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Ceteris Paribus · 06-19-2008, 01:17 PM

My firm recently cancelled a long standing agreement with Marriott due to poor service and predatory pricing. After spending 168 nights last year at Marriott properties, I am trying to get a feel for preferred hotel chains.

Indy Coug · 06-19-2008, 01:36 PM

When I used to be a road warrior, I used to always stay at the Marriott. I thought they were great. However, the last time I stayed at one (mid-2001), it was the WTC Marriott that sat at the base of the Twin Towers. That used to be a particularly nice hotel.

After that time, I haven't traveled except for conferences which are held at designated hotels or resorts and so my choice of hotel is already made for me.

RC Vikings · 06-19-2008, 01:39 PM

Sorry I can't help you here but a 168 nights on the road is a ton. When I hear people say they want a job where they travel a lot I think to myself they haven't done it much.

marsupial · 06-19-2008, 01:42 PM

Any that rent by the hour

Indy Coug · 06-19-2008, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by RC Vikings

Sorry I can't help you here but a 168 nights on the road is a ton. When I hear people say they want a job where they travel a lot I think to myself they haven't done it much.

If I was single, I might not have minded traveling all the time, but it's just brutal with a family. I'm glad I don't travel more than 2 weeks a year now.

Archaea · 06-19-2008, 02:38 PM

Preferred chains if somebody else is paying, Four Seasons or Ritz, but if I am paying, Hilton.

Nothing beats a Four Seasons for service and quality, though pricing isn't cheap.

Hilton can be pricey or middle priced depending upon the town.

Another compromise is the Radisson for families and the like.

Jeff Lebowski · 06-19-2008, 02:52 PM

The re-vamped Holiday Inn Express hotels aren't too bad.

TripletDaddy · 06-19-2008, 03:18 PM

Starwood all the way. Esp W, St Regis, and Luxury Collection. Sheraton and Foir Points, not so much. Westins are fine, but boring and bland.

Marriott....yikes. Hilton.....no way in HHell!

ute4ever · 06-19-2008, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

Marriott....yikes. Hilton.....no way in HHell!

Why?

SeattleUte · 06-19-2008, 03:26 PM

It depends on what you want. I think Marriott is the most reliable mid-range hotel. Four Seasons is the most reliably excellent five star hotel. There's something about Motel 6's wholly disciplined spartan approach that is admirable. Plastic showers and coffee in paper cups you have to go to the lobby for, but totally clean, and hey, you get what you pay for.

View Poll Results: What is your preferred hotel chain?
Hilton (Hampton, etc.)	2	12.50%
Hyatt	1	6.25%
Marriott (Renaissance, Fairfield, etc.)	10	62.50%
Ritz Carlton	1	6.25%
Starwood (Sheraton, etc.)	0	0%
Other (Motel 6, Red Roof, etc.) please elaborate	2	12.50%
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06-19-2008, 01:17 PM	#1
Ceteris Paribus Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 63	Preferred Hotel Chain My firm recently cancelled a long standing agreement with Marriott due to poor service and predatory pricing. After spending 168 nights last year at Marriott properties, I am trying to get a feel for preferred hotel chains.

06-19-2008, 01:39 PM	#3
RC Vikings Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Rexburg, Idaho Posts: 2,236	Sorry I can't help you here but a 168 nights on the road is a ton. When I hear people say they want a job where they travel a lot I think to myself they haven't done it much. __________________ "I always rode to my limit. If I won by three minutes, that's because I couldn't make four." Eddy Merckx

06-19-2008, 01:42 PM	#4
marsupial Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I... Isn't it so fun to spell? Posts: 1,701	Any that rent by the hour __________________ "Mormon men are inherently sexy..." -Archaea

06-19-2008, 02:38 PM	#6
Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	Preferred chains if somebody else is paying, Four Seasons or Ritz, but if I am paying, Hilton. Nothing beats a Four Seasons for service and quality, though pricing isn't cheap. Hilton can be pricey or middle priced depending upon the town. Another compromise is the Radisson for families and the like. __________________ Ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα

06-19-2008, 01:36 PM	#2
Indy Coug Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Between Iraq and a hard place Posts: 7,569	When I used to be a road warrior, I used to always stay at the Marriott. I thought they were great. However, the last time I stayed at one (mid-2001), it was the WTC Marriott that sat at the base of the Twin Towers. That used to be a particularly nice hotel. After that time, I haven't traveled except for conferences which are held at designated hotels or resorts and so my choice of hotel is already made for me.

06-19-2008, 02:52 PM	#7
Jeff Lebowski Charon Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the heart of darkness (Provo) Posts: 9,564	The re-vamped Holiday Inn Express hotels aren't too bad. __________________ "... the arc of the universe is long but it bends toward justice." Martin Luther King, Jr.

06-19-2008, 03:18 PM	#8
TripletDaddy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 9,483	Starwood all the way. Esp W, St Regis, and Luxury Collection. Sheraton and Foir Points, not so much. Westins are fine, but boring and bland. Marriott....yikes. Hilton.....no way in HHell! __________________ Fitter. Happier. More Productive. "Everyone is against me. Everyone is fawning for 3D's attention and defending him." -- SeattleUte

06-19-2008, 03:26 PM	#10
SeattleUte fairlds.org Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 10,665	It depends on what you want. I think Marriott is the most reliable mid-range hotel. Four Seasons is the most reliably excellent five star hotel. There's something about Motel 6's wholly disciplined spartan approach that is admirable. Plastic showers and coffee in paper cups you have to go to the lobby for, but totally clean, and hey, you get what you pay for. __________________ Interrupt all you like. We're involved in a complicated story here, and not everything is quite what it seems to be. —Paul Auster