An Old Property that needs a FaceLift
This is an older Marriott and the rooms and hallways are showing age from wear. I asked for an early check-in when making my reservation, but no room was ready when I arrived at noon. During check-in, I asked if a Platinum upgrade to a bit larger room was available so I could host a few people during by business trip and my request was ignored. After a 20 minute wait, they finally found a room for me. Now, the hotel! While the lobby of the hotel area is very nicely appointed, the carpet, red walls and old print wallpaper on the room floors (I was on the Concierge Level) is in need of replacement. While the bed was comfortable, the furniture and fixtures in my room were marked up and damaged and need updating. Ditto for the cream color walls in my room, which showed scrapes and marks from age. Bathroom are clean, but the old style with the sink in the room and the toliet in a seperate room with the tub/shower. Only one-two bulb light fixture in the bathroom, which makes the shower area dark when the curtain is pulled to use it. I had a room with a balcony, but no furniture on it. 
Wi-Fi is good and free to Top Tier Marriott Rewards members. However, this hotel does not honor its top tier rewards members with free breakfast coupons on weekends when the Concierge Lounge is closed. Parking is $16.00 per day or $20.00 for Valet Parking. As for location, there are two Starbucks within 5 minutes of the hotel, two malls, a Costco (with gas station) and about 100 locations to eat breakfast, lunch or dinner that include an IN-N-Out Burger!! As for getting to the convention center, its about a 15 minute ride down the 163 and Sea World is about 10 minutes away off I-8..
To be fair to this hotel, there was a sign in the hallway by the elevators stating that all rooms will be refurbished in the fall of 2012. Well, its October and nothing so far.......