Originally Posted by iluv2fly
Stayed at the Pearl Continental about seven years ago when I was speaking at a conference there. Very nice hotel, with metal detectors at every entrance. The public areas were very bright and clean. The rooms were not huge, but adequate enough.
I stayed at the Marriott in 2004 and 2003, and the Pearl Continental (PC) in 2004 and 2002. Although, as iluv2fly points out, many of the rooms at the PC are small, I prefer it to the Marriott - has more charm and I found the service to be excellent.
FYI, the Marriott used to be a Holiday Inn property while the PC used to be an Intercontinental. The PC is an older property than the Marriott but has been renovated extensively.