Jennifer D.
Yelp
We stayed one night on club level.
We were staying for a card convention (Collect-a-thon) across the street. After the convention the first night, the vendors and guests went to their rooms if staying at the Marriott. Later that night, the entire lobby was packed with vendors and buyers. We could not get through. We mentioned to the front desk this is a hazard And they were selling things in this lobby. This is illegal and not sponsored by Marriott. The front desk said they wouldn't do anything. We tried getting to the club and even in there people were yelling and selling things in there too. Stacks of hundreds. Money was rolling. There was no one manning the door so anyone could just walk in to the club.
("Dinner" was mozzarella sticks (no dip) and tiny curry samoas, some fruit and veggies. There was no actual meat/protein. Club was NOT worth it here.)
We try going back to our room and people are setting up in the walkway directly in front of the elevators, rudely told us to go around them. This is past 10pm at this point. Then, a Marriott employee pushing a food cart tried to maneuver through the crowd and hit my husband's ankle which cut him and he started to bleed. It is a deep wound. Still, the front desk said they can't do anything about the crowd. We get bandaid and alcohol and basically a shrug.
We go to our rooms. The next morning we talk to the front desk and say that security apparently had come at one point but couldn't control the crowd. "They are paying guests of the hotel too" and when I said they were selling thousands of dollars of goods, and that there is no way to know what was being sold or who was actually a guest, the day manager said she was unaware of items being sold and it shouldn't have happened. (I have completely separate issues with Collect-a-con, but this review and rating is specific to Marriott)
The next morning, we went to the club for breakfast where Marriott was blaring Christian music. I know it's Sunday, but I just wanted to be in the club with quiet after the night we had. There is not reason to pay for club upgrade if we are sequestered to our room.. The food itself was fine. The room itself was also fine. But the complete disregard for safety and comfort of guests, the lack of crowd control, no dinner..... I am not happy. This was the most unrelaxing stay at Marriott ever.