We stayed here for the New Year's celebration. We booked it on their website and we went for the upgrade to the concierge room because it claimed access to the lounge and snacks. Once we checked in and headed to our room we passed the lounge that was closed for the next 3 days. Pool is indoor-outdoor. Great location for anything at the Salt Palace Convention Center. Elevators were slow and crowded. Limited vending machines that ate my money. Nice Starbucks in the lobby. Lots of parking in the basement. Lots of street noise from our top-floor room, you could hear the crosswalk beeping all night.

We stayed at the Marriott for four nights in January 2012 and really enjoyed our stay there. Check-in was a breeze, despite the fact that 3,000 people were attending the conference I was at. The front desk staff were pleasant, helpful and efficient - I hardly ever saw a line-up. The rooms were average-sized, clean and comfortable, with an amazing view over the city. The temples, which are only a block away, are lit up at night and look beautiful. There is no in-room safe, but you can get a portable one from the front desk. What's the point though? The thief could just steal the whole safe - with your valuables in it! There was also no fridge in the room. They have some on loan, but they were all booked. Out of the four days, we had hot water and good pressure (on the 12th floor) on all but one morning. The exercise room has 2 recumbent bikes, 3 elliptical machines, five treadmills, free weights, universal-type equipment, and yoga mats. There's an indoor pool and a sauna, with a see-through dome covering everything - a nice, bright place to spend some time. The lobby has a fireplace and seems to be a popular gathering place in the evenings. The Starbucks that's next to the lobby closes early, and when it's open there are huge line-ups. 1 litre of bottled water in the room costs $3.50, but it's only $3.29 for a GALLON a block and a half away at Buy-Rite. The Business Centre has several free computers available to use, with free wifi (also free in the lobby). There are lots of great restaurants within walking distance - we went to Olive Garden, The Naked Fish, bluelemon and The Blue Iguana (Mexican food) - the first three were excellent; the last was so-so. "Elevations" restaurant in the hotel lobby is good. Make sure you spend some time at Temple Square - volunteer missionaries will give you a free private tour of the grounds, and we were lucky enough to be invited into the building where the Mormon Tabernacle Choir sings. They did an acoustic demonstration for us which gave us goosebumps! The Visitor's Centre is great - lots of visual history of the Mormons and a virtual tour of the inside of the main temple, which isn't open to the public. The other part of it houses computers where you can research your family history - geneology is HUGE in Salt Lake City. The train ("tracks") costs $2.25 and is easy to navigate. All in all, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay in Salt Lake City and the location of this hotel couldn't be better!

The Marriott Downtown in SLC is a great location for the convention centre and arts centre.

It's a pretty nice hotel. The room is large as expected from a Marriott in this part of the world. My only issue is the water in the shower does not get hot enough but my colleagues are experiencing the same issue so this seems to be a general issue with the hotel.

The staff are very friendly and helpful

There is some construction going on outside but it has not been noisy at all.

The food is of a high standard but is pretty pricey for this region in my opinion.

If you need to be staying in downtown for business then I would recommend this hotel.

I loved the location of this Hotel. It was within just steps of Temple Square. We were able to see the beautiful Christmas Lights and a concert and not have to worry about traffic, and everything else. This Hotel's rooms were comfortable, above average, and came with excellent sleeping beds. The mattress was extremely comfortable and the room afforded access to the internet. All the comforts of home at a very reasonable price. I even ordered room service and used the valet. My wife loved all the pampering and the extras that this hotel afforded to me.