Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

“Valet employee shout out”

We had a great experience, we had a very respectful and helpful Valet attendant Andres Robby. He was attentive, outgoing and very helpful. Definitely has potential for future positions of greater responsibility and leadership.

“Great service”

Val the Valet was wonderful and very helpful!

“Great experience”

Great valet service, super quick, friendly, and professional. Jay Arman

“Very convenient location, but a bit too noisy”

We visited this hotel for a spring break trip with two young kids... it was a convenient distance from the San Diego Zoo and also Seaworld, and is walking distance to the Gaslamp district. There were plenty of restaurants close by, the view was lovely, and Seaport Village was pretty much right outs… more

We visited this hotel for a spring break trip with two young kids... it was a convenient distance from the San Diego Zoo and also Seaworld, and is walking distance to the Gaslamp district. There were plenty of restaurants close by, the view was lovely, and Seaport Village was pretty much right outside the door. There did not appear to be any conventions going on at the convention center next door, so our stay was *mostly peaceful and the hotel never felt too busy. There is a Starbucks downstairs that was very convenient for us, our kids don't eat much for breakfast and like to sleep, so we grabbed coffees and croissants while they slept before heading out for the day. There was also a daily credit of I believe $24 offered that can be used at Starbucks as long as you charge to the room, which was also nice. It does close at 2pm though. Now to the downsides... the parking situation. There are two different self-park lots, one underground attached to the convention center and one above ground behind the hotel. I don't know how they determine who parks where, but the paper ticket they give you (not even a plastic card?) only opens one gate. One night we returned and the convention center parking had been blocked off with construction cones, and the other gate would not open so we had to call for help twice, once to get in and once to get out, which was a bit of an annoyance. We also did not see any free electric car chargers in the underground parking, although there were two in the above ground area right outside the hotel door. And for the price they charge for parking, believe me we made use of it that day! If you do stay here, pick a room on a high floor. There is a train right in front of the hotel, and although there are no train horns, even from the 19th floor I could hear the crossing alarms ringing alllll night long. There was also something being done in front of the hotel that involved jackhammers starting at 7am on a Monday morning, which I didn't much appreciate. I know that sometimes this sort of thing is unavoidable, but it did affect my overall impression of the hotel as too noisy. Overall I don't know if I would stay here again. I would probably look into other options, since there are so many hotels in the area.

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