5 night stay coming up in a few weeks 50% work 50% leisure 100% out of my pocket. delta, residence inn, and marriott pinnacle are all the same price at 130+tax. wow never thought i would ever say that is cheap but here we are vancouver 2021. delta and residence inn don't have breakfast available so it looks like the marriott.
how is the breakfast for platinums? the upgrade chances? anyone stay here in the past few months? are upgrades at the delta for plats so gravy or the rooms are so nice with nice non-generic furnishings and decor that i may as well make my own breakfast arrangements x2? if marriott is mediocre then i am more than happy to just use expedia and pocket the 20-30% savings on a comparable room to a delta like a best western suites.
Originally Posted by
Antonio8069
I had the impression (when I was there for nine days in August) there are way too many Marriotts in the LM - so I can't say I am surprised! I was particularly surprised there were 2 Westins. So this reflagging corrects that!
My PF is the Pinnacle. Following this thread I also see other FTs like the Delta - largely for its location. I preferred the Pinnacle because of how they dealt with the pandemic
you can never have too many marriotts in one metropolitan area. at least from the perspective as a customer, particularly a high night
customer who likes cheap 60usd night rooms for mattress runs.
what do you consider to be "too many"?
vancouver is metro of 2.4 million people and large tourism market and large ports, they have 17 properties (1:141k)
seattle is similar region mind you stronger economy and 3.7 million they have 55 properties or 1 per 66k inhabitants
other 2.4 million metros:
portland 44 properties or 1 per 55k
orlando 102 properties 1 per 23k..(granted orlando is an anomaly)
charlotte san antonio both got 71, or four (4) times the number of marriotts to LML.
i would argue there are not enough marriotts in the lower mainland.
Originally Posted by
smes
Just walked by the Westin Grand recently. It's re-badging as a Hilton in early January. Stayed there a few times, was never overly impressed.
i snagged an upgrade to a corner suite here 2 summers ago. loved the floor to ceiling windows, the corner bed room, the bed, and the dinky balcony. good decor, nice big sectional couch, everything worked well with the layout. loved the location too. despite a great suite i don't remember being in love with this place. the pool scene in the summer was just ratchet, tiny pool and 30 families sharing the 5 deck chair beds. something also happened with plat breakfast it wasn't offered or they were closed or something. access to the pool required short cut thru the already compact gym so that was a bit disruptive to the people working on the mats near the door. i remember thinking how westin bayshore was 10000x better in every regard. not sad to see this go, hilton has a proud tradition of mediocre hotels