Originally Posted by escape4

Introduction I normally stay at Sheraton Grand in Tbilisi but I added one night at the end of my recent trip to compare and steer my future stays. I think both hotels are nice and have generous elite loyalty benefits, and they have different strengths and weaknesses so they can cater to different guests. Marriott is best for location, service, and bright(er) rooms, whereas Sheraton Grand wins for the newer rooms / better condition, and great lounge and breakfast. Location Marriott is located on Rustaveli street right in city center, less than 10-minute walk from Freedom Square so great location and much better than Sheraton Grand which is a 30-minute walk from city center and also not so close from the nearest metro station. Room I booked the entry level room at Marriott and was upgraded as Ambassador Elite to the Grand Suite listed at 60-65 sqm. The suite had nice hardwood floor in the living room, and for me the main advantage was that it was brighter than the suites at Sheraton Grand which I find too dark. The suite at Marriott also had a convenient half bathroom close to the entrance in addition to full bathroom off the bedroom which had a shower separate from the bathtub. There was a huge outdoor terrace with many chairs although it was not entirely private because the walls between rooms were only partially blocking the view so if the neighbors had been outside as well, we would be able to see each other. A couple of things which I liked a bit less about Marriott, unfortunately the hardwood floor did not extend to the bedroom – it was entirely carpet. In addition there were some minor signs of mold in the shower and generally speaking not as fresh hardware as the recently renovated Sheraton Grand. The bathroom toiletries were the brand Acca Kappa which I had not seen before, apparently it’s “developed” in Italy and made in Turkey, from a British company. Dining Happy hour 5:30-7:30pm was decent but not as great as Sheraton Grand for both quality and spread in my opinion. At Marriott the warm dishes where ok but potato gratin and meatballs were not as enjoyable as the upscale protein dishes of skewers with veggies at Sheraton, not to mention that cold options were more varied and more interesting at Sheraton too. For drinks Sheraton Grand had sparkling wine but Marriott only red and white wine. For the venue I also thought Sheraton was better – Marriott’s club was a long and narrow room with a dense seating arrangement. Breakfast was available in the restaurant, not in the lounge. Breakfast was fine at Marriott but not as nice as Sheraton, the one exception is that Marriott had sparkling wine available whereas at Sheraton it’s been eliminated from breakfast recently. Service Service was very good at both Sheraton Grand and Marriott but if I had to say which one was better I would say the edge goes to Marriott as being a bit more polished. Wifi Wifi worked well with speed of 15 Mbps. Overall Overall I can recommend Marriott especially if location is important, but for people who are more agnostic about location, the Sheraton Grand suites and the food & beverage were a notch above in my opinion.