San Francisco Marriott Marquis - Hotel Review

Right in the heart of downtown San Francisco is the San Francisco Marriott Marquis. Its location is ideal for both business travelers and tourists alike. For business travelers, it houses many meetings and conferences during the week in house and nearby. For tourists, it is within walking distance to the Embarcadero, Chinatown, and Union Square.

Our View

This was our first stay as Marriott Gold members so this was our first time experiencing the perks. We had booked a standard king bed room which was upgraded complimentarily to a king suite with an excellent view of the city. We were also provided M Lounge access which had scheduled breakfast, hors d’ouvres, and dessert.

River enjoying the king suite

King Suite

After dropping off our bags, we headed to the lounge to grab some milk for the baby. It was late morning but the lounge did offer various potato chips, granola bars, fruit, and non-alcoholic beverages. We were surprised when an attendant suggested we come back for dinner as we did not know they offered dinner.

M Lounge Schedule

After walking around the city and checking out the big tourist sites, we decided to head back to the hotel and check out the dinner the attendant mentioned. If it was underwhelming, we could always grab something nearby. We were pleasantly surprised by the dinner service which consisted of steak, roast potatoes, butternut squash soup, salads, and a charcuterie of various meats and cheeses. After filling up, we rested up for a bit and came down and enjoyed a wide selection of desserts before calling it a day.

Hors D'ouvres?

Breakfast offered your usual selection of bacon, scrambled eggs, and hash browns. What was interesting is that they offered regular versions of this and farm-raised, organic versions as well.

As Marriot Gold members, we took advantage of the late checkout option and scheduled ours for 4PM. Since the location of the hotel is in the middle of the shopping district we were able to squeeze in some light shopping before departing.

M Lounge

Our family really enjoyed our stay at this hotel. We highly recommend the hotel to other traveling families as well especially if you are a Marriott gold member.