Newport Marriott Review
On a recent business trip to Newport, Rhode Island, I had the pleasure of staying at the Newport Marriott. The Newport Marriott is located right in the middle of old town Newport on the harbor.
The design of the hotel is a bit strange, as some of the rooms face outside, and other rooms face the “inside” atrium of the hotel — which is covered. The rooms on the inside of the hotel don’t get any fresh air — some of the windows of rooms actually face in to the hallway. If you have a preference, an outside facing room is definitely preferable.
I was staying in January, which is the snowy season in Newport, therefore occupancy is super low. I paid $120/night for a harbor view room, which can go for up to $400/night in the summer time. The concierge lounge was closed “for the season” — so as a Platinum I was given complimentary breakfast in their restaurant. I’ve had the breakfast buffet in the restaurant before, so I was pretty stoked about that — but again, because it was the slow season, they didn’t have the buffet, but allowed guests to order up to $16 of food off of their breakfast menu instead. The food was good, but I really prefer the buffet so that my breakfast will be quick. It just takes awhile to order breakfast, have it be prepared, get a check, etc.
The hotel was a nice gym in their “Spa at Long Wharf”. The machines are new, and many of the aerobic machines such as the elliptical trainers have televisions on them. There is also an indoor heated swimming pool and jacuzzi. It’s pretty neat to go for a swim in the pool when it’s snowing outside!
The room itself was a decent size — not huge, but not too small. The bedding was clean and comfortable. The television was a flat panel TV, perhaps 32″ in size, a bit smaller than typical Marriott’s. It also had the inputs for external video. The desk had four (4) power plugs which is really nice. I personally carry a power strip with me on travel because one or two power plugs are never enough for the true geek on travel, so having four is a nice touch. The bathroom was a bathroom, nothing particularly special, sink, toilet, and tub with shower.
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