Sorry, for me is much more a “welcome to the paradise”... 😃

ex Accor-ist (platinum) with 100 business nights (middle level hotels mainly in Italy and France) per year + 30 leisure nights (high level hotels mainly Asia) per year since some years.

Joined Marriott this year and at the moment (on my experience at middle level hotels in Italy and France) I can say only “wow, welcome to the paradise”. The grass is definitely greener at Marriott. Even if actually i’m Gold compared to be Platinum at Accor.

Will have first leisure trip on next April then August then december at some high level properties (at these times will be Plat) and I let you know if I can confirm my first impressions.

Better IT
better tier recognition
better properties (and more recent)
better restaurants inside hotels
nicer and more kind/accurate staff almost everywhere