Buying the New Yorker 1996 - page 5

I infer that between 1996 and today, Renaissance Hotels was purchased by Mariott.

Such is the way of things.

If you go to the Mariott website, you will see that some of their hotels are still designated as "Renaissance Hotels." These particular hotels distinguish themselves from other hotels (including other Mariott Hotels) because of their "distinctive & individualistic style ... a blend of attentive service, expressive decor, luxurious bedding and imaginative dining."

As I've lately been rejecting a few comments from marketing bods who are trying to use blogs to their advantage, I would like to take the opportunity to greet the inevitable visitor from Mariott (or some subsidiary thereof) and request of them this:

Instead of some canned comment about how much you enjoy Mariott Hotels and every one of my readership would benefit from staying in one (which I will reject), perhaps take a moment to explain the difference between a Mariott Hotel and a Renaissance Hotel. I'll approve that, and you'll get your pittance quota. Deal?

One night in the Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa, (Hoover, Alabama) - $189.00