Originally Posted by ohmark

To me, it all depends on the property. I don't know what standards Marriott has set for the JW brand (maybe Socrates can comment on this; I remember that a while ago Socrates mentioned that originally JW was not to be a separate brand with separate standards, but that at some point corporate decided to make JW a separate brand extension), but as in other respects so much depends on the property's management. For example, having stayed at a number of JW's, I doubt that there is one more deluxe than the Ren Vinoy. The New Orleans properties (I wish them the best) are another example: the JW doesn't seem much different from the FS Marriott across the street, but the two Rens seem a step above.