Monday, February 5, 2007

Grim in Lansing






Marriott makes a double appearance this week. This is the state-prison-inspired Marriott in Lansing, Michigan. Nothing says welcome like tile and fluorescents, I say. Maybe people that visit this hotel have gastro-enteric issues; tile is easy to clean.
Did the "interior designer" think that breaking up the floor into little squares would make you feel more comfortable?
But here's the thing. The rooms are supposed to look like this:

I guess they wanted the room's decor to be a shock after the industrial-strength greeting you get from the hallways.

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