San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina Review

What an amazing facility! This was a perfect venue for the Social Media Marketing World conference (@SMMW2013) and certainly a great place to stay when in San Diego, CA for business.

Great venue. Was here for a trades show and they were very accommodating

A pool and bar very good the room with balcony are very good

Excellent stay, wonderful staff, FANTASTIC room with a balcony view, too many amenities to use...would love to stay here again.

Amazing Marriott in the heart of San Diego. This is where you will want to stay. Great views on the ocean side or city view side, you can not go wrong. Great food and pool side bars are a must. Fire pit at night with a glass a wine is sublime. A $25 destination amenity gives you a 1 hr bike rental or 1 hr kayak or paddle board rental, high speed wi-fi, instructor led fitness class, $10 food and drink credit at Starbucks, and two featured glasses of wine (wine tasting) at the tasting bar between 4:30-6:30 PM. This is a $100 value! This Marriott Marquis has won me over. Also a quick 8 minutes walk from the historic Gas Light District where there are many restaurants and taverns to be had. The shopping couldn t be any better in this renaissance enclave of SanDiego. For all those baseball fans, Petco Park is very, very close by. A short walk from the lobby to stadium. I can t wait to stay here again.

New hotel and very convenient location - especially if you are at the convention center, service was excellent, the pool area looks really nice (again on business did not get a chance to enjoy). They charge $25/night extra and give you a bunch of options that as a business traveler I dont need, $35/night for parking and I ended up having to park very far from the hotel..

We had the best view in 422! You can see the pool & further out to the boats and ocean. The staff is nice. Great amenities. We walked everywhere. Great location! Nice area. It's the cleanest downtown area I've visited in a large city.

We were so excited to stay here, and our hopes were fulfilled. Great rooms, friendly and attentive staff made for a wonderful stay. Food is great!

This is the worst Marriott property I have ever stayed at, hands down. Close the hotel if you can t figure it out.

Rooms are great, location is prime, everything is very expensive (but then again, so is the hotel). Parking specifically is very expensive.

What was supposed to be a long weekend spent in the paradise of San Diego, became a weekend of hell largely because of our experience at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina. In fact, if it would have been possible, we would have spent our last night sleeping on a bench at the airport as we could not leave this hotel soon enough.
We'd been on a business trip this last weekend (1/16/15 to 1/19/15) attached to a bit of pleasure and after spending most of the day Saturday (1/17) away from our room on business, followed with some sightseeing and dinner plans, we returned late that evening. The following morning I realized my makeup bag, which contained my carefully prescribed medication, was missing. I had not left it out in the open in an obvious place, so whoever took it had taken the time to rifle through our personal belongings--in and of itself extremely upsetting. We reported the incident to the security staff and were held hostage to the hotel several hours while the incident was being "investigated" and the recorded comings and goings via key access by ourselves and service staff was verified. After a long wait, and hearing virtually nothing, my partner asked to speak to the manager of security. We waited at least 20 minutes in the lobby before he finally arrived to speak to us. He relayed that the member of the service staff who had cleaned our room said "she didn't do it" (as if someone would admit to it!) and that he believed her--implying we were lying or that it had to be someone else. We invited him to search our room himself which he did in a ridiculously theatrical way with a phony sense of urgency. Finding nothing, he suggested that our next door neighbors could have done it by climbing between the narrow space between our two balconies--a dangerous and highly unlikely scenario--but enough of a possibility to create "reasonable doubt" that the service staff member was the only possible person who could have done it. As the guests next had just checked out and their room not yet cleaned, he then invited us to accompany him while he once again in ridiculous "frantic" theatrics "searched" their room to no avail.
Finally, we decided to leave the hotel hoping to enjoy a bit of our last day in San Diego and TWICE gave the security manager the explicit directive to not allow our room to be entered or cleaned by anyone on the service staff. When we returned several hours later, my clothes had been folded and moved from where I'd left them, the bed made and even another bottle of medication--not stolen I suppose because it had no street value--moved and placed in a prominent location away from where I'd left it!
This experience can only be described as astonishing and maddening! My partner travels a lot on business and is an "elite" member of the Marriott Hotel properties which certainly have no problem taking the vast amounts of money he has spent with them over the years. We will never again choose to be guests of the Marriott and highly recommend anyone reading this review take heed and choose another hotel anywhere and everywhere you may be traveling, business or pleasure.

This is one of the best spots to relax in San Diego. The rooms are very modern, spacious, and most of them have fabulous views (especially the ones facing the bay). The pool area is awesome to hang out at. Lots of seating and lounging space in various locations to suit all moods (i.e. shade, sun, close to water, close to bar, etc). On a recent visit had some phenomenal drinks at the Tequila Bar and Grill. My favorite was the Mezcal Paloma. The mezcal adds just the right amount of balance to the drink and the pink peppercorns are great accent. Genius! The beers represent a lot of the local SD craft breweries and were hit with the gentlemen in the group. If you are craving a snack go for the ceviche.

Great location. Beautiful pool setting. Very good bar/restaurant. Rooms were slightly smaller than expected, but were very clean and pleasant. They charge a resort fee every day, but you get a $10 credit at the cafe, a free glass of wine, and a few other things every day in return. No free internet unless you're a member. The staff were perfect all around.

Love the hotel. Perfect location to NASNI and fantastic grounds and hotel in general. The $25 a day resort fee is so worth it with a credit to use at the exchange or Starbucks, wine tasting at night and rental of SUP during the day.

Great place with amazing views. Wish it was directly connected with the convention hall and wifi could be better.

The pool is to die for and I have no idea what these trees are but they are amazing!

Fantastic amenities, comfortable floors, ergonomic toilets, smart TV's, and responsive and eager staff.

But they'll charge you an arm and a leg for valet parking and the cost kept getting higher.

Excellent hotel with a great location and views. Laundry is super expensive!

The staff was friendly, the food was great as I attended a professional meeting there.

Awesome
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It is an excellent hotel with lots of fun places. Amazing view from the room!

Great Hotel. Very clean, nice service and friendly staff

The pool area is solid and lots of room albeit a touch busy on weekends...but everyone wants a slice of paradise.

The rooms are in good shape and decent but a bit dated in terms of decor.

Staff are excellent.

Very nice hotel, fantastic gym, located very well. The room had views of the marina. I recommend it!

Such a great building on the water reflecting sky on a perfect day

I didn't use many of the facilities, but everything I interacted with has been awesome. Staff is friendly (I opted out of room service), on location bar is great. And the room was very clean with a great view.

Very clean and professional, handles the SDCC crowd in a very organized manner every year and does a great job.

Best hotel I've ever stayed in! The rooms were small but adequate for the purpose of my trip and at a very competitive price. I recommend it to everyone.

Went there for the Nintendo event during comic con. Really clean and staff was nice even though they were super busy

One of the best hotel, it is located at the center of everything. Nice room and great services.

Drank and ate at Roy's. Good food, good service, limited IPA selection.

Absolutely stunning. The entire building is beautiful with amazing views all around. Staff is very friendly and knowledgeable.

Came here for a professional mixer event. It was a cocktail hour in one of the smaller meeting rooms. The venue is clean and spacious, food was pretty good and service was decent. Took a star off because the bartender wanted a drink ticket for a water.

Nice pool, good location. Rooms up high have great views.

I loved this hotel! The location was perfect and all the staff was very friendly and helpful. Our room was spacious and clean. The linens were very comfortable. There was a Starbucks located near the lobby, which earned major points in my book. Starbucks is not my favorite, but I need coffee in the morning and I hate the in room coffee that all the hotels provide. In the morning I ordered breakfast from the exchange pantry and it was really good. My daughter has food allergies and they had stuff she could even eat. The only thing I didn't like was the sound of the trolley. I booked a city view balcony room and I could hear it faintly through the night, but I am a super light sleeper. My husband wasn't bothered by it. I think next time I'll just pay the extra for a bay view room.

Wonderful place to stay. Highly recommend a room with a balcony overlooking the marina. The view is breathtaking.

What a great place for an event. Nice property, great customer service!!

Great hotel! Everything is very neat and clean. It s a little bit overpriced though

Just went on a small vacation to San Diego for the first time and loved it. I stayed here and I am super happy with the guest service and the stuff was well mannered as well as very playful that's a plus. However I do have to mention my unpleasant experience at the Starbucks, I was treated very disrespected and as if it was an issue to make my drink from one of the employees. She was a young gal maybe around early 20's with dark curly hair and very bad attitude, so please watch out for this girl she doesn't know what it means to give good customer service.

Comfortable and convenient with beautiful views extending across the Bay.....however with a flight to catch very early, our breakfast paid for with room, we could not grab a small bite to eat at 6;15...I understand breakfast opens at 6:30...
But running tight the manager would not yield to this request. ...even cereal or coffee. ..a bit disappointed. .......
In fact the day before the prior manager said that we could be afforded something small to eat when we were leaving Sat morning ....never happened .....to me not a good look for a Class hotel.....

North Tower 6th floor corner king with view of marina and city.

Great location (next to Convention Center & Gas Lamp District). The views from the upper floors are incredible. We stayed on the 5th floor for 6 nights. Wound up taking the stairs most of the time, due to slow elevators, but that could have been due to a "full house". I would stay at this location again if we return to San Diego.

So much attention to detail. And such a clean place. Would stay here again.

Good place again to celebrate the 242nd usmc birthday

Exceptional service! Talk about being pampered! Took advantage of their two outdoor hot tubs and fully equipped workout facility. Special bonus for Marriott Plus Members on the 24th floor - which we are and our rooms were conveniently on that floor as well!

Great hotel with a lot of amenities, a great pool to relax at, and very close to the Gas Lamp District!

Pretty standard amenities for a hotel, enjoyed my stay greatly. Wish there was free breakfast with a price tag like that. Great hotel service. Great window views and location.

Beautiful hotel with nice rooms and great views. Excellent service despite being a very busy hotel. Beautiful, brand new meeting space.

Clean, wonderful meeting spaces, perfect employees!

huge, beautiful and filled to the gills with so many banquet halls and/or meeting rooms. rooms are very nice too.

beautiful views of the harbor or the gas lamp district!

definitely the spot to stay at if you're going to the con.

always very attentive and everything in my language, do not fight for anything

Nice place .. Parking is difficult if you have guest over and or expensive

Throughly enjoyed my stay. The food was good and the service was adaquite. Would stay again.

Really nice hotel. They have an awesome pool area and the gym is pretty decent as well. The rooms are a little dated and do not have any of the latest tech as usual for Marriott.

Such a nice grand hotel. We were on the top floor overlooking the city line. Friendly & courteous staff, and so much to do locally & in the hotel. Was definitely a nice weekend stay. Very nice pool/ outdoor area. Definitely will be back.

Very nice hotel and so close to eating places, the trolley, and shopping.

Wonderful hotel with views of the San Diego harbor.

Great location if you want to explore seaport village or the Gas lamp. Nice clean rooms and an awesome tropical style poop.

First hotel I've ever visited that refuse to let you use a bell cart to check out.

Great place to stay with one exception, the parking sucks. For having to pay $35 a day to park you would think I wouldn't need spotters to help park

Location is excellent, waking distance to good restaurants, and so close to the airport! The rooms are hotel rooms, nothing exciting but perfectly comfortable.

Really nice location and ambiance. Enjoyed my visit for professional meetings.

Awesome staff and an unbeatable location makes for a wonderful stay in San Diego!