On a recent business trip I spent one night at the Fullerton Marriott at California State University Fullerton at a rate of $120/night. The hotel itself is located directly on the CSU Fullerton Campus, and is also adjacent to the 57 freeway at the Nutwood Avenue exit.

I put a video overview together here http://yelloww.net/blog/2009/02/fullerton-marriott/ which covers most of what I have in the text of this review, so if you are a visual person, go ahead and skip to the video otherwise, read along, then watch the video afterwards.

From the outside of the hotel this would appear to be an older Marriott, but don’t let the outside disappoint you as the inside is very well maintained. Parking is free at this Marriott which is pretty nice since most of the other Los Angeles and Orange County Marriott’s charge for parking.

I was given a room on the top floor (6) which is also the same level as the concierge lounge. The hallways of the hotel are showing a bit of age as the tint of the paint is getting slightly yellowish. The paint and ceilings of the rooms show similar age, but the furnishings of the room have been replaced recently.

Starting with the bed, the sheets were clean and comfortable, as well as the mattress. The bed had some nifty LED reading lights built in to it as well. There was a small desk in the room with 2 power plugs, and wired internet access. The television was an LCD flatscreen with inputs to plug in your laptop/dvd player or other potential media player. The bathroom was a standard bathroom, bathtub, shower, coffeemaker.

The front desk staff also gets extra kudos as I received a call approximately 10 minutes after check in from the front desk staff asking how my accommodations were, and asking if I needed anything else. It's always nice to think someone cares.

The highlight of the hotel though for me was the Concierge lounge. In a time of Marriott lounge downgrades, the Fullerton Marriott get’s extra kudos for their lounge for not cutting out the good stuff like many other Marriotts. For the dinnertime snack there was a very tasty pasta with shrimp and Alfredo sauce and shrimp, along with Caesar salad. For breakfast there were three (3!) hot items, scrambled eggs, bacon/sausages, and oatmeal.

Fulerton Marriott at California State University Fullerton Video Review:
http://yelloww.net/blog/2009/02/fullerton-marriott/