We were just at the Marriott Marquis for a large conference, and found three floors, most of the lobby common areas, closed off and under construction. The major loss of public spaces made conference interactions more difficult.

But our room was quite nice, with an in-room safe, king bed, and a nice view.

We did not eat in the hotel restaurant, but found several very good restaurants within a block of the hotel.

There's not much to do in downtown Atlanta for visitors, but there's a good transit system with a station in the mall connected to the hotel.

Once construction is finished, this hotel would earn a higher rating.

Stayed here for a conference and there are some serious pros and cons to this hotel. Let's start with the good things:

Location is great- walking distance to Aquarium, Coke, Centennial Park, and lots of downtown stuff. You can go from the airport straight to the hotel without going outside (and for only $1.75!!!!- It's a $31 cab ride).

Amenities at the hotel were nice- heated pool, open fitness center, lots of bars/restaurants off the lobby open until 2am, FedEx Kinkos in the business center.


Now the not-so-good things:
Rooms were clean, but had absolutely no "extras." Wireless internet was free in the lobby, but $12.95/day in the room.

Construction!!! The hotel is in the middle of a major facelift. You can't even take the elevator to the lower lobby. Noise was a huge distraction and some people were literally left in the dark during their presentations because the power would go out.

Overall I would probably stay here again (post-construction only) because of the convenience of getting there from ATL and for the tons of dining options that are superclose.

Huge conference hotel. I was in room 1410.

Reception looks modern but bedroom needs work. Everything worked but bit dated.

Breakfast was a huge disappointment.

Overall, ok if you are on a conference; find something more special if not.

I stayed at the Marriott with 2 other people in one room for 5 nights in late September. Overall I was pretty impressed, especially with the service. The staff seemed very helpful and knowledgeable.

The rooms itself were nice and had a decent view. For a 5 night stay with 3 people though, you would think that we would not have had to request more toilet paper in the room after having it cleaned at least once.

There was construction near the bottom going on during the week, but it wasn't much of a bother since our room was about halfway to the top and we couldn't hear anything.

The store/Starbucks in the lobby was nice and the restaurant High Velocity and Pulse (bar) appeared nice as well although we never serviced them.

The pool area was nicely laid out, however the pool was both covered and not covered. Does it ever rain in Atlanta? What happens then? Must be strange.

For some reason our room key couldn't get us into the gym so we never got to check that out.

The elevators were a bit fast for our liking - however there was never a time where you had to wait long for one. We got to fancy one of the ballrooms downstairs and it kinda seemed like being in a dungeon - with only small elevators to get you back up unless you felt like going outside out the back and walking around to the front.

Only suggestions I have would be signage advising construction is on (unless I missed something somewhere) and signs by the Peachtree Mall entrance that advise that the corridor is closed at certain times and certain days.