think you are ultimately making is that perhaps some of the properties need to be re-ranked in the new portfolio. Perhaps a Sheraton, that was in the top half of SPG's brands, is now in the bottom half of the new portfolio, and should (generally) require fewer points than, say, a Marriott. I say generally, because each individual hotel gets the point value assigned, not by brand. I'm not sure if that's how SPG worked or not.