Marriott Pittsburgh City Center Review

Review of the Marriott Pittsburgh City Center in Pittsburgh, PA

When choosing a hotel for our one night stay in Pittsburgh, we decided to try out Priceline's "Name Your Own Price" system. Basically, with this, you put in "bids" to hotels in a certain section of a city (Downtown Pittsburgh in this case) and also choose a minimum star level. Doing this, we were able to get this hotel for $83/night. When comparing this to other travel sites, and Marriott's site itself, the same hotel room was going for $169/night. So, in the end, we got the hotel room for just over 50% off. Now, that's a great deal! While I do think that their standard rate is definitely too high for what you get (and honestly, most hotels are these days), you can always find a good deal on the hotel to make the price worthy of the stay.

The main point of this review though is of the hotel itself. It was approximately a 10 minute walk from the bus station (10th and Penn Avenue) to our hotel. The hotel is located right across the street from Mellon Arena and next to Duquesne University. It is an easy walk from the hotel to any part of Downtown, as well as getting to the North Side (where the Stadiums are) and to the South Side (where Station Square and the Inclines are). If you're someone not fond of walking, you'll be able to easily get a cab ride or take the bus to any of your locations. However, a main selling point of this hotel is they have their own private shuttle service that will take you anywhere in the city! And then they'll come pick you up as well (as long as it is before 11 PM). When we took advantage of this to go to Station Square, the driver was extremely courteous and helpful. The rest of the staff at the hotel was just as friendly, which always makes for a better experience.

Our room was located on the 18th floor and was very clean, comfortable and quiet. It came with free Wi-Fi as well, which these days is really a must-have. Since the location of the hotel is very centrally located, the view from the room window isn't anything special, but to get a gorgeous view of the city, you should be heading up one of the Inclines.