DELee

Yes but - His/her family will be without him/her many/some of the daytime periods ("I'll be near Foggy Bottom for work, but can take the metro so it's not necessary for us to stay near there.").

What they want to do, where they want to go, options for swimming, dining, how much they plan to use the Metro, etc. should all be taken into account.

David

p.s. I could mention the Marriott Wardman Park since it's near the Zoo but that might annoy CJKatl...

7Lowe

I think I'll rule out the Georgetown Marriott so you don't have to fight about it anymore. Like I said, being close to Foggy Bottom isn't important and I don't think there is a ton for the family to do right there and it is kind of far to a metro stop.

As for the Zoo, we've been there several times and I imagine in July it will be too hot for us to want to go again.

I'm leaning towards the Renaissance as it is a contender for my overall favorite brand and I don't think I've ever had a bad stay at one. Wife is still wanting to try the Ritz though since we've never stayed in one. I might just do it without the club. Is it possible to buy club access for a single night just to try it out?

hockeyinsider

So you want lounge access for the family but don't want to stay at the best, complimentary Marriott lounge in Washington? And the Marriott Georgetown feels more like a Renaissance property in decor than Marriott.

7Lowe

We want a lounge, but will likely only spend maybe an hour a day there, so it's not the most important thing. I didn't know it was the best in DC though. I'll keep considering it for now I guess.

pvn

Amazingly sometimes people go on trips for reasons other than to visit lounges

DELee

Hey, I just do this so I can post to FlyerTalk!

David

DJ_Iceman

In my experience, this is always possible and you can pretty much choose which 24-hour period you want to have access. I can only see it being a problem if the club level is actually full (which does sometimes happen), in which case they don't allow day-of upcharging.

DELee

lucycan:

Did you decide where to book?

David

kersie

ETA: Best hotel choice? Renaissance, Marriott Metro Center or JW? I think we've settled on JW since we are both going and it's just a little bit more than the others, even though JW makes morning commutes longer for both of us.

Parameters:

1. Conference at Grand Hyatt. I don't have much use for Hyatt points. Marriott at Metro Center is around the corner and Renaissance is a couple of blocks away. I go back and forth during the day, so don't want to go much further than Renaissance.

2. [Although this is the family friendly thread] My family will not be joining me as kids are in school this week and have two other long weekends the same month. [This just seemed like the thread with the best DC discussion.] ETA: My husband WILL be joining me as he also has a conference in DC. His is at the Marriott Wardman Park and given that it's not as centrally located but easily accessible on the Metro, we will not be staying there for the time we overlap.

3. Marriott Gold, but Renaissance no longer offers lounge access/breakfast access on the weekends: https://thepointsguy.com/2018/02/mar...ite-breakfast/ I would have access at Metro Center, but also don't mind finding my own breakfast/good coffee shop. I don't have much use for afternoon/evening lounge access on this trip.

4. Prices between all three are essentially the same. Grand Hyatt is $20 more than Marriott, which is $20 more than Renaissance. All are within budget set for this reimbursed work trip, so price isn't really a factor other than wanting to make sure my choice makes more sense than the convenience of the conference hotel.

arlflyer

Those are some good input parameters. Do you have an objective function?


LOL - are you referring to the thread title? "Marriott-family" just means all of the brands within the Marriott portfolio. E.g. Renaissance, Courtyard, and so on. It doesn't mean the hotels are family-friendly.

pvn

Are there any adults-only Marriott portfolio hotels in DC?

kersie

Ha! I clearly read the thread too quickly and so many of the posts involved family that I assumed it was family friendly hotels

kersie

I just realized I never asked the question.... ETA more details

arlflyer

You can't go wrong with the JW, I agree. Have you considered the Marriott Marquis by the convention center? It's huge, new, and well-reviewed. I'd say that honestly it's probably a wash between these different properties, since they're all so similar, but might be worth looking into, just since you didn't mention it and there might be something that jumps out at you.

silverthief2

FYI, this property is closing at some point in October, exact date unknown. The new property (CY "Washington/Downtown Convention Center") that is actually close to the Convention Center, across the street from the Marquis, is a Cat 5, already bookable and set to open that same month.