Wi-Fi expiring without warning
This has always been a nuisance, IMO, but today it went beyond that. I typically stay at a site for several weeks. As a Platinum I get free Wi-Fi. I log on to their network, enter my room number and...
View ArticleComparison of Hilton vs. Marriott Properties
Hello all, After a recent 4 week stay where most of my coworkers stayed at a Hilton Homewood Suites and I chose to stay at a Marriott Towneplace Suites, I was pretty shocked at the quality of the...
View ArticleCopa Airlines Now Marriott Rewards Partner
Copa Airlines baed in Panama City, Panama and has a route structure mostly in Central and South America as well as the Caribbean is now a Marriott Rewards partner. I've had the chance of flying Copa a...
View ArticleWill Marriott continue my Gold Status
Hello everyone, I am new to this forum so please let me know if I should look somewhere specific for my answers. But here is my situation - I am currently a Gold Status member which I was given...
View Articlepaying bill for somebody else = points + nights on own account?
I am wondering: if I pay for the bill of a colleague (which I did 2 days ago), will the points and/or nights be posted on my account (which they know)?Will these nights/points be listed separately? Are...
View ArticleHall of Shame - Nominations!
Nominate your candidate properties here, and provide as much detail as possible about why you think the property has fallen short of the mark to traditional Marriott Service!
View ArticleNew Promotion
Has anyone received information on any new promotions or does anyone have any insight on what the next promotion might be? I know that Marriott typically does not have promo's in May but with June...
View ArticleTime taken to credit points
Hello All, I am new to this group. I have been waiting for credit of my points in my account. However, today 2 weeks have gone by and still there is no points credited. Do Marriot have such a old...
View ArticleRedeeming MVCI points for airline tickets?
We have MVCI trust points that can be redeemed at any MVCI or used for any of the other MVCI programs. I see that these points can be redeemed for airfare on most of the major airlines. Although we...
View ArticlePlatinum customer service phone staff
What is going on with the Platinum customer service line? I called a couple of times last week to try to redeem an e-cert for a stay at a Marriott, and the customer service people seemed really...
View ArticleMusings on Hotels and Danger - prompted by the Supreme Court
Well, if you haven't seen it yet, but you're a regular on this site, you'll be fascinated by this op-ed/essay in the New York Times: Are Hotels...
View ArticleFinal Taste of Gold Stay Not Credited
I recently completed the Taste of Gold Challenge--six stays prior to June 30. However, my final stay of June 28-29 was not credited. It says that the challenge is ended and I completed 5 of 6. The...
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Brand explorer badges
It's been almost a years since the Marriott brand badges first showed up and through my regular travels, I've collected quite a few. At the end of June, I stayed at a FFI, a JW, and an Autograph...
View ArticlePlatimum challenge program
Hi, I've got my Gold Elite via Gold challenge prgram. My question is "can I sign up for Platimum challenge program now? "Thanks,Seven
View ArticleLifetime Status
I have 512 stays at Marriott but only 800,000 points. More than enough stays for Gold status forever but points severely lacking. I believe the reason is that I've been a member forever and in the...
View ArticleHas anyone faced rude responses/behavior at Residence Inn - Rancho Cordova ,...
I was recently staying at Residence Inn - Rancho Cordova , CA. The behavior of property mgmt folks is just beyond plain rude. I got couple of emails, whenever asked for longer stay at corporate rate,...
View ArticleTrying to decipher "activity" listings
Is there any way to tell from the "activity" listing in one's account how a "0 points" stay was redeemed? I'm sure I used 10,000 points for a night, but it looks like not one but two cat 1-4...
View ArticleHappy Independence Day!!
Wishing all Americans a day they should celebrate. Home of the free because of the brave. Vegas Phil
View ArticleFinal Taste of Gold Stay Not Credited
I recently completed the Taste of Gold Challenge--six stays prior to June 30. However, my final stay of June 28-29 was not credited. It says that the challenge is ended and I completed 5 of 6. The...
View ArticleNew Promotion
Has anyone received information on any new promotions or does anyone have any insight on what the next promotion might be? I know that Marriott typically does not have promo's in May but with June...
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