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Apr 4, 2018, 7:56 pm

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Originally Posted by aCavalierInCoach

Yeah. Category 9 NY Marriott East Side. Complete dump. Mandatory $25 "amenity fee" with only apparent use being $25 F&B credit. Cheapest food at the single restaurant? $20 turkey sandwich with auto gratuity pre-tax.
"Can I use it for in-room dining?" .... "we actually don't have room service".

45kpts/nt. Garbage.

But that same 45K points will get you the JWM or Marriott Park Lane in London...both better bangs for the buck than the SPG options. YMMV.