200 Columbus Blvd
Hartford, CT 06103
Chain: "Marriott Hotels
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The 409-room Hartford Marriott Downtown is a full-service hotel towering 22 stories above the Connecticut River. The non-smoking property is connected to the Connecticut Convention Center and provides luxury accommodation for the upmarket business and leisure traveler. There are 13 meeting rooms for social or business functions. The largest, the Marriott Ballroom can accommodate 850 guests. Nearby attractions include the State Capitol, Front Street, Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, Wadsworth Athenaeum Museum of Art and the Old State House. The property has easy access to the Interstate system making it an easy drive to five golf courses. Nearby landmarks include Gillette Castle, the Mark Twain House and Museum and Foxwoods Casino.
Does HotelsByCity recommend this hotel?
Words like wonderful, beautiful and awesome appear in reviews about this magical Marriott. This is the latest luxury hotel in the city and those who have stayed here are very impressed. The rooms are spacious, the staff is superb and the Italian specialty dishes perfecto! There were some complaints about the high cost of parking and that there was only one computer in the lobby available for guest use. Despite that, most clients plan to use this hotel on future visits to Hartford and they have no problem in recommending the hotel to other travelers. Read our customer reviews?
All the guestrooms, and eight suites, have a work desk with high-speed Internet access, Internet browser 37-inch flat-panel television with cable movie and news channels, pay-per-view movies, in-room safe, alarm clock, tea and coffee making facilities, iron and ironing board, hairdryer, bathrobes and two-line cordless telephone with voicemail and speakerphone. The bathrooms have a separate shower and a bathtub with spray jets.
The hotel’s Italian restaurant Vivo is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner as is the on-site Starbucks Coffee. Room service is available from 6.30am until midnight. The hotel has an indoor swimming pool, whirlpool, fitness center and a full service health spa. The 24-hour front desk has safe deposit boxes, handles currency exchange and can arrange for babysitters. Other amenities include a concierge desk, full service business center, laundry and valet-dry cleaning, vending machines, a drugstore and a gift shop with newsstand.
From I-91 North and South, take capitol area exit (29A) to the first exit on right (Columbus Boulevard) At the light at the end of the exit, turn right onto Columbus Boulevard. The hotel and convention center are on the right.
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