I got to the hotel around 10AM to check in and the room wasn't ready, which wasn't a problem. I…read morejust worked from the lobby for a couple of hours and then asked if the room was ready, which is was. The lady checking me in was friendly, but didn't seem to care about status as she made no mention of it, which isn't a problem, but she also told me it would cost $50 to check in early. I let her know I was Titanium and she said it didn't matter, they charge this no matter status. I've heard that there was a charge for early check in at other Marriott locations, but not if you're Platinum or higher.
Anyway, they upgraded me using suite night rewards, which it's rare for me to be able to actually get, so this was nice to have. The corner king suite I got was really nice looking with beautiful views of the stadium and river. The bathroom is huge too, plenty of room throughout the entire room to spread out! The only issues with the room were they give those small, half size bottles of water in the room and there wasn't too many USB/AC outlets within the room; in fact, the desk area only had a single wall outlet available and nothing else - not very tech-friendly room. The bathroom I had offered a separate shower which was huge, a water closet, and a large soaker tub. Shower worked great and they offered nicely scented hand soap, gel, and shampoo. An issue I experienced in the bathroom was being in the water closet too long and the lights shutting off... in my situation, since I was alone, I never closed the door when in their, but if I was with someone else, the room light sensor is in the main bathroom, near the entry to the bathroom with no switches at all in the water closet. So if the door was closed, you'd be in a dark room in a few minutes when the light decide to shut off - this is a crazy thing for them to overlook when designing the room!
On the 14th floor they have their concierge level with lounge. The lounge was only open in the mornings, I think from 6:30AM to around 10AM and they only do breakfast service, but it is a full breakfast with decent looking scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, scones/muffins, breads, juices, fruits, and coffee. I went each morning and got coffee and yogurt. The attendant was friendly.
A few times each evening they do some really silly, odd, and annoyingly loud music and light show in the lobby area. They do a light show and crank up the music and it's all choregraphed. The quality of the audio system is terrible, so this light show sounds like it's coming from a 1980's boombox - silly. It was annoying to our group each time and from looking around at others who were also there for business, they weren't impressed either.
The common areas of the hotel are grand and gorgeous! The white marble everywhere is stunning too. Definitely a beautiful and historic property! Valet was very friendly, all of them were! They greeted us each time we came through, as well as opened the door to the hotel. The staff was very friendly, the place is beautiful.
I'd definitely return here... Nice place to stay!
