Originally Posted by
hockeyinsider
Yeah. Marriott has tried repositioning the Renaissance brand from a bland competitor of Marriott or Westin to what I call corporate boutique.
Of course, the problem is there are lots of old Renaissance properties, including airport properties. These properties, even with a lot of lipstick on the pig, are still old 1980s and 1990s buildings that feel out-of-place when compared to some of the really nice Renaissance properties.
On the other hand, there are some Renaissance properties that feel a little too independent and are probably better suited for Autograph Collection or Tribute Portfolio.
The chain is an eccentric mix of boutique-y newer properties, and also a bunch of random legacy properties from the defunct chains that were folded into it decades ago - Stouffer Hotels, Ramada Renaissance Hotels, and Penta Hotels.
There are still a bunch of former Stouffer properties, most of them boxy, anonymous 1970s/1980s concrete behemoths, like the previously mentioned St Louis Airport property, though I think only a couple of the original Ramada Renaissance properties, like Long Beach and Washington DC, still remain.