I have not noticed that at all...in fact I have found the reverse as so many that I stay at have been recently renovated and rooms are very nice and so is service. Now I stay exclusively at Mattiott FS, JW and Renaissance in more of the large cities so not sure if that is the difference. I was just commenting to my brother that when I used to frequent Hiltons (many years ago)...I found such inconsistency in their product. For the most part, none of those issues with Marriott.