My son and I checked in the night before the AFC playoff game, and the Baltimore Ravens were staying there. I was bracing myself for a lot of late night noise, but didn't hear a thing. The room was just fine and clean, and there was a neat indoor-outdoor pool. It was too cold for the outdoor one, but the indoor pool was lovely, and very warm. We had breakfast at the buffet, which was pretty standard.

My wife and arrived at the hotel and there was a bellhop waiting, check in was easy and painless, when we got to our room it was as expected clean and comfortable. We found the restauraunt and bar to be ok but nothing spectacular. the room was a bit noisy as there was a dance and cheering compitition and we had young girls on both sides of us. The best part of our stay was the concierge Jen Dahler, we asked about dinner and a bakery in Federal Hill and she had numerous suggestions and in the end even made our reservation for us. The dinner was great and the pastry was a big hit at our freinds home the next day. We have stayed at the Westin, and the Marriot by the Providence Place Mall but we will return to this Marriot

Good location. Typical Marriott room. Clean. Double beds, NOT queens which is annoying when you are paying this much. Room was not ready when we checked in 3pm. We asked the front desk to make a reservation for a late dinner (9pm) at their seafood restaurant, Blue Fin. We arrived later, got into our room, and went down for dinner and was told there would be a substantial wait even though the restaurant was not even half full. When I inquired about my reservation, I was told I didn't have one, however they would see what they could do. Went to the bar where I found the bartenders to be slow and indifferent. Waited 15 minutes for a drink even though there were two bartenders and not a big crowd. Finally got into the restaurant which smelled like rotten fish (ok, its a fish joint, but the smell was overpowering). Wait staff was slow and the food edible but nothing special. And yes, this property seems to be a haven for hosting large groups of youth teams. We left at 7am and there were kids in the pool, elevators full of dancers, and a lobby full of cheerleaders. Not sure how youth groups pay the hefty price of this hotel, but perhaps the group discount is a LOT better than the regular rate.

The room was pleasant enough and the bed was comfortable, but this is a hotel that gets A LOT of use. The night we were there they were hosting a weekend youth hockey tourney and the place was crawling with Hockey families. It was pretty loud.

The best things to say about the hotel are:
a. The location, it's close to Brown and close to downtown, so you're right there, though it is sort of on the northern edge of things
b. The king size bed, it was nice, with excellent sheets and pillows.

The windows need to be replaced. Ours was clouded over.