Join Date: May 2011
Location: NYC (LGA, JFK), CT
Programs: Delta Platinum, American Gold, JetBlue Mosaic 4, Marriott Platinum, Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond,
Posts: 4,893
- With the Starwood merger, there is a higher percentage of “aspirational” properties in the overall portfolio, so they seem like they dominate the conversation
- Service, upgrades, offerings at Courtyard, Fairfield, Residence Inn are pretty standardized across the US at least - less to add in terms of posting
- In terms of “full service” Marriott, Sheraton, Westin, etc, many lounges and such are permanently closed. Aside from reporting on what’s going on, there isn’t a lot to discuss.
With all of the hotels, types of hotels, etc the number of types of travelers have diversified a bit, so you may have to dig to find stuff you care about.
It seems like a lot of the posts on both SPG and Marriott forums pre-merger, and on a forum like the Hyatt forum, are endless threads what “What were specific elite benefits at this specific hotel.” Honestly I think the Marriott program is a bit too big and diverse to really have threads like that for most hotels across the portfolio. It also seems like some of the more prolific posters have left Marriott to Hyatt, and presumably have been replaced with other travelers given Marriott hotels are all full