Originally Posted by
hockeyinsider
As opposed to how Marriott could have done it, "Breakfast at all properties in every brand with no asterisk. It's our guarantee."
I too am disappointed that the new Platinum breakfast benefits are complicated and not consistent, even for brands that are similar.
What this really shows is that existing franchise agreements for each brand have prevailed. With very few exceptions, Marriott does not own hotels. It's business-as-usual for most hotels, whether they're Marriott legacy or Starwood legacy.
There's an improvement at Courtyard, AC Hotels, MOXY, and Protea -- although it can argued that Courtyard's new welcome gift is not an improvement when it's just one guest staying just one night.
Resorts will no longer be excluded at five Marriott legacy full-service brands.
Where Platinum breakfast is being added, it will be handled as a welcome gift option in the SPG tradition, not as a lounge/breakfast benefit in the Marriott tradition.
Some brands will continue to provide breakfast to all guests -- Fairfield, SpringHill, Residence, TownPlace, Element -- so breakfast as a Platinum welcome gift option would make no sense.
Some brands will continue not to provide a Platinum breakfast -- Ritz-Carlton, Edition, Gaylord, Marriott Vacation Club, Marriott Executive Apartments, and Design Hotels.
That makes for complicated charts.