We reserved a room for the Navy Chief Khaki Ball. At arrival we were informed by our own peers that many third party ordered rooms had been canceled. WITHOUT notification to the customers of this happening. Fortunately, this was not our situation but many of our peers found themselves in this predicament.
Once we checked into our room, we noticed the lack of cleanliness. There was spilled soda on the counter top and inside of a drawer. In addition, the desk chair was filthy with crumbs and soda residue.
Next, onto the banquet hall food. We might as well have gone to a hospital cafeteria because that is exactly the quality in which we received. In fact, I’ve had better food at hospitals. I understand having to provide for such a large quantity of people, however frozen bag mash potatoes, frozen steam in a bag veggies, and frozen chicken is not the exact answer. NOTHING about the food was fresh. Not to mention there was NO options for those who may have diet restrictions.
The one spot of the hotel which held to its Marriot standard was the bar. It was lively, the staff was attentive, and it was clean.
Overall, the event was a bit of a bust and instead of taking advantage of the room we reserved for the night, we ended up going home.