Originally Posted by
EuropeanPete
This kind of thing works well in some of the more eco-conscious countries in Europe, but it’s 1. a very different culture and 2. Hotels generally don’t try to charge 1,000% markup. I’d also be somewhat sceptical of any filtered water procured or produced by a Marriott hotel, starting from US tap water which is often not up to international drinking standards.
Trust Marriott to do the right thing the wrong way.
No one in Europe including Sweden will pay $14.95 for an empty bottle to fill up water - for that price you can order a proper thermos at amazon.com - that would keep my drink cold and hot. This is more like a forced donation to whatever charities they feel like donating to.
At Bestheda Marriott many years ago, they provided glass bottles to refill water, and you leave them at the hotel so they clean them and let other guests use them. I think this is the right way to do it - provide loan bottles so that they can stay in a property and this is how we can eliminate use of plastics.
From now on I need to keep a bottle for water if I step into any Marriott if they are doing this chainwide.