How to tell if hotel has lounge??
Nov 21, 2017, 2:26 pm
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How to tell if hotel has lounge??
I searching for a week long stay pretty much anywhere in Florida - we are gold. Would prefer to a resort with lounge access to reduce the cost of food on this family trip. I'm not seeing this as a search function. I know only a few brands, but how can you tell which places within the brands actually have a lounge? Our local renaissance has such a good spread it takes care of breakfast and dinner for us.
Nov 21, 2017, 2:32 pm
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You can look up this thread - https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/marr...-weekends.html
Nov 21, 2017, 2:35 pm
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Appreciated!
Nov 21, 2017, 3:32 pm
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And call the property directly and speak with someone on site. Threads and even chain website get behind and it doesn't help you.
Nov 21, 2017, 4:00 pm
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I searching for a week long stay pretty much anywhere in Florida - we are gold. Would prefer to a resort with lounge access to reduce the cost of food on this family trip. I'm not seeing this as a search function. I know only a few brands, but how can you tell which places within the brands actually have a lounge? Our local renaissance has such a good spread it takes care of breakfast and dinner for us.
Nov 21, 2017, 4:18 pm
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Pickings are slim, we've discussed this before somewhere and IIRC the Hollywood Beach Marriott is on the beach with a lounge. Delray Beach Marriott had a good one as of 2007, just across the street from the ocean.
SPG may help here, recall a St Regis being discussed. Also beware as I've been going to Marriotts in FL for the last 20 years and they've all cut back tremendously. St Pete Marriott last January was absolutely horrible both morning & night.
SPG may help here, recall a St Regis being discussed. Also beware as I've been going to Marriotts in FL for the last 20 years and they've all cut back tremendously. St Pete Marriott last January was absolutely horrible both morning & night.
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Nov 22, 2017, 6:23 am
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The Tampa Westshore....and even better it has a gentleman's club too next door.
Nov 22, 2017, 8:19 am
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Actually one of the better CL's (along with the airport Marriott but that was years ago). Odd area though, I don't know how anyone gets any sleep at the SHS sharing the parking lot with the Gentleman's Club. Bubba Clemp used to broadcast from a studio in the back of the complex.
Nov 22, 2017, 9:31 am
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Actually one of the better CL's (along with the airport Marriott but that was years ago). Odd area though, I don't know how anyone gets any sleep at the SHS sharing the parking lot with the Gentleman's Club. Bubba Clemp used to broadcast from a studio in the back of the complex.
With that said, neither property is anywhere near the beach. It's not like the Hollywood Marriott where you can walk to sand and surf.
Nov 24, 2017, 3:55 pm
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thanks all for the replies - after several days of searching both FL, I expanded to Carribean and yes...slim pickings!
Would be real nice if Marriott just made that an amenity option to pick from!
Would be real nice if Marriott just made that an amenity option to pick from!
Nov 25, 2017, 8:02 am
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Marriott has not built resort properties with executive lounges that are complimentary for Gold and higher elite members. I would argue that they deliberately did this to segment their market and appeal more to the resort owners. Hyatt tends to have to more resort properties with Regency Clubs. Hilton resembles Marriott in not having as many resort properties with executive lounges.
Nov 25, 2017, 4:33 pm
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You might also just considering focusing on the free breakfast aspect of the lower chains (RI, FFI), that would get you water adjacent in Treasure Island, Delray Beach, FLL, Destin, etc. Most evening offerings are pretty limited and pathetic lately IME.
Nov 26, 2017, 6:52 pm
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The best bet is to always just call and ask 
Nov 26, 2017, 7:11 pm
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+1 !
It never ceases to amaze me how many people post here looking for something which is a simple factual answer a phone call away and which cannot be accurately answered on FT (place could have had the nicest lounge in the world last week, but it's closed for OP's stay). A quick call will yield an accurate and useful answer.
It never ceases to amaze me how many people post here looking for something which is a simple factual answer a phone call away and which cannot be accurately answered on FT (place could have had the nicest lounge in the world last week, but it's closed for OP's stay). A quick call will yield an accurate and useful answer.
Nov 26, 2017, 8:37 pm
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+1 !
It never ceases to amaze me how many people post here looking for something which is a simple factual answer a phone call away and which cannot be accurately answered on FT (place could have had the nicest lounge in the world last week, but it's closed for OP's stay). A quick call will yield an accurate and useful answer.
It never ceases to amaze me how many people post here looking for something which is a simple factual answer a phone call away and which cannot be accurately answered on FT (place could have had the nicest lounge in the world last week, but it's closed for OP's stay). A quick call will yield an accurate and useful answer.
Short answer is that no Marriott resort is going to have a "free" lounge but there could be other properties with lounges that could entertain you otherwise. I would like to hear other than suggestions I pointed out above, a few Orlando properties could work as well, the Grand Bohemian downtown for one.