Marriott Downtown Hotel Salt Lake City

This hotel is old and surrounded by buildings under construction. I had an 'Executive King' room, which is a joke, as it is not much bigger than a regular room (the only addition is a cutout and a window for a desk) and is in dire need of being updated - ie, no flat screen TV or nice carpet. The windows and glass are paper-thin so good luck sleeping past 4:30am (when the construction begins). The A/C was noisy and didn't cool very well and the plumbing in the sink sprays everywhere. The doors to the rooms are heavy and do not feature 'self-closing' mechanisms so every time a neighbor shuts the door, it SLAMS and you hear it. I was unlucky enough to stay there on a 'party weekend' and although I called the front desk and complained three times (from 2am to 4:30am), the Security staff seemed to be too polite to do anything about people yelling in the hallways and slamming doors saying they never heard anything from the ‘guilty room.’ By the time these people went to bed, the construction started and we were treated to the sounds of truck engines idling and being parked in reverse with the constant ‘beeping sound.’ I stayed there for 7 nights and was only able to get 2 decent night's sleep (with earplugs). My suggestion - if you want a 'Full Service' Experience, stay at the other Marriott (City Center) which is newer or the Hilton down the street!

Title says it all. Nice hotel. I got a discount through a friends and it cost $80 a night. I believe regular rates are about $150. everything was great. But the airport shuttle is $7 and there is no free breakfast.

The location is steller. One block from LDS Temple Square, across the street from the Salt Palace Convention Center, and a couple blocks from Energy Solutions Arena (Delta Center) and Gateway Mall. Across the street is also a free load zone for the train which is convenient. Also only a few minutes from U of Utah and the stadium if you want to catch a Real soccer game (until the new stadium is completed).