Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
People in the forum keep talking about the increased number of hotels whenever the merger is discussed as being a major benefit to customers and especially elites, but this is only useful if one wants to stay (or is willing to stay) at those additional hotels. Many of us from the SPG side simp[ly DO NOT WANT or ARE NOT WILLING to stay in most Marriotts. So all those new hotels are of no benefit to us whatsoever.[left]
I believe the issue is coverage and variety
Take Singapore for example
There are 4 Marriots branded hotel there (3 if you considering loyalty participation)
1 Courtyard, 1 JW Marriott 1 Marriott, and 1 non participating RC
While SPG side have 9 hotels there
StR, W Sentosa all the way to the cheapest ... Wanderlust hotel
And I bet there are several city that the condition was reversed
Where SPG have little presence and Marriott have more presence and more variety
Personally I will be interested to try RC hotels once SPG and MR combined