I wasn't impressed with the Marriott Marble Arch at all and would not recommend anyone stay there.
The room was adequate and clean, if a little on the small side and the staff on the whole were friendly and courteous, apart from the concierge who demanded that I present ID one evening before letting me back in my room when I had mistakenly locked myself out whilst putting my roomservice tray outside. I was barefoot, in my pyjamas, and quite clearly did not have ID on me - it being locked in my room. He was rude and condescending - a real "Jobs Worth".
On the subject of food... I wouldn't recommend eating here. I did so 3 times in my fortnight stay but then after that, the thought of eating more overpriced mediocre food depressed me so much that I was forced to eat out at some of the local Lebanese-owned establishments. Again, something of a mistake as the food was poor... and, being a female alone, I found the atmosphere on the Edgware Road intimidating, particularly at night. By the end of my two weeks I had resorted to eating raw carrot obtained from the local supermarket.
The toilets in the lobby were often dirty and untidy and the lift to the gym and pool was not working for the duaration of my stay, meaning that I had to walk outside of the hotel and then down through the dank and desolate car park in order to reach the leisure facilities. This is not ideal at 6 in the morning. I also had to endure 2 cold showers as the boiler apparently packed up 2 days running.
The only upside was that it was a relatively short walk to the nearest tube station and to the shops on Oxford Street... needless to say, I cheered myself up and spent some of the money I'd saved not eating at the hotel with some good old fashioned retail therapy.
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Know the hotel well, sounds about right! Cheers. Paul
nigeofnewbury 16.11.2005 20:07
Sounds like you had a really rotten time - apart from the shopping !
KELLYLOUJ 16.11.2005 19:23
Hi, this is a good review however a few more details would be good stating the facilities, prices etc rather than just your opinion, I have rated this helpful if you do edit and add a bit more factual info then I will hapilly re rate for you. kel x
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Advantages: Nice and comfortable hotel, attractive, helpful staff, good location. Disadvantages: Rooms quite expensive (although I didn't pay the full price), over-priced drinks!
Advantages: Nice and comfortable hotel, attractive, helpful staff, good location. Disadvantages: Rooms quite expensive (although I didn't pay the full price), over-priced drinks!
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