Bethesda Marriott

I stayed at the Bethesda Marriott to be close to NIH and Walter Reed.
The double queen room was too small. It only had one chair and no table.
The room did not have a microwave oven.
The refrigerator was extremely small and did not have a freezer (it was smaller than a typical college dorm refrigerator).
There was a coffee maker but no coffee cups.
There was no luggage rack for my suitcase.
There was no continental breakfast.
There was no complimentary coffee in the hotel lobby.
Parking was $ 16/​day and WiFi was an additional $ 12.95/day.
The elevator is very slow.
The hotel restaurant was very expensive — I did not eat there due to the high prices.
I expected a LOT MORE from a very expensive Marriott room.

Ok so just got done spending two nights at this hotel. The location is great if wanting to be near Walter Reed, and the beds are fairly comfortable but that is all I can say good. The elevators are slow, they make guests pay for parking in a regular parking lot (this is not downtown DC), the room I stayed the heater and cooler were uncontrollable, it was always one set temp. The TV had channels that works fine, and others that you could barely hear. Also the lights shut off when they want to save energy. Lastly my shower spit out yellow water, it did eventually go away and the water appeared clear after a few minutes. I would not suggest this one, especially for the price and I have stayed at some amazing Marriotts. This is not one.

Wow! I spend about 200 nights a year in hotels and this one is in the top five of all that I have ever been in. Fresh remodel with some really cool furniture and upgrades like in wall USB outlets everywhere you look and a restaurant that is stellar. The crab cake sandwich was perfection to the point I would drive out of my way to eat there. The micro brews are perfectly paired with the menu and the service is top notch. They serve a Crab cake Benedict for breakfast that may be the best thing I have ever tasted. This thing is hi def 4G for your palate. I had no reason to stay another night and actually considered extending just to have the CCB one more time… Jeez I am thinking the six hour round trip drive tomorrow would be worth it if we could get a couple of orders to go. I shit you not my wife has a death allergy to shellfish and I feel like she should order up on the CCB just so she could die happy. If you go there and have the CCB I would welcome a call if you would describe it too me slow… Talk to me real slow about every flavor and crunch of the English muffin… I am 36 hours from my last bite and I may wake up my HR partner and figure out a transfer to the area… PS ask for Gladys as your server. She has been there for 24 years and is sweetheart… !

Nice clean hotel. As a marriott club holder had access to their M club lounge which has 24 hour snacks and coffee. They put out a veggie platter with brownies in the afternoons. Good service.

I am not a huge fan of this Marriott. I have high expectations of Marriotts: I expect clean, quiet rooms with necessary amenities. While my room here was nice, I heard sounds of internal construction and had no hot water in the morning. A friend with whom I was traveling was comped her room for the lack of hot water. I was offered an apology, which was appreciated but obviously different from what was offered to my friend.
I still like Marriott hotels overall, but will try to avoid this one.
Also dining options are limited here:

PROS
Free parking on weekends.
Friendly, helpful staff.
Nicely renovated room.
Location. Just minutes away from downtown Bethesda & highways.
CONS
The room is really small.
Bathroom is TINY.
No views outside the window.
Elavator takes forever and gets packed.

When I travel to Washington, DC, what hotel I stay in is less important than the hotel’s proximity to where I want to go. The city’s legendary traffic and mindless street construction are not to be taken lightly, so one has to plan for it.
When I travel for business or fun, I choose a to travel in business class with comfort and efficiency. The Bethesda Marriot was exceptionally quiet and it met my criteria for business travel.
The highlights were the bed, the shower, and the atmosphere.
Having stayed here before on occasion, I like the hotel and think it makes a great stop on the edge of DC.

Nice comfortable room and good friendly staff, but I’m peeved that you have to pay $ 13.00 a day for Internet access if you are not a Marriot rewards member. I have never stayed in a hotel in the Internet age that didn’t offer free wifi. This is a major turn off.

Hotel stay for business travel it is not the place.
Kids 6 – 14 years old stay here for Soccer tournaments. They are running and playing up & down hall ways and on elevators pushing all floors and exiting as other get in the elevators.
No security to stop behavior.
At around 4am fire alarm started I never seen or smelled smoke… as I stood outside with other guests. We all chatted about the kids play is now really affecting all of us.

Gorgeous hotel with modern amenities. We were very impressed with the allocation of space. Their provided toiletries were high quality and the shower was so clean. My boyfriend was obsessed with the bed and pillows; it was like sleeping on a cloud. Aside from being out of the downtown area, I recommend!

Hotel has been going through renovations so we initially couldn’t find the entrance, there are signs now though. The check in wasn’t as smooth as we’d hope. We had a room that was booked as part of a wedding party (everything paid in advance), the receptionist had a lot of trouble finding our info and even tried to get us to pay for the room an additional time.
Room itself was perfect for us, spacious and comfortable. Although there is no desk, which is slightly odd if you were here for a business trip and needed a place to work.
The restaurant food is pretty standard and open late. Waiters were very accomidating
Overall an enjoyable stay for the price!

Nice property, especially after the remodel — but I do have one complaint. As a business traveler there are a few things I expect to find in a hotel room: A comfortable bed, a TV, a good iron, and a desk.
Now that they have remodeled: No desks in the room. I had to go downstairs to ask if I could get a room with a desk and she said that they don’t have anymore. Instead of a desk, they now have these TV trays that cantilever over the bed. Worthless.
I ended up having to sit in the lobby to work.
This is a nice hotel if you’re going on vacation or just need a place to stay. If you need to get work done, stay away.
I won’t be back.

Marriott’s generally keep their rooms on the warm side to save on electricity costs but this Marriott is downright cheap. The room was broiling despite the 65 degree thermostat reading. Others in my group had the same complaint with their rooms, with one even having to run out to buy a fan at the local CVS. My room was dark and there was no sitting/​work area. One more issue was the failure of this hotel to credit the Marriott points at the end of my stay. I had to call a week later and was told that the computer must have made a mistake.
Don’t be fooled by the brand or its nice location; you will have problems here. Adult supervision is long overdue.

Nicest room I have ever stayed in friendly staff shuttles go anywhere you need fair prices

Horrible!!!
Tried booking a reservation and the woman couldn’t have been more rude. When I then remembered I had AAA and told her, she got huffy, said, «well next time give that to me right away.» I didn’t even get a chance to apologize when the live went dead.
Really?!

Hotel in undergoing renovations however staff is very accommodating and pleasant. The breakfast buffet is worth a try and reasonably priced. The room was warm and the thermostat could not be adjusted.

New remodeled rooms nice
Work area poor
Old towels?
TV is awesome
No other chair in room?

I was there two stays three nights.
I was going to leave four stars for the first two nights.
However, I had to stay a third night and the room I got was just bad.
There was a whistle all night long and the drone of the AC fan could not drowned it out.
The bathroom was small and difficult for me to move around in. I am not that big.
I could only imagine a big fat slob trying to navigate past the toilet.
They building was under construction so the property did look distressed.
But atleast they are trying to give it a face lift.

So there’s a shuttle between the Bethesda Marriott and the Medical Center Metro stop on the red line. I didn’t know until people started getting off the Ride On Bus #30 at Medical Center to hop over to the hotel shuttle. That said, the bus got to the hotel faster than the shuttle.
I found out the shuttle runs every 30 minutes from the hotel (i.e., 11:00 am, 11:30 am) and it takes about 5 — 15 minutes to the metro, depending on the traffic.
I was here yesterday for a conference and was not impressed with the lack of outlets to charge my devices. Luckily, attendees were staggering their arrivals, and I didn’t need to charge anything.
The real reason for the two stars comes from when my colleague and I were leaving. We saw some people pay for their ticket before they went to their cars. I asked if they validated, and one of the guys said they did. He did not tell us the whole deal. Apparently, if you come in after a certain time, you’ll be charged the full rate, and although they «validate» your ticket, you still have to pay $ 9. What’s the point of validating then?
The whole leaving the parking lot process was a mess. Lines backed up quickly because one person was working one of the gates. If you paid full price, maybe you avoided this gate and went to the gate with no one working.

So far not the greatest.
Construction sound is maddening.
Staff are hit and miss.
Parking annoying having to slide your room key to go in and out.
I asked for a quiet room but instead construction is the alarm clock!