Hotels Near Times Square: Marriott Marquis and Its High Speed Elevators

May 20, 2008 at 9:17 AM | by amandak | 0 Comments

The Marriott Marquis Times Square is not just near Times Square, it's really in it. You can walk to half of New York's attractions from here and transport is easy to reach, too.

Rooms come equipped with the Marriott Revive bed. The decor has been done up pretty recently, but it's probably not going to blow you away.

The view might though--especially from the The View Restaurant, the only revolving restaurant in the city.

Rooms are wired up for WiFi but it costs you $16.95 a day, although that includes all local and domestic telephone calls, too.

The elevator system gets a lot of screen space in reviews from recent guests over at TripAdvisor. They're pretty snazzy--all glass--and the hotel website itself shows them off as the "high speed elevators" even before it talks about restaurants or any other amenities.

But opinion is sharply divided between the lovers and haters of these elevators; some complain that there can often be a long wait time and then they're really crowded. Perhaps you need to book a low floor if you're the type who's easily frustrated by these kind of things.

There are two packages we quite like--one is the Views package, which guarantees a room looking over Times Square and breakfast, and starts at $379.

The other is for international guests, starting at $354 a night, and that includes breakfast, a guidebook and best of all, a new suitcase so you can take all your shopping home.

[Photo: Olfactorius]

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