Originally Posted by sc flier
Marriott International just one-upped the Westin chain. Beginning in September, all of their hotels in all of their brands will go smoke-free.
And even Marriott's res system doesn't "know" this yet. I was booking a room for a conference at the Marriott Copley Place in Boston today (checked out the Westin rates, where I usually stay, and they were so much higher I had to go with Marriott) and was told that although my confirmation shows "non-smoking requested" (not guaranteed), all rooms would be non-smoking when I got there in September.