No more water bottles?
Mar 12, 18, 10:00 am
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Mar 12, 18, 10:56 am
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Mar 12, 18, 1:01 pm
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It depends on the property. The Westin Whistler in BC doesn't have waterbottles anymore. every other SPG property I have been to does. There are also plenty of countries where I would absolutely not drink tap water, and if SPG wants to use this as a guise of "protecting the environment", then I will simply vote with my wallet.
Mar 12, 18, 7:40 pm
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Although water bottles are bad for the environment, SPG should probably still be offering them. I don't mind paying for them to offset the environmental costs, but yes there are many places I wouldn't want to drink the local water.
Mar 12, 18, 9:17 pm
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If they feel like they have to offset the environmental costs, they should do it off the room rate we're already paying and not push yet another cost onto the customer. Otherwise you'll quickly notice that hotels will start charging usual hotel prices per bottle "cause of environment" which of course won't have anything to do with the actual environment but would turn into yet another way to rack up their profits.
Free water bottles as a brand standard should remain as they are.
Free water bottles as a brand standard should remain as they are.
Mar 13, 18, 11:03 am
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It depends on the property. The Westin Whistler in BC doesn't have waterbottles anymore. every other SPG property I have been to does. There are also plenty of countries where I would absolutely not drink tap water, and if SPG wants to use this as a guise of "protecting the environment", then I will simply vote with my wallet.
Aug 13, 19, 6:12 pm
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Marriott Marquis Atlanta seems to be the latest victim. The change seems to have happened between February and now. The lounge had no bottled water. Front desk is supposedly bringing some up, we’ll see how long that takes. Last time I stay here with so many other choices in downtown Atlanta.
Aug 13, 19, 6:32 pm
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Aug 17, 19, 8:52 pm
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Both Fairfields I stayed at in Rochester NY had bottled water, already cold in the fridge at no extra charge. I only used one bottle for the entire week, but it was a nice extra touch, especially at a limited-service property.
On the environmental side of things, I find the cheap plastic cups, wrapped in plastic to be a bigger waste. I often travel with or buy at my destination an $0.88 stemless wine glass from Walmart. Whether it be water, soda, or adult beverages, it's just the right size and feel for my liking at the end of the night.
On the environmental side of things, I find the cheap plastic cups, wrapped in plastic to be a bigger waste. I often travel with or buy at my destination an $0.88 stemless wine glass from Walmart. Whether it be water, soda, or adult beverages, it's just the right size and feel for my liking at the end of the night.
Aug 18, 19, 4:57 am
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Closing this thread as there is a current thread in the combined Marriott Bonvoy where discussion of free bottled water for elites can continue: No more free water for Platinum?
