Red Room Chronicles

The title of the post is the tagline for the Courtyard Houston Brookhollow hotel. Maybe it’s the after dark arrival but it doesn’t seem that charming. But it’s clean and they have the new Marriott blue and gold carpeting and bed coverings. The mattresses appear to be pretty new as well. Internet access is speedy at 500kps.

Something was going on in Houston this week and I couldn’t get anywhere near downtown. So I’m out on the West Loop trying out a new Marriott. Looks like there are a couple of Mexican restaurants across the street. I’ll be heading over for a couple of tacos shortly.

It’s been a while. I haven’t done much traveling over the past month that required a hotel stay. Although I did stay in the Residence Inn Westborough for three nights last week.

And I just got word yesterday that Bill Marriott, yes that Bill Marriott, has launched a blog. The blog is titled Marriott On The Move.

Mr. Marriott seems a little unsteady in his first blog post. He offers, “Truth be told, I’m not very good with computers, although I couldn’t do business in today’s fast-paced economy without my cell phone…” That’s fine. We all start somewhere with blogging. Mr. Marriott also offers, “Blogging will allow me to do what I’ve been doing for years — on a global scale. Talking to the customer comes easily to me.”

Blogs are a great way to communicate with customers. So this is a welcome addition to my travel related RSS feeds.

On the technical side the blog has RSS, trackbacks and comments. These are all things that help to make blogs social experiences. A number of people have jumped in on the comments already.

Good job folks. I look forward to future posts.

Tags: Marriott, Marriott On The Move