Fairfield Inn & Suites By Marriott Marathon Florida Keys

“Great Experience”

Clean hotel, room and bathroom. Susie at the front desk was super helpful and friendly.

“Good base for mid-Keys exploration”

Great location for mid-Keys exploration. Smaller property split among a traditional hotel and a second suite-style building. A very small marina and indoor/outdoor restaurant and tiki bar located between the buildings and by the primary pool. Pool area has games, hammocks and was well-kept, but tow… more

Great location for mid-Keys exploration. Smaller property split among a traditional hotel and a second suite-style building. A very small marina and indoor/outdoor restaurant and tiki bar located between the buildings and by the primary pool. Pool area has games, hammocks and was well-kept, but towels only available through front desk. A small shop for souvenirs and convenience items, the usual breakfast. Staff very friendly and maintenance gets a shout out for replacing the safe battery. Parking is a bit pricey $20/day. Rooms are new-ish with updated furniture/decor, a desk area and adequate lighting and updated bathrooms with LED mirror, larger shower. A nice touch: 3 boat cleats in entry area for. hanging towels, gear, etc. I wish more hotels had hooks especially in a beach/boating area. Decor in general is nautical with nods to locale.

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“Maybe a bit more eyes watching some of the cleaning staff!”

The staff was very welcoming, friendly, and the building seemed very nice when arriving. Had a very nice 5 day stay, EXCEPT when a brand new bottle of my favorite VODKA, went missing the day the cleaning staff arrived on our second day. Wow, this was very surprising! When I searched the room, th… more

The staff was very welcoming, friendly, and the building seemed very nice when arriving. Had a very nice 5 day stay, EXCEPT when a brand new bottle of my favorite VODKA, went missing the day the cleaning staff arrived on our second day. Wow, this was very surprising! When I searched the room, thinking maybe they had moved it, and it was nowhere to be found, I headed down to the front desk, to let them know of the theft. I was greeted by a young girl, who sort of snickered, and said she would report that to the manager. I really did not find it amusing. But then the next day I went back to the front desk, and asked for the manager. I was given 10,000 bonus points to my Bonvoy account, whoop. I believe they should fire the thief, which I am sure they know who cleaned my room, and who walked off with my bottle and retrain the remaining staff. I would stay again, but would put the do not disturb on my door, and not bother having my room cleaned. I found everything else about the hotel very nice, comfortable and very accommodating, and a great location.

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“Not worth the price tage”

First of all, do not allow them to put you in Room 122. Our room literally shared the same wall as the very busy breakfast area where people cook their own waffles. People wait in that area and talk. From 7 am on, we heard conversations and dinging of waffle timers. (maybe they could move the waff… more

First of all, do not allow them to put you in Room 122. Our room literally shared the same wall as the very busy breakfast area where people cook their own waffles. People wait in that area and talk. From 7 am on, we heard conversations and dinging of waffle timers. (maybe they could move the waffle stuff to another area and move something quieter like the juice station there) This room is also at the intersection of the pool entrance and elevator so a lot of traffic and other noise. I’m just unsure why they would even use this as a guest room. To their credit, management did slightly compensate us and offered to move us if we were staying another night. If there was another room there, I’m not sure why they would have put us there initially. That room should be a last resort. The room itself was also rather small but fine for one night. The pool area itself was very nice as well as the tiki bar. Unfortunately, we were there on a Monday when the tiki bar and restaurant are closed. We would have enjoyed those if not closed. There was tons of parking, so unsure why there is a parking fee. For picking rooms, note that odd numbers face the pool and even numbers face the parking lot. The higher the number the closer you are to the back end of the hotel where you find the most parking. It was very clean with very good staff. However, the cost is significantly higher when compared to similar places we stayed in the Keys and definitely not worth it on a Monday night when tiki bar & restaurant are closed.

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