We stayed recently at the Marriott Downtown on the evening of our daughter's wedding that took place in the same hotel. We choose this hotel due to its liberty ballroom and its location in center city Philadelphia , which is very convenient to travellers and center city sites.
Our room was a one bedroom suite with a separate bedroom, livinging room area and dining room with a table that sat four. There were two 42" flat panel TV's and we had a view of City Hall. We did not check in until after the wedding. If we had realized how nice it was, we would have had people over prior to the reception and used it to stage more things.
The front desk and staff were very helpful. We had left an ice chest/cooler with friends who misplaced it. To our amazement the next morning we made a call to the front desk and a few minutes later someone from secutiry knocked on our door with ice chest in hand. The room was large and clean. The bath was marbvle with tub/shower, with plenty of space. They also have Bath & Bodyworks soaps and other supplies whihc is a step above most hotels of this class. Given the wedding we had little time to explore the restaurants and otehr facilities. I will say the meals at the wedding were very good and we received positive comments from our guests specifically on the food.
The hotel also has rooms in the Reading Terminal that is physically attached to the hotel and is the gateway to the convention center. Our firends had a pre-reception gathering in their room in that building. It was well appointed King room with a sofa and two side chairs as well as a table. They too had a 42" . We had booked a room for our sons to stay overnight one floor below. Their room was similar with two queeen beds. Of note was the large bathrroms in the Reading Terminal building and very high ceilings making the rooms look even larger. The Reading Terminal building is an ideal location toi stay for people attending events in the Liberty Ballroom or Convention Center. The room elevators stop right at the ballroom and convention center.
For those considering events, we had over 200 people attend a wedding with recception and then ddinner in the Liberty Ballroom. You can view photos onthe hotel's web site and it is as elegant as it looks on their web-site. For larger events the main hotel building has very large rooms. The staff were very helpful. They helped us plan and executed with precision. Nothing was left out or forgotten.
The Marriott provides a good home base for tourist, access to first class hotel rooms for events and the convention center, and a peaceful retreat from the City.
OK one drag -- the valet service was very expensive..I amused to staying in inner city hotels with valet service that is $25 to $30 a day. The hotel''s valet service was more than this. There is a garage across Filbert Street and for those willing to walk there are City garages behind the Gallaery (go down 10th and enter on your left just before Arch) that are very inexpensive. I knew this before booking the Marriott and felt the positives outweighd this one negative.
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