Because of the previous reviews of this property, we expected a subquality stay. It couldn't be further from the truth! The service was excellent. When we asked for a rollaway in our room with extra pillows, it was waiting for us when we arrived. When I left a note at the front desk to give us a table for the balcony (which by the way, has a great view of the bay), it was waiting for us when we came back from breakfast. We needed toothpaste and it was delivered.

The sunsets were unbelievable and the parking was accessible to the rooms which was a bonus. The only negative is that the restaurant is in front of the property which blocked some of the view of the bay.

We stayed for one week in March and my husband and i both liked the property. Sure it is like most people say not a fancy resort but it is nice and the service was great and very friendly.
We had a beautiful bay view room and i am sure that made a difference. Would recommend to book a bay view room. The restaurant was good, also i have to say that with all the other options we ate only twice there. It was so much fun to try different places every night. Our favorite was "snappers" and "marker 88" both had great food, atmosphere and service. The only place we really did not like was the "bayside grill" did not care for the food and atmosphere. The service was okay.
The Tiki Bar at the marriott was fun and they had live entertainment on some nights. We were not impressed with the diving. We are both certified diver and so far we dove at serveral destinations in the caribbean and it did not compare to that.
One day we drove to key west and as much fun as it was, we both were happy to go back to key largo and the more relaxed kind of style there.

The room was very clean and nice with a view of the bay and the sunset was beautiful. The beds were very high, and there was a shower only in our room. The pool was clean and heated and there was a bar poolside. We had a great lunch at Gus'. You can go snorkeling or diving through "It's A Dive" located on the grounds. It was very convenient and wetsuits and prescription masks and other gear was included in the price. The crew were very nice and helpful. They also had waverunners to rent. There was a beach, although it was small, and you could relax on the hammocks that are scattered across the grounds. I would highly recommend The Fish House, Key Largo Conch House, Hobo's and Marley's for meals. We had no problems at the Marriott and I would stay at the hotel again.

The good:

Rooms were very clean! Service seemed very good.
When I arrived I was expecting mediocre at best but I was suprised that the grounds were very nice.

This was a short two night stay. My wife and two daughters age 3 and 7.

Pool was nice as well as the make shift beach. The keys are not noted for their beaches. I say this with confidence I live roughly 1 hour north of the hotel.
We have some of the nicest beaches around just not in the keys.

The bad:
No belhop-I brought all our luggage up to our room.Not terrible
but thought you should know.

my wife and I heard everything at night, very noisy.
The walls are thin- you will also hear a ton in the halls.

Otherwise a nice centrally located place to stay.
Yes, there are better places but for the price this was a good bargain. Check priceline before you book with them. There are deals to be had!
Good place to eat-Great all you can eat stonecrabs- BALLYHOOS-roughly 6 miles west on route 1 from hotel.
Steer clear of Hobos- Not good bar food.

if you want more info on places to eat and see email me:
joel
klatu10@myacc.net