Beautiful lobby. Loved the modern room decor. Good location within walking distance of the aquarium, science museum, and about 75 restaurants.
The hotel is oddly situated with its entrance and lobby on the harbor side. If you park in their garage, or return to the hotel on foot, in effect you are approaching from the rear end of the building... not very welcoming, or bad feng shui, or both.
Pleasant indoor pool with lifeguard.

I stayed at the Marriott from June 16-20 for a conference, and I must say this is one of the nicest, most efficiently run hotels I've stayed in (and I've stayed in Ritz Carltons, 4 Seasons, etc). The staff is extremely attentive and friendly. The hotels appears to have just been remodeled and the rooms are nicely appointed. Even with multiple conferences in the hotel, there's ample staff at the front desk and via phone to handle large volumes of guests and I never had to wait long for an elevator. The food from catering was phoenomenal for mass-produced food. Housekeeping has little touches daily throughout the room. It's a great location - the water taxi is just out front and it's within walking distance of all points in the Inner Harbor and Fells Point. My only negative feedback is the noise that many have mentioned in previous reviews. I can hear my neighbor talking in a regular voice as if she's in my room. And if anyone goes in or out of their room in the hallway, I definitely know. Overall, nice job on the property.

We stayed at the Waterfront Marriot as part of a conference, and we got the all important conference rate. We also got a harbor view, which is highly recommended. I recommend you park your car and use your feet or the water taxi to get around. There is a water taxi landing 50 feet from the hotel's entrance, and all of the inner harbor and Little Italy are just half a mile away (though in different directions). Harbor East (where the hotel is located) has also been growing fast. It seemed very happening.

One criticism: the concerge didn't know anything about the surrounding area -- particularly Little Italy. So, come armed with your own information.

I just returned from a four-day stay in Baltimore. An annual conference I attend is held in another hotel that does not get good reviews from attendees, so I always stay somewhere else. This was my first visit to this Marriott and I have to say I had one of the best rooms in the chain, anfd I've stayed in many Marriotts. It was a ninth floor corner room, with two walls of windows offering incredible views of the Inner Harbor and city. Walking into the room there is a foyer with a table on which the coffeemaker sat (Paul Newman single-serving "pods"). There was a rather narrow closet, but it was fine since I was by myself. The bathroom was standard Marriott and clean.

The bedroom was huge with a king bed, day bed, workstation, dresser and a 37-inch flat screen TV -- and the sleep timer on this one actually works! The bed was ultra comfortable, loaded with pillows and immaculately clean.

The fitness center is well-equipped, with towels and water at each piece of cardio equipment. There is a small indoor pool and you can go outside to the nice sundeck. The fitness center is accessible 24-hours a day. The pool closes at 11 p.m.

A couple of issues keep me from giving a fifth star. While the staff were warm and friendly and check-in and check-out were a breeze, I had to call twice, both times with ten rings, before someone finally answered the phone so I could request a wake-up call. When I returned late each evening, every light in the room was on, which I thought was a waste of energy. Since there was no turn down service, I guess the lights are left on from the time the room is cleaned. Yet, the hotel touts its green credentials. I like a cool room at night, but I don't think the thermostat worked properly because even turned to the high-70s, the blower was shooting out very cold air. I object again to the $9.95 a day Marriott charges for in-room Internet access, which they sweetened in recent years by throwing in "no extra charge" local and long distance phone calls, which I don't need since I have my cell phone.

This hotel is in a great location, which others have already mentioned. Still, at night, about a block from the hotel, I was approached by someone asking for money. Sad to say, Baltimore has its issues.

I recommend an Orioles game at Camden Yards. What a great field! You really feel close to the action. There are plenty of tickets, since it's a .500 team. There is also a "no scalping" area where you can try to bargain with guys who are trying to sell you tickets. Police are nearby watching everything and it's legit, I'm told you can sometimes get really good bargains, especially if the game has already started,

All in all, if I'm back at the conference in Baltimore again next year, I will definitely stay here. This is a AAA Four Diamond property and it shows.