Hotel Marriott di Bellevue

My wife and I were down in the area for the Weekend, we often stay on in the Redmond/Bellevue area as nice hotels are a bargain on weekends as they cater to the business crowd . This Marriot seemed quite new, is right in Downtown Bellevue and has one of the larger club lounges we've seen (we're Platinum Elite so get access but you can pay extra to access as well). Although clean and modern, our room was very small and uninspiring. These wasn't anything wrong with it, but it didn't wow us either. I was surprised by how small the bathroom was as well and am not a fan of glass barn doors but the double headed shower was great. We'd asked for an upgrade to a high floor ”mountain view” room which we were given, not much of a view though but we did look out over some trees. It doesn't look this property has suites so upgrades aren't much of a thing here. One of the reasons I choose this property is that they don't close their club lounge on weekends like so many Marriots do. Unfortunately they don't serve any hot food in the evening but they always had a good selection of bottled water and soft drinks, Tim's potato chips (yummy!), some fruit and a Nifty little treats bar where you could help yourself to nuts, M&M's and Jelly Bellies! Breakfast in the lounge was a mixed bag. They had some nice Greek yogurt and a decent selection of breads and a great variety of fresh fruit. Scrambled eggs, bacon and sausage and even some roasted potatoes. I was surprised there wasn't a latte machine and didn't appreciate having to drink my so so drip coffee from a paper cup (the food was served with China and stainless steel cutlery). My wife was surprised they only had skim milk or creamer packets and even then they ran out of milk! This particular part of Bellevue is mostly office buildings so there's not much in the way if restaurants or activities close by but it's not far from other areas and the beautiful lake is only a five minute drive away. Speaking of driving, save the ridiculous valet parking fees and park on the street. It's free during the night and all day on Sunday.