Originally Posted by margarita girl

Exactly!

Someone once asked me where I used my SNAs. I replied Europe, Australia and the Moana Surfrider. Under Starwood, the MS offered 3 Banyan Suites in the SNA pool, and I'd say my odds of scoring one of those was about 50%. I never complained and was happy when I got one. If it didn't clear, the Tower rooms are very good. Under Marriott's leadership, the MS has pulled those 3 Banyan Suites from the SNA pool and replaced them with ocean front/view rooms. So I stopped using my SNAs there. What's in the SNA pool now are all the rooms I used to get when my SNAs didn't clear.