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My Best and Wose
My Best and worst --
Best - JW Dubai - one of the best! Marriott Wardman Park -- love the old rooms Marriott Wien - great service Renaissance Wien -- great restaurant Renaissance Dubai Marriott Gaithersburg Marriott Doha Marriott Kuwait Renaissance Saigon OK Renaissance AMS - tiny rooms Marriott AMS Courtyard AMS -- out of the way Marriott Singapore -- don't like rooms too small Courtyard Dayton South Marriott Atlanta Marriott Seattle -- Horrible restaurant Worst Marriott Dayton -- a real trash hotel Marriott LAX -- I hate this hotel Marriott IAD Marriott and Renaissance LHR (yuck to both) |
GO:
Cairo Marriott JW Cairo Bangkok Marriott JW Cancun Vail Marriott San Jose CR Marriott Hollywood Beach Marriott Iowa City Marriott San Diego Gas Lamp Marriott McDowell Marriott Scottsdale JW Vegas Renaissance Vegas CY Omaha Old Town FI Omaha Downtown Maybe: Manhattan Beach Marriott Munich Renaissance Frankfurt Marriott Portland Riverfront Marriott Los Suenos Marriott Seattle Renaissance JW San Francisco JW Tucson STL Marriott Courtyard ORD San Juan Marriott Long Beach Marriott NO: CY Peoria, IL CY Wichita Old Town Tucson Marriott Evansville Marriott |
Short & Sweet
2 trips to Asia this year & I would give a thumbs up to any REN or JW in Asia
CY in China are not that great. No real clunkers, a few of the Fairfields are borderline but then again, I believe in you get what you pay for. :D:D:D |
I'm adding La Concha to my no-go list, in only that the wrist that I broke there still hurts like h*ll to the point that I'm getting an MRI on it tomorrow to see what's wrong.
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My Top and Bottom picks
Top
CY Little Rock DT--Love it! JW Marriott Houston on Westheimer Springhill Suites in Pearland, TX--Newer and great rooms. Marble Arch Grosvernor House-UK Marriott Resort --Las Palmas, Mallorca, ESP Bottom Ren--Barcelona...YUCK! CY Fairfield, CA--Old..Musty and Motel "sixish" Fairfield Inns of any kind. |
Hands Down Winner:
Fairfield inn, Hazelton PA. (find the thread...). ;) |
Following on from my earlier post no. 15...
St Pierre Hotel and Country Club, UK. An odd setup this, rooms are in a series of houses, inside they're like a regular, and spacious hotel room, but a walk outside is required to make it to the restaurant and bars. Food in main restaurant is excellent, but the entire hotels pricing system is quite expensive. Excellent golf courses. Marriott Hotel Bristol City, UK. A competent and very comfortable hotel that seems to routinely upgrade. Clean and well kept, great value for money, well stocked comfortable lounge. Marriott Sharm, Egypt. Fantastic value for money from a clean and very well kept hotel. Upgrades routinely, but not very often from Mountain to Coastal. Food excellent, esp the oriental. Piano bar was indifferenty though. Mountainside is quieter and pool attandants very co-operative. Prices reasonable throughout, with roomrates being very strong value. Marriott Hollins Hall Hotel and Country club, UK. A top value choice this in wonderful countryside with a good golf course, in parts spectacular. Great food and motivated helpful staff. Marriott Toronto Airport, Canada. Typical airport hotel from Marriott, not cheap and not special, but comfortable with good food and service. Stayed again several times at the locations previously mentioned, all remain consistent with my earlier post... |
Top 3 of each category:
Favorites: Deerfield Beach Marriott Grosvenor House London Renaissance Vendome Paris Runners up: London Heathrow Airport Marriott Orlando Airport Marriott Country Club Plaza KC Marriott Avoid: Raleigh CrabTree Marriott (Old, worn property) Any Fairfield, Courtyard, or Residence Inn in Orlando Any TownePlace Suites |
Best and Worst
Best/ Cant Miss:
JW Marriott Denver Cherry Creek JW Marrriott Hong Kong Rennaisance Tampa Vail Marriott (service C-, location A+, Value D-) JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country (my personal favourite) Marrriott San Diego (Marina) Marriott Cancun Marrriott London Grosvenor Square JW Marrriott Los Angeles (Staples Center, Downtown) JW Marriott New Orleans Not Bad/ OKMarriott Portland, OR JW Marriott Santa Monica (Le Marigot) Marriott Long Beach Tampa Marriott San Antonio River Walk Rennaisance New Orleans Marriott Nashville Airport Marriott Albuquerque Airport Marriott Denver West Marriott Casa Magna Puerta Vallarta London Marble Arch (unless you like the feel of being in Bagdad) Marriott Denver/ Downtown Stay Away/ Bad NewsMarriott Los Angeles (Figueroa) Any Residence Inn (esp the old footprint) Marrriott Albuquerque/ North (old Embassy Suites) Courtyards that havent been renovated Marriotts that havenet been updated- plenty of them out there |
LIKE
Bethesda Marriott-Pooks Hill Marriott Rive Gauche Marriott Champs E'lysees HATE Frenchmans Reef Most CYs except for downtown Philadelphia |
Favorites
JW Marriott Washington DC JW Marriott LA Live Marriott San Jose,CA Residence Inn Irvine/ John Wayne Airport Marriott San Diego- Gaslamp Marriott Brooklyn NYC Marriott Boston Long Wharf OK/ Not Bad Marriott San Francisco Airport Marriott Irvine,CA Marriott Anaheim,CA Towneplace Suites Anaheim,CA Springhill Suites Irvine,CA Avoid! Marriott San Diego- Mission Valley |
Really dislike
Originally Posted by CarolDisney1
(Post 13483886)
Love
Rive Guache - Paris Marriott Village - Orlando (all of the hotels have "upgraded" me as an elite) Marriott Birmingham. After a year there they all knew exactly what I wanted :) OK. Courtyard Foothill Ranch. (it's next door to the office, no other real redeeming points) Marriott Resort - Hilton Head. Generally get a nice upgrade, but it's just an older hotel REALLY DISLIKE Marriott Vacation Club- Harbour Club in Sea Pines. WHAT A DUMP, horrid service and overall just very overpriced and hyped. Courtyard CDG which I think is now the Marriott. Any "airport" hotel that doesn't have a free shuttle should be ashamed of themselves. |
Originally Posted by gardengirl
(Post 15123547)
Recommend:
FI Verona NY. Clean crisp sheets. Nicer than most FI's Charlotte Marriott City Center, NC. Very nice lounge. Wentworth By The Sea, NH. Very attentive staff and nice lounge. Luckily that was when the Residence Inn Uptown Charlotte popped on the preferred list. Nice place, but even at the RI, I got tired of the blood stained bathroom carpet in the room I got every week for 4 months. Probably still there. Can anyone name the room number? |
Go
Springhill Suites Tampa Courtyard Boston-South Boston Springhill Suites Williamsburg Brooklyn Bridge Marriott Maybe Courtyard Marriott LGA airport Teaneck Marriott Avoid at all costs! Fairfirled Inn & Suites Dulles Airport-at some point, I'll give my review on FT about the problems I experienced here last week. As of now, it's on TA and I contacted Marriot directly twice about them-once while I was there and again in more detail, once I was home. |
GO
***Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa at the Convention Center (nearly new, great staff and service) ****Washington Marriott Wardman Park (just a classic, in every way) ****Washington Marriott (old hotel newly renovated, great staff, great Dupont location) ***Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel ****Algonquin Hotel, Autograph Collection (grand old dame, still has her chops and her charm, great location) ***Manhattan Beach Marriott (pretty hotel, good service, good location) ***Baltimore Marriott Hunt Valley Inn (nicely maintained, great staff, nice suburban location, large rooms) *****Renaissance Paris Vendome Hotel (classic boutique hotel, great staff, great location) ****London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square (classic hotel, very charming, great staff, great location) ****Renaissance London Chancery Court Hotel (just beautiful, leaving the system in June 2011, stay if you can before deflagging) ****Singapore Marriott Hotel (great service, great location, great views, a concierge lounge not to be believed) *****Rome Marriott Grand Hotel Flora (one of the truly great hotels of Europe, great staff, great rooms, great location, elegant and gorgeous) ***Renaissance Amsterdam Hotel (new renovation, located center of town, great concierge, if front desk staff was better, I would give it ****) ***Amsterdam Marriott Hotel (new renovation, great location, nice staff, if mediocre food choices were better, I would give it ****) ***Courtyard Washington Embassy Row (nearly new, good service, great location) ***Courtyard Washington Convention Center (fascinating renovation of old bank building, good service, terrific location) ***Courtyard San Diego Downtown (another fascinating renovation of old bank building, good service, great breakfasts, large rooms) ****San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina (gorgeous hotel, great location, beautiful rooms, good service, great views) ***San Juan Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino (big rooms, great ocean views, nice staff, good casino, walk to lots of restaurants, mediocre beach, fantastic pool) ****Frenchman's Reef & Morning Star Marriott Beach Resort (beautiful old world beach resort, great staff, fantastic pool, real resort feel, great views) *****JW Marriott Ihilani Ko Olina Resort & Spa - Oahu (beautiful tropical resort on the ocean with wonderful views, great service, great breakfast by the pool/ocean, large rooms) ****Wailea Beach Marriott Resort & Spa - Maui (striking architecture, great service, large rooms, fantastic beach location, great views) ***Renaissance Seattle Hotel (great rooms with views, good service, nothing special location on I-5) ***Renaissance Esmeralda Indian Wells Resort & Spa (beautiful hotel, large rooms, great service, good location) ****JW Marriott Hotel Bangkok (elegant hotel, great location, fantastic service) ***Renaissance New Orleans Pere Marquette Hotel (near elegant, boutique feel hotel, smallish rooms, great location, newly renovated) ***New Orleans Marriott (great location, large rooms, great breakfast, nice concierge lounge) MAYBE **San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront (beautiful hotel, good location, mediocre service) **London Marriott Hotel Regents Park (mediocre location, mediocre staff, needs renovation) **Kaua'i Marriott Resort - Kauai (beautiful hotel/architecture, very poor staff/service, largest pool in Hawaii, hit or miss views) **New York Marriott Marquis (common areas loud, elevators insufficient, average service, large rooms, great location) NO GO Fairfield Inn & Suites Atlanta Airport South/Sullivan Road (terrible service, poorly trained staff, poor attitude from staff) Courtyard Atlanta Airport North/Virginia Avenue (hostile, unknowledgeable staff, missed 3 out of 4 wakeup calls, under renovation with no mention by rez agent or on webpage for hotel) |
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