Marriott is buying Sheraton Corp...

[kylie71]

Marriott will own almost all of the hotel's surrounding DLR!

http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/comp...llar122-billion/ar-BBn488c?ocid=ansmsnmoney11

--Lori

 

[texasgingerbread]

And people are reporting some canceled reservations on thepointsguy.com. This was reported earlier this week...I got a call from the St Regis letting me know the rate I booked with miles was unavailable for my future travel dates. Yikes! If you book the Sheraton with points I would verify all is well.

 

[Nonsuch]

Marriott will own almost all of the hotel's surrounding DLR!

Also the Swan and Dolphin at WDW

 

[Astylla]

This is a huge deal..and I'm not sure how I feel about it. I'm not a fan of one company owning so many properties as I worked for Marriott previously.
I know many swear by the Marriott brand but time will tell how things turn out.

 

[OKW Lover]

Marriott will own almost all of the hotel's surrounding DLR!
--Lori

Actually according to this list on the Disney site, there are lots of hotels around DLR that are not Marriott or SPG properties. https://disneyland.disney.go.com/hotels/good-neighbor/

There are 41 hotels on that list (if I counted correctly) and most of them are associated with other chains or are independent. I believe only 8 of them are currently Marriott or SPG properties.

 

[kylie71]

Actually according to this list on the Disney site, there are lots of hotels around DLR that are not Marriott or SPG properties. https://disneyland.disney.go.com/hotels/good-neighbor/

There are 41 hotels on that list (if I counted correctly) and most of them are associated with other chains or are independent. I believe only 8 of them are currently Marriott or SPG properties.

Marriott is building lots of new properties, I did not mean to imply they owned them all, just many more than they used to.
My apologies!

--Lori

 

[EKKloppers]

A-hah! This interests me greatly as I - not too long ago - had conversed with one or two other posters who'd - by-the-by - made some reference to things corporately Sheraton in an initial question I'd raised about keyless entry at Sheraton Vistana Villas. Without looking back for specific quotes from that brief thread, I won't here add any detail for which I'm totally ill-equipped to further comment. I do know that I just racked up many SPG points on a recent split-stay, and am now wondering if those SPG points might be honored and transferred over to Marriott Rewards...If not, I - apparently - need to get online and book another Sheraton vacation, soon!

 

[texasgingerbread]

I be it'll be mid July at the earliest and I hope they do a conversion not 1:1. Starwood points dont take as many points like Marriott. Marriott stays take more points so 1:1 would not be fair.