
This modern concrete and glass structure in front of Terminal B is the airport's only onsite operation, a better-than-average hotel that provides convenience above all. Second to the Hilton in the ranks, this place continues to offer a modicum of style to its transient clientele, which is comprised mostly of corporate types and air crews.
The facilities are as familiar as the Marriott logo glowing red at the top of the ten-story building. Radiant chandeliers illuminate the slick travertine-clad lobby. The adjacent, casual, raised atrium lounge stands near elevators, which whisk visitors skyward almost as fast as the planes outside.
Diners here have more choices than at any other airport hotel, worth considering if you are going to be here for more than a day. Guests can choose between three dining venues. One is a fine-dining room with etched glass, blond woods, upholstered chairs and chandeliers. The other is an all-purpose grill serving everything from breakfast buffets and grilled cheese sandwiches to filet mignon. The greenhouse section helps layovers forget they are hard against the tarmac, as does the snack bar with alfresco dining during the warmer months. The new Italian restaurant is a big improvement here, replacing the once bland chain diner. Casablanca fans and stained glass mark the lounge.
Recreation
focuses on the indoor-outdoor pool, whirlpool, fitness room and sauna. Groups of 500 can congregate here, and they have the advantage of a dozen meeting rooms and a separate lobby with a warm, residential feel. A shuttle makes regular runs to all terminals for free, but expensive valet parking is $27 per day. Self-parking is $20.
The average-size guest rooms benefit from regular maintenance, with Marriott's Revive Beds now in all rooms. Lovely duvets have replaced the busy floral fabrics, but the traditional desks and bedsteads remain. All have plump upholstered chairs, accent lamps, two phones, data ports, voice mail, valances, and one king or two double beds with quilted spreads. Both cable- and wireless Internet exact a fee, the latter available throughout the public areas. The tiled baths have heat lamps. The small dressing areas balance coffeemakers, irons and ironing boards, and hair dryers on pseudo-marble vanities. Two floors are given over to premium rooms, with a lounge serving complimentary Continental breakfast. Some rooms are smoke-free, and others are wheelchair-accessible.
More convenient and better maintained, this is the Sheraton's strongest competitor.