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April 19, 2006He never replied; and now I guess I know the answer to my question.Mr. William Shaw, President
Marriott International
One Marriott Drive
Washington, DC 20058Dear Mr. Shaw:
What would Winston say?
I mean, if Winston Churchill showed up at the Marriott Courtyard in Middlebury, Vermont as I did last night. I’ve stayed there periodically since it opened, but last night I had to ask the girl at the desk to book a room for me at the Middlebury Inn.
You see it was a long day for me. I got up early to drive to Vermont; then worked; then went out to dinner, and finally drove over to the Courtyard around 9:30 PM. I was looking forward to a cigar.
You probably know the feeling. Successful people do, it seems to me.
But not last night, not at the Marriott; the first thing the girl at the desk told me after she learned my name was that they were no longer accommodating smokers.
I can only wonder why. What harm does it do to accommodate smoking in some of the rooms of the hotel? Is this now a Marriott policy, the same Marriott, I would guess that operates the Marriott Marquis in New York City where I have attended a couple of those “Big Smokes” that Cigar Aficionado runs?
Should I look across the street now whenever I see a Marriott sign? I’m wondering what you might have to say.
Very truly yours,
ML/NJ