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My husband arrived the day before me. He had driven 10 hours and was very tired when he checked in. He asked for the AARP rate and they would not give it to him because he didn't have his card with him. He was miffed, but tired and just wanted a room. The desk clerk was unfriendly, unsmiling, and short. My husband was given a room and I arrived the next day. When I walked into the room I was appalled. The Marqueen is an old building with lots of history. It is slowly being renovated. Unfortunately, we got one of the NOT renovated rooms. The floors were oak, and grimy, sticky smelly. Walking on them in bare feet is repulsive. The paint job was pitiful. The window had an old window air conditioner unit in it. There was no way we could shut out outside noise. The shower head piping was spraying everywhere where it connected to the tub spout. I was able to fix that. But, made me wonder is the housekeeper was cleaning the tub, why did they not report the issue? They would have gotten soaked if they had cleaned the tub! The beds were comfortable and the saving grace. The kitchenette was charming, but needed serious cleaning. Overall, the room smelled of that "old moldy/cigarette" smell. I purchased a room freshener to help with the odor. I did check out some other rooms while there and found the rooms that had been renovated were quite nice. The desk clerk improved with some friendly prodding. Could we have changed rooms! Do not know. By the time I arrived , the place was full. The location is excellent. Walking distance to the Seattle Center where you can take the monorail to downtown. There is a fantastic grocery store across the street with wonderful food to go. There are several nice restaurants close by. Would I stay there again? Yes, only if we got one of the renovated rooms. My biggest complaint, poor reception, not what we were told we would get in a room. Oh, and the internet service not consistent. And the breakfast was a joke. I guess the only reason we would stay there again is because of the location.