Platy

I wish I had had the following information in trying to resolve issues with the local reservation manager when I had issues with my booking at Gritti Palace:

https://www.marriott.com/loyalty/mem...s/guarantee.mi

This defines the (substantial) compensation, if a member is "walked" according to elite status on top of complimentary accommodation for such.

It could also be very useful for anyone needing to negotiate any change in their reservations if not honoured at Danieli with the changeover to FS.

Kmxu

I stayed at Danieli for two nights. It is an amazing hotel with a rich history. It is a huge loss for Marriott.
The location is perfect for San Marco. The interior looks very stunning. The breakfast buffet at the roof top was the highlight of my visit to Venice. The foods are plenty with many variety.
The less perfect part of my stay was the upgrade to a junior suite with SNA atop the entry way on the first floor (Room 008). It was nice at daytime because you can do one-way people watch from the windows. However, the hotel music did not stop until around midnight. There was nothing that I could do unless I wanted to go to sleep very late.

Boraxo

Agree with all of the above, but I'm not sure it's a huge loss. The room quality varied dramatically, and not all of us got the sweet upgrades as the hotel was often at capacity. As you note some rooms experienced a lot of street noise. I'm of the view that it is one of those properties that is worth a visit to see the public spaces (specifically the lobby and the roof) but not to stay. FS would be wise to gut everything except the lobby, but I doubt that's the plan.

ronlulich

ronlulich

I work at a Marriott hotel: Being a non-elite Bonvoy member is nothing, you can get silver status just having a credit card, Gold, especially if you have a Bonvoy credit card is easy to get if you do any travel at all. There are so many Gold elite members that you should not expect anything other than the extra points. The perks start with Platinum and Titanium elite status. Now you get more points, lounge access, if there is one, breakfast and yes, you can even start to get upgrades. You can also get some upgrade certificates to give you an even better chance at an upgrade. So, Bonvoy Members, Elite Silver and Gold, don't expect anything other than some extra points and maybe free enhanced internet. Platinum and especially Titanium is where you can start to see the nice perks. But even those should not expect the upgrade. Be thankful anytime you get an upgrade!

EXPLAT

What you say, I find to be true in my own travels at Marriott properties. This is why it frustrates me that I am only Lifetime Platinum, when I should be Lifetime Titanium. I made my 10th year as a Platinum on the year of the switch over, but Marriott says I needed to have done it by the year prior, not the year of the change over. SPG Platinum is Bonvoy Titanium.

Long story short, I'll make Hyatt Globalist this year on all personal travel, but am bummed that I'll need to earn a million points before I get lifetime Globalist status. What can you do. Thanks for listening to my rant.

Kmxu

I agree that the hotel needs a lot of refreshing, bathroom, in particular, in my room. The floor squeaking is also everywhere.

When I checked out, I saw a couple who refused to stay at this hotel because they were assigned to a room in other buildings. I were lucky to have a room in the original building, especially, with the lagoon view and one-way people watching.

If I come back to visit Venice in the future, I would consider to stay at this hotel again, but Marriott’s SNA won’t work in the future. 😂

The following picture was taken from outside of my room.

James Luckard

It seems like the date for the exit from Marriott has changed slightly.

The notice on the hotel's home page saying it was leaving on 1/1 is completely gone, so I just checked, and rooms are available until Jan 5 now, instead of Jan 1.