Former SPG Hotels Leaving Marriott
Jan 21, 2019, 11:45 am
#16
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Hartford, CT
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Jan 21, 2019, 11:52 am
#18
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Jan 21, 2019, 11:56 am
#19
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: CT/ Germany - Ich spreche deutsch
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Jan 21, 2019, 12:05 pm
#20
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Yes there was a nonpublic resolution. SPG was seeking to terminate the management agreement in the lawsuit. During the course of which the properties effectively acknowledged liability by wiring SPG over $1M (which SPG rejected). Update on Lawsuit (Loyalty Lobby)
Jan 21, 2019, 12:08 pm
#21
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Hartford, CT
Programs: Marriott LTS
Posts: 195
Sorry but Marriott is the reason we lost Parker NYC and Palm Springs. These were two great properties. Thanks Marriott! Ughh 
Here is proof, directly from the hotel owners—> "Le Meridien was a wonderful partner, but now that it is part of a much larger organization, it no longer aligns with who we are and we want to be."
https://insiders.marriottrewards.com...comment-233502
Here is proof, directly from the hotel owners—> "Le Meridien was a wonderful partner, but now that it is part of a much larger organization, it no longer aligns with who we are and we want to be."
https://insiders.marriottrewards.com...comment-233502
Jan 21, 2019, 12:15 pm
#22
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Jan 21, 2019, 12:32 pm
#24
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Houston
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Sorry but Marriott is the reason we lost Parker NYC and Palm Springs. These were two great properties. Thanks Marriott! Ughh
Here is proof, directly from the hotel owners—> "Le Meridien was a wonderful partner, but now that it is part of a much larger organization, it no longer aligns with who we are and we want to be."
https://insiders.marriottrewards.com...comment-233502
Here is proof, directly from the hotel owners—> "Le Meridien was a wonderful partner, but now that it is part of a much larger organization, it no longer aligns with who we are and we want to be."
https://insiders.marriottrewards.com...comment-233502
Jan 21, 2019, 1:16 pm
#26
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: CT/ Germany - Ich spreche deutsch
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Likely holding out until the award rates are increased in March? Some high-end properties are known to play games with availability. Or maybe they just haven't loaded rates for that timeframe yet.
Jan 21, 2019, 1:21 pm
#27
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It's not just a matter of the total number of properties in the program, but rather how many hotels there are in which I want to stay. I hate the idea of some bunch of Fairfields or Courtyards replacing Des Indes or Furstenhof or a StR. For me, this is the issue. Most of Starriotts 6700 hotels are ones where I hope I never have to stay.
Jan 21, 2019, 1:31 pm
#28
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There are plenty of nice pre-merger Marriott properties. JW Marriott Hong Kong vs. Le Meridien Cyberport or Sheraton Hong Hong? Please - all day, every day.
Jan 21, 2019, 1:36 pm
#29
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Yes, please. More, please. If they won't invest and train to brand standards please be gone. Starwood didn't have enough surplus properties or the geographic coverage to use the hammer.
There are plenty of nice pre-merger Marriott properties. JW Marriott Hong Kong vs. Le Meridien Cyberport or Sheraton Hong Hong? Please - all day, every day.
There are plenty of nice pre-merger Marriott properties. JW Marriott Hong Kong vs. Le Meridien Cyberport or Sheraton Hong Hong? Please - all day, every day.
Jan 21, 2019, 3:30 pm
#30
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Some legacy SPG properties had contracts that prohibited the opening of an equal hotel within X number of miles. Apparently, this was a huge complaint and issue, according to two general managers.
