ok, maybe not restricted to a Marriott - but since I am staying in a M property right now.....

while the specifics are not important - I am currently in a higher end Seattle property - and will probably unlikely (and intentionally so) not come back... why?
I hate the elevator(s) here
3 elevators....ok, fine - but due to their security system (or whatever Seattle tech trendiness that they purchased) - you have to swipe your key to then select the floor you want.... ok, but you can only select the floor that your room is on (or that your key is coded for) - well, if it already knows your room and only allows you to go to that floor - then why even force you to push the button.... but this is where some of the pain comes in - the timing from when you swipe your card until the system times-out to push the button is very short and the touch screen is not very reliable....and hence, we (I am with a bunch of colleagues/friends) have been complaining about our adventures in the elevator having a mind of it's own and taking us up or down on a whim..... I think Amazon has their offices nearby?

also, cant be a nice person and say to the person just getting on the elevator: "since I am standing near to buttons, what floor do you want me to push"... I will withhold comments about SEA liberalism....

We have all been complaining about it all weekend. I friend needed to drop something off at my room - but she is on a different floor and hence we needed to meet in the lobby. We had a dinner party on the roof bar - except none of our keys were coded for that floor - which meant hotel staff had to swipe us in every time we needed to leave and come back up....

you get my point - reminded me of some large hotel (not sure - but I think it was also a M in Boston) that had some "super smart" elevator bank that was a nightmare to interact with.

I am sure some people think this stuff is really cool - but give me an old fashion elevator with regular buttons (that the more you push, the faster it responds).....

there are other reasons not to return - but the elevators will stick in my mind......

-m