Originally Posted by SkiAdcock

daloosh posted the following in the exec lounge sticky. Since it's more info than needed for the sticky, thought I'd post the additional info here so that others thinking of staying at the property have an update. Many thanks to daloosh for the info.

"Bethesda Marriott in Bethesda, Maryland - Post #3 info remains correct, but I'll flesh out some details, such as full buffet from restaurant for breakfast, as of this past weekend, 3/19.

The M-Club lounge is truly 24/7, there was a staff member refilling snacks around 11pm on a Friday nite. What's available 24/7 is the coffee/espresso/hot water machine, sodas, yogurt, bagged snacks like chips and Cracker Jack, help yourself M&Ms and chocolate-covered pretzels and the like. Water is dispensed still and sparkling from the system used in Delta Skyclubs, but the still had a distinct taste to it after purification. There are small glass bottles for you to bring water back to your room, but it tastes worse after sitting.

The actual location of the M-Club is on the first floor, right next to the restaurant, called Coopers Mill. In fact, the lounge has a door that opens to the breakfast buffet in the restaurant. So the available breakfast was the full buffet from the restaurant, including the omelet station. It was nothing special, but great that it wasn't continental or watered down buffet.

The lounge had various seating arrangements, from bar seats to small tables to easy chairs and couches. There is a large screen TV with remote at one end. Your room key or phone can open the door, using a room key was much more reliable. I was there over the weekend, so there were no evening canapes. Finally, while I was there, there was no monitoring of entry -- if your key opened the door, or you were with someone whose key opened the door, you were in."