Originally Posted by LPCJr

Perhaps someone who lives in the CLE area may be able to weigh in on this question.

I have business about once a month in the University Circle section of Cleveland. Up until now, I've been staying at the CLE Marriott Downtown. All in all, it is a good property, but I don't really have a compelling reason that I have to stay downtown. It takes me about a 15 minute drive to get over to University Circle.

It looks like the new CLE Marriott East is a little bit further from University Circle, but I'm wondering whether it would still be a reasonable distance.

The reasons why I'm considering trying a different property:

-- The area around the downtown property seems a little bit shady after dark; hence I often wind up eating at the hotel.
-- I have the hassle of dealing with garage parking (as opposed to a suburban property where you walk outside, get in the car, and go).
-- I would prefer having access to restaurants such as Olive Garden, Outback, Red Lobster, etc., which are not represented downtown (and which I assume are more likely to be found in the area of the Marriott East).

That said, I'd like to know what type of drive it is.

Also, if anyone has recently stayed at the Marriott East, I'd love to hear comments on the property.

Thanks!