This is a far cry from a resort in my book. The ...

This is a far cry from a resort in my book. The hotel while across from the beach does not offer guests seating on the beach and the two pools need to be updated ( mold and rust around the edges) and the lounge chairs are a little bit dated and uncomfortable. The pool deck is quite large and the hotel could afford to invest in more chairs and umbrellas to accommodate the large summer crowd as people had to be turned away from the pool if they did not wish to pay an additional $75 for a cabana.

Our room was sub par as well. It was not one of the rooms that had been renovated and like so many of the guest commented we were inconvenienced by the noise of construction in the mornings as well as the noise of the city traffic at all hours of the day and night. We were placed close to the elevators despite our request for a better location from the original low floor position ( given our 15 night stay) and that was the best they could do on the tenth floor. For the most part the staff was accommodating and the location was prime; however I can see why the property was downgraded from a 7 to a 6 ( on the Marriott grading scale) in the year since I made the reservation. Had I known that prior to checking in I would have canceled the reservation.