Marriott chose to have "hotel improvements" occurring during my stay, rather than close the hotel for the time involved to replace the drapes in all the rooms, a noisy and frankly dirty project. In addition, the elevator was shut down from the first morning of my stay. I left early because of the weather, but was not sad to leave. Lastly, the photos of this place provided by Hotels. com were "enhanced" (by someone) to make the place look brighter and more welcoming that it in fact is. Rooms are plain and somewhat drab, and not improved by the new drapes, in my opinion.