Starwood hotels switching from Coke to Pepsi products as a result of Marriott merger
Feb 13, 2018, 8:50 pm
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Actually quite like coke zero but where I currently live it is being phased out and replaced with coke "no sugar".
Mar 3, 2018, 9:38 am
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I stayed at a SPG property a few days ago and I think I witnessed the switchover at that property.
On the night of arrival, there was a small fridge in the area where you can buy sundries near the check-in area. It contained Coke products.
I was there the following afternoon, that fridge was gone, a somewhat larger fridge branded Pepsi was there, containing Pepsi products.
I asked the front desk if they had any Diet Cokes. The person, who perhaps wasn't aware of the switchover, said sure, was surprised not to see any in the new fridge, but got me a few from a storage area.
On the night of arrival, there was a small fridge in the area where you can buy sundries near the check-in area. It contained Coke products.
I was there the following afternoon, that fridge was gone, a somewhat larger fridge branded Pepsi was there, containing Pepsi products.
I asked the front desk if they had any Diet Cokes. The person, who perhaps wasn't aware of the switchover, said sure, was surprised not to see any in the new fridge, but got me a few from a storage area.
Mar 3, 2018, 10:26 am
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Mar 3, 2018, 12:00 pm
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When I was at the Moana Surfrider Westin in Honolulu in February, a partial switchover occurred on my second day because the bottled water went from the Coke-owned water (Dasani) to the Pepsi-owned water (Aquafina). The food and beverage outlets continued serving Coke pop, however.
Mar 4, 2018, 5:23 am
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And so a sea change in my happy hour drinks of choice is set to occur. No way I quaff any brown liquor with a pepsi product.
Mar 4, 2018, 2:38 pm
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Thank goodness taste has at long last triumphed at SPG and that vile, bitter, bilious Coke concoction has been replaced with the pure nectar that is Pepsi. The world has improved just a teeny bit today!
Mar 4, 2018, 9:11 pm
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Worst decision ever! Its official I hate this merger. I despise Pepsi. I will literally smuggle in my own coke 
I was in 3 SPG hotels in the last 2 weeks. I know 2 were stocking coke products. The 3rd I did not have a soda at.
1) Westin Singapore (did not notice)
2) St Regis BKK
3) Le Meridian Chiang Mai
I was in 3 SPG hotels in the last 2 weeks. I know 2 were stocking coke products. The 3rd I did not have a soda at.
1) Westin Singapore (did not notice)
2) St Regis BKK
3) Le Meridian Chiang Mai
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