VickiSoCal

When I look at the reservation details page, on the left it says:
On the top under rooms it says:

When I click on Room Details I get the pop up and it says:

If I go to "change reservation" and then "edit preferences" I get a whole slew of choices from 1 king, to 2 doubles, to hearing impaired, to this mobility one with two queens.

We are checking in very early, so I'm going to leave as is, and when we arrive let the front desk know that we don't need a mobility accessible room, but that we do have two kids with us and if they don't have anyone else checking in who needs it we'd appreciate the extra bed space.

gibraltar87

What is the best Marriott for a platinum member in San Fran?

plagwate

Have you checked here?
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/marri...francisco.html

SkiAdcock

In addition to checking that thread, it also helps when you post if you provide more details such as location, if you have a car, looking for a view, lounge open on weekends, upgrades to suites, close to public transport, etc, etc. Your original post is pretty generic, so hard to provide any input based on that.

Cheers.

gibraltar87

I will not get a car, since I am only spending one night in San fran, my flight leaves at 8:25AM the next morning. I was actually looking at the Marriott Marquis but wanted some suggestions.

I am willing to spend up to $200
Lounge open on weekends, so I can grab some quick breakfast at 6 before heading to Airport

suite upgrades and treatment of platinums

I will be in san fran on a short overnight layover, never been but was looking at the Marriott Marquis

BostonFlyer1624

The JW, Union Sq., and Stanford Court are all a few blocks from each other. I personally like the JW, and have received upgrades there before. The Marquis is only a few additional blocks from these other properties, but I can't comment as I have never stayed at this that one.

plagwate

I've stayed at the SF Marriott Marquis and was treated wonderfully as a Gold member, including an upgrade to a 1 BR suite. I'm sure your experience will be no less. But with an 8:25 a.m. departure, you may want to consider the SFO Marriott so that you're not having to inhale that breakfast when the CL doors open at 6 a.m. only to rush out the door to make your flight. But note: I don't think the SFO Marriott's CL is open on weekends either so it may be a lost cause either way. Also, stays in downtown SF are known to be pricey. You may end up out by SFO just to meet your $200 budget.

iztok

Marriott San Mateo SFO Airport is another option. No brekkie on weekend but close to SFO with free shuttle. And nice property with decent rates.

gibraltar87

I decided to go with the Marquis on fourth

VickiSoCal

Update on what happened with the SC and our request for 2 Queen/ADA room.

Our flight out of LA was delayed by weather in SF and as we were sitting in the plane at LAX on indefinite hold the SC called. (About 11 am) They asked if we really needed a roll-in shower and I said no, we really just wanted the 2 queen beds since we were travelling with 10/13 year olds. They said no problem and when we arrived we had a room with 2Qs and a regular shower on the sixth floor (lounge level) with an interior courtyard view. Also they delivered a creme brulee and a card to our room for our newly minted teenager's birthday. I had mentioned that in in the Virtual Conciereg comments.

Overall good stay, concierge lounge not too crowded, room small but comfortable. View sucked but priority was slightly larger room and beds for the 4 of us.

escapefromphl

I was here recently and found the concierge lounge horribly crowded in the morning, had to wait to get somewhere to sit. They should probably consider giving some certs out for breakfast downstairs when it's that full.

VickiSoCal

I was surprised at how not full it was. We had no problem getting seats for 4 at 7 am one day and 9 am another days. Spring Break is this week for my kids and we did see a few other families there, but I know that's all over the place depending on the school.

arizonawildcat

Another question for those of you familiar with the various Marriott options in the city.

I am going to be flying in and out of OAK on a trip at the end of June. Doing some work on Wednesday and Thursday and then taking Friday as a vacation day before flying out of OAK on Saturday. I would like to stay in the city on Friday night and enjoy walking around, going out to eat, perhaps some shopping, etc.

What would your suggestion be on where I stay for Friday night? Here are a couple of things to consider:

- can I take the BART on Saturday morning to the OAK airport from the city? If so, I would like to drop off my rental car sometime on Friday morning to avoid the huge parking fees. Which hotel is best for the BART?

- I am a Plat so might be able to score a decent room. This is not really all that important as I won't be in it very much other than to sleep. Any city hotels have the lounge open on Sat morning? My flight leaves OAK at 10:45am

- Or...should I scrap the idea of staying in the city and just BART it back and forth to the Walnut Creek Marriott where I will be staying Wed and Thurs night?

goldenbear

Walnut Creek is just far enough (~35-40min) from SF by BART that it's a little tiresome for SF sightseeing because you can't go back to the hotel that easily. Since you are just there for a day, I would stay in SF. But it's not that horrible, so if there is a major price difference, staying in WC is a decent option.

You can get to OAK using BART and a bus connection from the Coliseum BART station called AirBART. It's decent, but not the quickest connection because everyone is paying and loading luggage. http://www.flyoakland.com/bart_airbart.shtml

For access to BART, the Marquis is easily the easiest since it's about a half block from the Powell St Station, while the JW and Union Square are maybe 4-5 blocks. According to the lounge sticky thread, the Marquis lounge is open in the weekends now. If you decide keep the car and to drive in and park, the 5th and Mission garage is across the street from the Marquis and is $32/day, which is a *cheaper* alternative to the valet.

arizonawildcat

OK, so I think my general plan of attack is as follows:

1. Move from my Pleasanton Marriott location (Wed and Thurs night) to the Marriott Marquis for a single night stay on Friday night.

2. Return Avis rental car before heading into downtown mid-day on Friday

3. Spend Friday afternoon and evening in the city exploring

4. Hop on BART Saturday morning to OAK for a 10:50am flight out on Southwest Airlines

I couldn't really tell a huge difference in the SF city hotels (JW, Marquis, Marriott US, Renaissance, etc), so I just used access to BART as the tie-breaker for getting back to the OAK airport. Make sense? Now I just gotta find a remote AVIS location somewhere so I don't have to double back to the OAK airport on Friday!