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I find available hotel shops to be few and far between. I'm currently a shopper for A Closer Look, MarketForce, BestMark, and EPMS. I just heard about and signed up for Coyle today.

My immediate goal is to find a shop opportunity for an NYC hotel sometime in the next 6 weeks or so. Might be a long shot, but I thought I'd ask. Any ideas? Companies I'm missing?

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Shopping Western NY, Northeast and Central PA, and parts of Ohio and West Virginia. Have car will travel anywhere if the monies right.

It would be easier to find shops in NYC that you could use the pay you make to pay for a hotel. Hotel shops are usually long and tiring.

Shopping Western NY, Northeast and Central PA, and parts of Ohio and West Virginia. Have car will travel anywhere if the monies right.

If you have to pay for a room, Long Island City is the most convenient at a little more than $100. Subway to midtown is a short walk and just a 10 minute ride. Street parking is easy to find as well.

I'm partial to Hilton but Marriott is ok too.

There are reasons that a body stays in motion
At the moment only demons come to mind

My wife is usually good company at a hotel but she probably won't want to go with you.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/04/2018 01:48PM by Hoju.

@bgriffin wrote:

I'm partial to Hilton but Marriott is ok too.

I can't stand Hilton, but my company loves their hotels for whatever reason. It's a least a step up from Choices, Wyndham, etc.

I prefer Marriott, even after the shakeup with the SPG merger.

Shopping the Greater Denver Area, Colorado Springs and in-between in Colorado. 33 year old male and willing to travel!

Marriotts tend to be $20+ more a night for comparable hotels. I've been staying at a lot of Hilton Garden Inns this trip. Similar rates as Hampton and at least as nice as the Courtyards that run $30-40 more.

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At the moment only demons come to mind

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/04/2018 04:30PM by bgriffin.

Just stayed at a Hilton, after many years of not. I was very impressed.

Visited my brother who was saying that he only needed 21 more nights this year to hit Platinum. Told him I would book the hotel on my Platinum account -- the ONE STAY account. LOL. That hotel shop was too much work for the pay, but well worth the bump to Platinum.

You have to pick and choose your shops for those. I always make sure they don't have valet parking and don't have an airport shuttle.

There are reasons that a body stays in motion
At the moment only demons come to mind

I like Hilton and Marriott hotels when I want a little upgrade. I normally do Hampton Inn for Hilton and Fairfield Inn for Marriott. These are both around the same price from what I typically see. However I normally stay at Wyndham Brands as they have the best loyalty program and decent priced hotels that are clean and work for a night or two. I am talking Super 8, Days Inn, or Microtel. Now La Quinta is also part of Wyndham. The best part is a free night is 15000 points no matter the property so you can book their high end like Wyndham Garden for the free night. They are also linked with Caesars and Harrahs properties in Las Vegas. I also don't mind the Red Roof Inn now as they are all updated and can be quite cheap. I also have done Airbnb a few times.

Shopping Western NY, Northeast and Central PA, and parts of Ohio and West Virginia. Have car will travel anywhere if the monies right.

Mercantile has many hotels in a large metro near me - you may want to try them. Also, as someone usually points out sooner, 5 MSC's is just not enough to find what you want. Check the official list on here and sign up with the most talked about - just make sure they're not talked about mostly in a negative fashion. Best of luck!

All the usual suspects have been named, so I won't reiterate. In terms of preferred brands - of the major ones I prefer Starwood, but stay in more Marriott's due to availability where I am going (I guess soon it is one in the same). I'm platinum from the bump due to the shop, but Plat on Marriott/Starwood is the same as gold at Hilton.

In terms of "higher end" there is a huge difference between the high end properties of each brand. Give me a Park Hyatt or a St. Regis over a JW Marriott any day - there is no comparison. Even if you consider the Ritz the "high end" Marriott, Park Hyatt and St. Regis far surpass Ritz. IHG doesn't have anything to even remotely compare in the states, and Waldorfs (Hilton) is inconsistent at best.

For mid-tier, I agree that Hilton Garden is solid, whereas the mid-range Marriott's can be inconsistent. Same with Starwood - though this is usually reflected in the price (if it's under $100 a night, there is a reason!!) In smaller towns, Holiday Inn's are not bad but in major MSAs, Holiday Inns are horrible.

For budget - Hampton is way better than Holiday Inn.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/06/2018 06:47AM by MickeyB.

My choice in NYC is the Lincoln Harbor Sheraton in Weehawken NJ. Most rooms have a view of the skyline, parking is free and convenient and the ferry across the river is at your doorstep. Unfortunately, I do not know which MSC has the Sheraton account....it's a matter of hunt and peck trying to match clients to MSCs. Good luck, enjoy the Apple.

I like the Interconny. Can't beat the views and service. Have stayed at what used to be the Holiday Inn near Central Park. Old and outdated, but hard to beat the location and the price.

I like Holiday Inn Express for lower-end much better than Holiday Inn. I can usually get a suite for >$100 in most places, and with their Accelerate program, it's easy to rack up free nights.

Did a resort outside of Dallas last month. Constantly amazed at how much money some people have (not me!).

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/06/2018 05:44PM by iShop123.

@MickeyB wrote:

All the usual suspects have been named, so I won't reiterate. In terms of preferred brands - of the major ones I prefer Starwood, but stay in more Marriott's due to availability where I am going (I guess soon it is one in the same). I'm platinum from the bump due to the shop, but Plat on Marriott/Starwood is the same as gold at Hilton.

In terms of "higher end" there is a huge difference between the high end properties of each brand. Give me a Park Hyatt or a St. Regis over a JW Marriott any day - there is no comparison. Even if you consider the Ritz the "high end" Marriott, Park Hyatt and St. Regis far surpass Ritz. IHG doesn't have anything to even remotely compare in the states, and Waldorfs (Hilton) is inconsistent at best.

For mid-tier, I agree that Hilton Garden is solid, whereas the mid-range Marriott's can be inconsistent. Same with Starwood - though this is usually reflected in the price (if it's under $100 a night, there is a reason!!) In smaller towns, Holiday Inn's are not bad but in major MSAs, Holiday Inns are horrible.

For budget - Hampton is way better than Holiday Inn.

Having been to a few St. Regis properties, I still prefer Ritz-Carlton. Btw, Ritz and St. Regis are under the same umbrella with Marriott's acquisition of SPG.

Shopping the Greater Denver Area, Colorado Springs and in-between in Colorado. 33 year old male and willing to travel!

So, you get to keep the Platinum after the stay? I have one of these coming up and was wondering how long the Plat would last.

It'll last 'till February 2019 at this point.

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Yes, I can confirm that you keep the status. I've asked the scheduler that and she said yes. Since then i completed a hotel shop for Platinum status and it's still on my account.

The company that used to have several shops a month for Marriott and Hilton properties hasn't had any at all for the last six months. Should I assume that these shops have gone to another company? How could I find out about that?

Both brands are worked on by several companies. Most of the time it's the management company that hires the MSC, not the brand. A management company could have several properties of varying brands in its portfolio.

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That makes sense. So what would be the best way to figure out what MSC has those shops? Just sign up for all the companies I can find? Or is there a more efficient way?

nope. thats the way

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@Tarantado wrote:

@MickeyB wrote:

All the usual suspects have been named, so I won't reiterate. In terms of preferred brands - of the major ones I prefer Starwood, but stay in more Marriott's due to availability where I am going (I guess soon it is one in the same). I'm platinum from the bump due to the shop, but Plat on Marriott/Starwood is the same as gold at Hilton.

In terms of "higher end" there is a huge difference between the high end properties of each brand. Give me a Park Hyatt or a St. Regis over a JW Marriott any day - there is no comparison. Even if you consider the Ritz the "high end" Marriott, Park Hyatt and St. Regis far surpass Ritz. IHG doesn't have anything to even remotely compare in the states, and Waldorfs (Hilton) is inconsistent at best.

For mid-tier, I agree that Hilton Garden is solid, whereas the mid-range Marriott's can be inconsistent. Same with Starwood - though this is usually reflected in the price (if it's under $100 a night, there is a reason!!) In smaller towns, Holiday Inn's are not bad but in major MSAs, Holiday Inns are horrible.

For budget - Hampton is way better than Holiday Inn.

Having been to a few St. Regis properties, I still prefer Ritz-Carlton. Btw, Ritz and St. Regis are under the same umbrella with Marriott's acquisition of SPG.

The Ladies and Gentlemen at the Club Level at the Ritz Carlton are exceptional. I'm always impressed by how genuinely warm, welcoming and gracious they are, while remaining diligent, efficient and professional.

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