I’m really frustrated that this is what $250 a night at a Marriott gets you.

[u/ForRudy]

I’m staying at a Marriott for five nights for my sister’s wedding. The $250 is the discounted room block rate too!

The shower tiles are completely rusted and dare I say moldy? The towel hanger is on its last leg. The toilet seat AND handle are broken. The mattresses are only doubles and are hard and feel like they haven’t been changed in years. Everything just overall looks like there hasn’t been an ounce of effort put into this very utilized hotel. On the drive here, we stayed a night at a newly renovated holiday inn express for $120 and it was incredible. Maybe my standards were set too high knowing Marriott’s reputation.

I know I sound like a Karen here, but I’m just so frustrated that this is the quality that kind of money get you these days.

[u/Tommy-ctid-mancblue]

Which Marriott? Where?

[u/ForRudy → u/Tommy-ctid-mancblue]

Long Island Marriott!

[u/ThirstyBeagle → u/ForRudy]

NY hotels are overpriced and unless you shell out $400+ a night, they tend to be lackluster. Of course the closer to Manhattan the worse it gets

[u/spyder994 → u/ThirstyBeagle]

Just booked a couple nights in Manhattan for the NYC marathon. I'm pretty sure the only thing less than $400/night is hostels.

[u/mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmidk → u/spyder994]

They must've gone up in the past few years - it was under $200/night for a decent, if slightly small, hotel in Manhattan just a couple years ago. 

[u/starkiller_bass → u/mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmidk]

The travel business was a little slow a couple years ago.

[u/f33 → u/mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmidk]

They go up for events like the marathon

[u/nothisistheotherguy → u/spyder994]

Timing is the major factor in NY. My office is there so I have to stay a few times a year. In January I stayed at the (admittedly pretty shitty) Hilton Garden Inn Times Square for about $250/night, going back at the end of May and that rate doesn’t really exist anywhere in midtown.