Marriott has given me a $300 gift card to give to a reader in conjunction with the relaunch of SpringHill Suites properties and their Video Memory Challenge. Given that it’s the holidays, it seems like there’s no better time for this.

So here’s how it works:

  1. Visit the SpringHill Suites Video Memory Challenge website, watch the short video, and then take the 90 second quiz to see how much you recall
  2. Post something regarding the Video Memory Challenge in the comments section below and be sure to include your valid email address (which only I can see) so that I can contact you if you win. You can post something you liked, something that surprised you, something that made you laugh, the score you received (copied and pasted off the results page), etc.

Basic guidelines:

  • Using a random number generator I’ll choose one of the comments as the winner
  • You can post as often as you’d like, including posting the score you received in the Video Memory Challenge (although if you do that I expect you to take the quiz each time you enter and post your score… yeah, honor system)
  • Only comments posted before midnight EST on Sunday, November 29 will be considered
  • The winner will be notified via email on Monday, November 30 and the winner’s name (as displayed on the blog) will be posted
  • The winner can expect to receive the gift card the week of December 21, 2009
  • This is a giveaway, so let’s approach this with holiday spirit. I plan on giving this card away fairly, so please let’s not get technical about rules, comments, etc. Just have fun.

Many thanks to Marriott for this generous offer! I’ve gotta say I’m pretty impressed by the new SpringHill Suites properties, if that’s how they’ll actually all look.

Oh, and happy Thanksgiving and many thanks to all those that continue to read the blog. Hope your Thanksgiving is filled with bumps, upgrades (air and hotel), and time with family and friends!

Posted on November 24th, 2009 by lucky
Filed under: Hotels, Marriott | 106 Comments »

  1. November 24th, 2009 at 8:03 pm

    Greg said,

    80% There’s 2 things I can’t figure out…

  2. November 24th, 2009 at 8:50 pm

    boxo said,

    0% twice. :-( (my computer is freezing)

    My fave moment is the kid at the pool! Love how the camera zooms in. Made me LOL… twice.

  3. November 24th, 2009 at 8:52 pm

    gobluetwo said,

    90%. Do all the rooms come with a dancing girl? If so, I may just switch my loyalty back to Marriott!! Seriously, though, that was a nice, modern, sleek room. Very nice, although I can’t imagine all springhill suites are like that.

  4. November 24th, 2009 at 8:53 pm

    Iceman said,

    Darn, 80% too. What’s up with the random girl dancing in the room? Maybe they have a really good mini-bar…

  5. November 24th, 2009 at 8:53 pm

    boxo said,

    PS – Had a hotel management company seatmate Wednesday and he described to a ‘T’ everything I saw in the video.

    And two thumbs up to Marriott for their kind donation!

  6. November 24th, 2009 at 8:56 pm

    magiciansampras said,

    I got a 90%. Doh!

    I will get a 100. I will.

  7. November 24th, 2009 at 8:58 pm

    Ryan said,

    80% for me. Would have liked some hotter women in bikinis at the pool, but otherwise, a nice ad.

  8. November 24th, 2009 at 8:58 pm

    Mark said,

    80%

    Couldn’t get the HD video to load… that /must/ be why I missed two.

  9. November 24th, 2009 at 9:01 pm

    magiciansampras said,

    100%!!!!

  10. November 24th, 2009 at 9:13 pm

    ndot said,

    70%. Not sure how I feel about those weird pastel sheer fabric dividers in the lobby.

  11. November 24th, 2009 at 9:17 pm

    magiciansampras said,

    These springhill suites look snazzy.. almost like the new holiday inn expresses.

  12. November 24th, 2009 at 9:28 pm

    Hodgie said,

    Hmph. Another 80% here. Reminds me more of a Hyatt Place

  13. November 24th, 2009 at 9:36 pm

    Eric said,

    I got 80%. I think Springhill is limited their target market – how many beautiful young models are out there in the world to stay at all suite hotels? :)

  14. November 24th, 2009 at 9:42 pm

    Kevin said,

    Got a 100%

    I am staying a Springhill Suites tomorrow night and Thursday night. I hope mine looks like this one :p

  15. November 24th, 2009 at 9:58 pm

    FT:pshuang said,

    Woman dancing seemed a little creepy.
    Their Web site scored me at 0% — must not have been compatible with my Opera Web browser….

  16. November 24th, 2009 at 10:19 pm

    Carla Day said,

    80% Correct woo hoo above average!

    Thank you!

  17. November 24th, 2009 at 10:20 pm

    Carla Day said,

    80% Correct woo hoo bove average!

    Thank you!

  18. November 24th, 2009 at 10:39 pm

    Matthew said,

    100% for me!

    :cool:

  19. November 24th, 2009 at 10:45 pm

    Matthew said,

    The bedding looks very comfortable. Wonder how it compares to Westin?

  20. November 24th, 2009 at 10:50 pm

    echohorn said,

    80%

    Like the new look!

  21. November 24th, 2009 at 10:58 pm

    Stevie G said,

    How can you not like the music? :) And I got 70% – robbed!

  22. November 24th, 2009 at 11:02 pm

    Stevie G said,

    Retook and got a 90% – it looks clean and airy….though with a pool that small and little kids running around, you have to wonder how clean it is ;)

  23. November 24th, 2009 at 11:03 pm

    sam said,

    I got 0% !?! There was defiantly a women dancing

  24. November 24th, 2009 at 11:04 pm

    Stevie G said,

    OK….one last time…100%….I see the Michigan education paid off! I didnt know they had a mini-bar and a waiter bringing drinks!

  25. November 24th, 2009 at 11:05 pm

    sam said,

    I got 0% again, there’s something wrong with my computer

  26. November 24th, 2009 at 11:05 pm

    Ed said,

    Love the dancing girl!

  27. November 25th, 2009 at 12:15 am

    Jamie said,

    100% – the gym looked rather small to me though?

  28. November 25th, 2009 at 12:44 am

    Zabes said,

    90% for me, not sure if I’d go out of my way to stay there, but would not say no if I wasn’t paying.

  29. November 25th, 2009 at 1:21 am

    Tim said,

    75% for me — I liked the kid at the pool; the hotel looks nice.

  30. November 25th, 2009 at 3:37 am

    Josh said,

    90%–I wonder if as frequent travelers, most of the posters are more attuned to seeing what’s in hotels?

  31. November 25th, 2009 at 6:06 am

    Uniter said,

    I got a 90%! I was disracted by the women smiling at me as she got in the pool, or else it would have been 100. I’m trying that thing again.

  32. November 25th, 2009 at 6:54 am

    RDimperio said,

    80% for me … love the scuba mask. Got to get one of those. Gym, small? There was a gym? I guess I tuned out after the odd dncing girl. Does she come with every room?

  33. November 25th, 2009 at 7:06 am

    Nate said,

    60%… in my defense, i stayed at a Spring Hill suites last week and it looked nothing like this.

  34. November 25th, 2009 at 7:30 am

    Nick said,

    70% The lobby seating area seems a little cramped, but otherwise I like it.

  35. November 25th, 2009 at 8:01 am

    Ric Garrido said,

    PassportswithPurpose.com could certainly use a $300 SpringHill Suites certificate as a raffle prize to help build a school in Cambodia.

    I briefly mentioned this video game promotion on my blog Nov 16 when I got 80%. I should have probably included a picture of the Napa SpringHill Suites.

    In August I was at the newly built SpringHill Suites in Napa, California. Very nice looking property with a large lobby, bar, outdoor fountain and BBQ and pool area.

  36. November 25th, 2009 at 8:03 am

    Pam said,

    75%, liked the green/aqua color scheme

  37. November 25th, 2009 at 8:32 am

    mowogo said,

    60% for the first try, and it has been interesting watching some of the hotels doing the renovations

  38. November 25th, 2009 at 8:34 am

    Uniter said,

    100%! That was kind of fun. They just opened a SHS right near me in Fairfax, Virginia. It seems like a good spot for out-of-town guests.

  39. November 25th, 2009 at 8:48 am

    Blake said,

    70% – not too bad for being at work??

  40. November 25th, 2009 at 8:50 am

    Steve K said,

    OK, 70%.

    Strangely, I’m staying at SpringHill Ashburn in just over a week. I was at the SpringHill near Dulles in October; it was not particularly memorable. Let’s see if this one is even half as nice as the one in the video.

  41. November 25th, 2009 at 9:07 am

    Mami2jcn said,

    I was shocked that I got a score of 90% with a squirmy baby on my lap. I like this promotion. Watching the video made me want to take a vacation right now!

  42. November 25th, 2009 at 9:19 am

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  43. November 25th, 2009 at 9:59 am

    shortypowers said,

    90% for me.. had to watch it without sound so the dancing girl looked even more odd

  44. November 25th, 2009 at 10:05 am

    Halothane said,

    90% CORRECT. I’m surprised I did that well! The video reminds me of the Hyatt Place Concept.

  45. November 25th, 2009 at 10:11 am

    Terry said,

    80%. Looks pretty nice. Reasonable color scheme.

  46. November 25th, 2009 at 10:20 am

    magiciansampras said,

    Where is Lucky going for thanksgiving?

  47. November 25th, 2009 at 11:36 am

    gluedtothewindow said,

    What an embarrassment, 60%. And like the man in the lobby, I never travel without a saxophone.

  48. November 25th, 2009 at 12:02 pm

    Rick said,

    60% but I can’t paste it here. Didn’t notice some of the items listed.

  49. November 25th, 2009 at 12:39 pm

    Ann said,

    Average Score: 75% correct – You are in the 31st percentile.

    I thought the dancing girl was a bit much.

  50. November 25th, 2009 at 12:45 pm

    RDimperio said,

    So while we’re all watching the dancing girl what happens to the bottle of water?

  51. November 25th, 2009 at 1:11 pm

    Terry said,

    Did so bad I won’t post my score (obviously old age has set in). Never stayed at a SpringHill Suites, but certainly ready to give them a try. Have a late night flight into MCO in Feb. Sound like a good time to make a visit.

  52. November 25th, 2009 at 2:30 pm

    Melody said,

    80% correct. Apparently everyone who hangs out at the Springhill suits is ridiculously good looking and moves in slow motion. :)

  53. November 25th, 2009 at 2:41 pm

    Randal said,

    80% Fun video…

  54. November 25th, 2009 at 5:27 pm

    Iceman said,

    Argh, can’t seem to get above 80%. Is this really that big a deal to me that I may copy/paste the list? Hmm…. :-)

  55. November 25th, 2009 at 5:27 pm

    Halina said,

    70% ouch! Reminds me of how eye-witnesses can be more unreliable than we think! :D I can’t believe I missed the five pillows- I was sure it was a trick question! Oddly fun to do- good for the old in need of a vacation brain! :D

  56. November 25th, 2009 at 5:37 pm

    jb831 said,

    80%. I don’t know what’s funnier: the dancing girl, or the fact that she’s one of the memory recall options on the list. lol. Pretty cool video though!

  57. November 25th, 2009 at 5:51 pm

    jmd001 said,

    Got up to 80% on my second try. Decided to not press my “luck” any further.

    Just wish I could be “lucky” enough to come back to my room and find an attractive young lady dancing for ME. (But why did the guy just walk on by her???

  58. November 25th, 2009 at 6:26 pm

    Ann said,

    Average Score: 75% correct – You are in the 60th percentile.

    Lol-I agree with Melody. If the clientele I saw at a hotel were that hot, I’d be a regular!

  59. November 25th, 2009 at 6:33 pm

    Ann said,

    Average Score: 75% correct – You are in the 83rd percentile.

    90% correct is only the 83rd percentile? I was robbed!

  60. November 25th, 2009 at 7:36 pm

    lucky said,

    LMAO, you folks are too funny. Common themes, it seems.

    @ magiciansampras — I’ll be staying home for Thanksgiving and am actually kind of happy about it. Speaking of travel, I have a bit of a dilemma. It’s time for a blog post, I think.

    And c’mon guys, you’re being far too classy with the posts. You can post more! ;)

  61. November 25th, 2009 at 10:09 pm

    Andrew said,

    70% … I just wanted to see if they still had waffle irons. It’s always been the clincher in choosing SpringHill over Hampton Inn.

  62. November 25th, 2009 at 10:14 pm

    Andrew said,

    90% second time around. I hope I win!!!

  63. November 26th, 2009 at 12:04 am

    Gabriel said,

    60% here. Looks like I’m at the lower end of the spectrum here, ha. Those color questions were tough!

  64. November 26th, 2009 at 1:03 am

    Randal said,

    Yay! I got 90% this time :-)

  65. November 26th, 2009 at 3:10 am

    Richard said,

    Average Score: 75% correct – You are in the 32nd percentile.

    I might have done better but I kept thinking When is the last time I got a room with a dancing woman??

  66. November 26th, 2009 at 4:08 am

    Linda said,

    Looks like a really nice place. I’d stay there.

  67. November 26th, 2009 at 6:47 am

    Liz said,

    Got an 80%. Love the dancing girls, lol. Thanks for this giveaway! Sounds great!

  68. November 26th, 2009 at 9:23 am

    Terry said,

    Missed on the shaking hands. Too many people-people interactions to remember.

  69. November 26th, 2009 at 9:38 am

    mommafrica said,

    80% on 1st shot-i hope going 4 100% doesn’t become as addictive as scrounging 4 pts/miles. The kid @ the pool looks as if he wants 2 know if he’s getting paid 4 this as he stands there looking as if he’s n a differnt world (hey, I’m just playing my part n this video-now where’s my $300 gift card b/c playing Gary Coleman isn’t easy).

    @ Ann-of course the dancing woman is a bit 2 much 4 u b/c there’s no dancing man instead (LOL)!

    The girl from the pool/the girl w/ the curly hair receiving the drink from the AA FA (he was wearing an AA tie-right) would have been a better fit as the “dancing woman.” By the way, does the dancing woman come w/ the gift card. I think I “memorized” that n the 2 min. T&C’s.

  70. November 26th, 2009 at 10:34 am

    unavaca said,

    boo, 60%. no more blog reading in the mornings.

  71. November 26th, 2009 at 11:09 am

    Dan said,

    What’s with that tall box surrounding the desk?

  72. November 26th, 2009 at 11:20 am

    jb831 said,

    GAH! 80% again! Congrats to Marriott for making this so addictive! lol.

  73. November 26th, 2009 at 11:52 am

    FT:pshuang said,

    “You can post as often as you’d like, including posting the score you received in the Video Memory Challenge (although if you do that I expect you to take the quiz each time you enter and post your score… yeah, honor system)”

    We laugh all the time about poorly phrased terms & conditions. Do you really want to set up a giveaway where you’ll randomly select a comment, and also where you encourage people to post as many comments as they would like?

    (Simple procedure to work around comment stuffing if you wish to revise your terms & conditions halfway thru the promotion…. You use a random number generator and look at that comment. Only if that comment is the first comment from somebody does that win. Otherwise [i.e., if the comment was a second or later comment from that person], you pick another random number. Repeat until you pick a comment which is that author’s first comment.)

  74. November 26th, 2009 at 2:40 pm

    Ron said,

    70% CORRECT. Of the 7 I got right, 3 were just guesses :-)

  75. November 26th, 2009 at 2:47 pm

    Ron said,

    Oh, and I did stay at a SpringHill Suites once, a little over a year ago. In Lawton, Oklahoma of all places. I had quite forgotten about it, but the video immediately reminded me of the place — the decor in the lobby looks very similar. Good work on the branding, Marriott.

  76. November 26th, 2009 at 4:52 pm

    Mio said,

    Everything getting so interactive, so now I am twitting and FB-ing of my 80% in a giveaway as it happens? Hmmm…

    OK, just gimme the stuff and I’ll as much as write a 250-word report for ya! ;-)

  77. November 26th, 2009 at 7:33 pm

    Pat said,

    90% Correct

    Hey where’s the room with the dancing man?

  78. November 26th, 2009 at 7:39 pm

    Iceman said,

    I agree with pshuang above about comment stuffing. Nevertheless, since you made your terms clear in your post, in commemoration of the holiday, here’s to stuffing!

  79. November 26th, 2009 at 11:04 pm

    J said,

    70% – 5% below average! I hate it when I score below the mean! :)

  80. November 27th, 2009 at 9:19 am

    Terry said,

    The pool looked inviting.

  81. November 27th, 2009 at 3:18 pm

    Stef said,

    Your blog has been kinda boring lately, so it freed up some of my valuable time to watch the vid. I was at 80%. And I agree with Pat – where is the room with the dancing man.

  82. November 27th, 2009 at 4:10 pm

    Kevin said,

    I just got done staying at a Springhill Suites and I was not that impressed:

    The bed was hard as a rock with uncomfortable pillows.
    The window in the bedroom would not stay shut and they did nothing to fix it.
    There was no dancing girl in my room.
    There were no hot models in the pool or having drinks in the lobby.

    I did like their continental breakfast which had a decent spread.

  83. November 27th, 2009 at 8:10 pm

    Gabe said,

    80% Never stayed at a Springhill but with a $300 Gift Card I would :)

  84. November 27th, 2009 at 8:10 pm

    Ann said,

    Average Score: 75% correct – You are in the 83rd percentile.
    Again, 90%. A shame, considering I had a SLOW connection.

    I hate the main guy’s hair. Too high.

  85. November 28th, 2009 at 10:38 am

    Nathan said,

    0% … my browser didn’t work. But I absolutely love the new Springhill Suites! I’ve stayed at them numerous times, and they’re very chic. Just like the video shows. Plus, the beds ar the MOST comfortable hotel beds I’ve slept in. Ever.

  86. November 28th, 2009 at 2:17 pm

    Stevie G said,

    One more time for fun and I went back to 80%…..not sure this will make me want to stay at a SHS but they look much better than I expected…

  87. November 28th, 2009 at 2:43 pm

    Joel said,

    Scored 70%. Did much better than I thought! I passed!

    Just thought it was weird that there was an Asian woman who was dancing then a man just comes into her room. He acts nonchalant and acts as if he doesn’t know the woman dancing! The kid with the scuba mask was just weird and creepy!

  88. November 28th, 2009 at 3:00 pm

    Joel said,

    Scored better! 90 freaking percent! The Wine was the give away

  89. November 28th, 2009 at 4:23 pm

    Pat said,

    90 percent again.

    @Joel thanks for the wine tip I’ll keep an eye out for that.

    Still no man dancing in the room; I keep hoping though!

  90. November 28th, 2009 at 5:17 pm

    Elizabeth said,

    Drats, only 60%. I got distracted by the UF-FSU game playing on my TV.

  91. November 28th, 2009 at 6:41 pm

    Elizabeth said,

    Okay, game’s over so I tried again. Still 60%. Ugh. Clearly I need to experience this suite in person in order to pass. ;)

  92. November 28th, 2009 at 10:04 pm

    Matthew said,

    Only 90% this time.

  93. November 29th, 2009 at 12:35 am

    Alex said,

    woohoo 50%!

  94. November 29th, 2009 at 4:06 am

    Zachary said,

    I got a 60%…on multiple tries. Hmm, the hotel in this video reminds me of a moroccan restaurant…or the bmi number 1 lounge in LHR. Still, the hotel looks very nice.

  95. November 29th, 2009 at 8:39 am

    Andy said,

    70%… I think I could have done better.

  96. November 29th, 2009 at 9:35 am

    Terry said,

    Lounge chairs look inviting!

  97. November 29th, 2009 at 12:40 pm

    cell said,

    Only got 70% on the first try. :(

  98. November 29th, 2009 at 12:51 pm

    cell said,

    OK, tried again, got 90% this time, so I guess my average score is above average. Wonder which one I missed..

  99. November 29th, 2009 at 1:40 pm

    FT:pshuang said,

    Came back to check on what’s the expected value from participating in this. Another ambiguity — “midnight” is vague. If midnight Sunday November 29 refers to November 29 00:00:00 (which is less ambiguous) or even clearer, November 29 00:00:01, then the contest is over, and the expected value of participating is just slightly over $3.00. Not bad. :)

  100. November 29th, 2009 at 5:18 pm

    Mike said,

    Argh … 50% … Seems like a fun place to hang out!

  101. November 29th, 2009 at 9:17 pm

    tiffany said,

    the renovations look nice!

  102. November 30th, 2009 at 9:39 am

    imm2b said,

    Hehe…70%….Springhill Suites is competing with Hyatt Place?

  103. November 30th, 2009 at 10:00 am

    Vitaly said,

    60% – wasn’t paying attention to small details.

  104. November 30th, 2009 at 11:10 am

    Stevie G said,

    hmmm…..whren will the winner be announced? Inquiring minds want to know! :)

  105. November 30th, 2009 at 11:16 am

    Terry said,

    Bedding looks comfortable!

  106. November 30th, 2009 at 3:53 pm

    Hodgie said,

    @ Stevie G.

    “The winner will be notified via email on Monday, November 30 and the winner’s name (as displayed on the blog) will be posted”

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