The location of JW Marriott Chongqing is unbeatable. It is within walking distance to the center of the city (the revolution monument area) and is surrounded by restaurants where local people dine in. Some restaurants might not meet the hygiene standards of travelers from the west though. We loved the bakery store BreakTalk near the hotel. One night, we walked back to the hotel from a foot massage place a few blocks away around 2am. There were many local people eating on the streets and it felt pretty safe.

It is also not very far away from HongYaDong or ChaoTianMen, two tourist attractions of Chongqing. We enjoyed the walk to these two places on the same day. The distance from the hotel to the airport is about 25 KM. It cost us about 35-40 minutes and RMB 45-50 yuan each way.

The room we stayed was pretty big with a sitting area. The bathroom was pretty large too. I did not like all the doors (bathroom door and closet doors) in the room. They look cheap and dated. But this is a minor problem. Another minor problem was that the safe in our room did not work. We did not really need it and hence did not call the front desk regarding this. We did ask the front desk for recommendations and directions. All the staff we met were friendly, patient, and helpful.

Overall, we enjoyed our stay at JW Marriott Hotel Chongqing.

The JW Marriott is centrally located in Chongqing and right around the corner from a pedestrian mall and shopping area with some good restaurants. Other than that . . .

The entrance is cramped and slick in the rain, and it's challenging to get a room with a good view because so many buildings are soaring next to the hotel (which, to be fair, is the case with much of urban China).

The rooms are small for a JW, the flagship brand of the Marriott group, frayed in several spots, and the bathrooms were about half the size of other top-class hotels in, say, Beijing or Shanghai.

There also didn't seem to be a lot of staff at the ready to assist travelers with whatever needs might arise, even at the front door.

As my cruise ship left Chongqing in the evening, I pointed to the two glowing golden towers in the distance that, with a sky bridge joining them, resembled the Petronas Towers in KL.

"What's that?" I asked my tour director.

"The Sheraton," he replied.

"It's beautiful," I said. "Now -- why didn't we stay there?!"

I LOVED Chongqing, the easy feel (for China) of the central city, even with so many people, and the beautiful scenery and shops. I want to return, but not to stay at the JW Marriott.

This hotel is AMAZING! The lobby, dining areas are phenomenal. The buffet was better than any I've had anywhere else.

Me and my family stay there 3 nights, we both in Executive Floor, our room is 3405 and my parents stayed at 3103. Great room and hopitality staff. The receptionist speaks good English that I have never met in Asia. We try to breakfast at executive longue the food is good. I like the customer service manager who is from Eastern Europe. We had a great conversation and he is very professional. We believe he is a great leader to keep executive longue staff giving us a super service. Also, we do not like the buffet at lobby. The evening buffet sucks, does not worth the price and service not so good. The only thing frustrating us was the front desk cashier, it took us 45 minutes to check out on Oct 2. She did not understand our payment and ask for her superviosr a help, the her supervisor is very ignore and rude. Our taxi driver almost give up drive us to airport. Besides, everything is super!--Great location, comfortable room and bed, nice staff at executive floor. Super in door pool really relax me after a long day work. Moreover, I hight recommends a little noodle store just cross the street and oppisite the hotel, it call "Chuan Qi Chao Shou" (Legendary Wanton) Do not miss it and give up the breakfast at lobby cafe!