My wife and her sister stayed here in May of this year. Now, we stayed at this hotel several times before it became associated with Marriott. It is still pretty much the same as it was before, except now you get a few Marriott benefits. Very nice hotel, in our opinion.

You get continental breakfast as a gold or platinum. As the lounge sticky says, the upcharge for the full buffet is $5 during the week and $10 for the Sunday buffet (this is really nice, by the way). Speaking of the sticky, anyone else notice that the update on this property was sent back from the future

The restaurant is not open for dinner every day, but it is a pretty easy walk to Merchant's Square and the historical area, where there are many dining options. The bar is also open every day, but has a limited menu and can get very crowded and noisy during cocktail hours.

As noted in the sticky and up thread, there is no lounge, but she did get plat arrival points and a $10 F&B voucher.

One nice advantage of the Lodge is that they have a person available that can take care of all ticketing for visits to the historical area. No need to go over to the Visitor Center.