Upon entering the lobby, we were not greeted by the 3 staff members at the front desk who continued their conversation and made us wait to be served. They were not friendly when we were attended to, and the clerk was particularly negative about our booking through a third party. She said I wouldn't get a receipt, she couldn't give me hotel points, nor could she help with a question I had because I had not booked through Marriott.
I had to put a $20.00 "deposit" on my credit card for incidentals (like what?? no food or drink in the fridge, no way to make a LD phone call!!) that I have not received a credit back for.
Breakfast (which I paid for) was higher than the posted fees on the menu, menu selections had substitutions we did not want nor could eat, and again the staff person was slow and obviously not happy to be working! Bland food and not worth the money or the wait!! Debacle.
After this unpleasant experience, my husband and I will probably stick with IHG hotels, and the third party booking issue is concerning, since we travel a great deal for business and pleasure, and use online booking.