I paid a visit at the Marriott in Newton on Comm Ave.  Not a good experience.  First, I had to pay for parking, and I had to use a credit card to exit (Note to self, carry a no-name debit card in the car).  Second I was grilled by the front desk person on my way in, so much so that I returned to my car.  The lady agreed to meet me in the lobby, which I did, and I was accompanied into the elevator and up.  The front desk person eyeballed us the whole time.  But on the way out, I encountered no one.