Location sounds perfect for arriving to Warsaw by train. The hotel is located just opposite to Warsaw Central Train Station. But it's ugly and not safe at night area, at least it looked like that in 1990' when I stayed there. I had to watch for pickpockets walking short distance to the stattion with my suitcase early in the morning. I was told that it changed for better (2006).
BUILDING
The hotel is located on top floors (21st-41st) of the skyscraper (simple and ugly one in my opinion) called officially Centrum LIM and built in 1989 (140 m = 459 ft). The name derives from the first letters of companies it houses: LOT (Polish Airlines), Illbau GmbH (an Austrian construction company) and Marriott International. But the locals say simply the Marriott and they call the Marriott together with its neighbour Intraco II or Elektrim building (officially Oxford Tower) Warsaw Twin Towers. Keep in mind that companies which house the skyscrapers and the names of them change but not in minds of many locals which naturally tend to use old, well-known names.
IMPRESSIONS
Well, I remember it (1990') as a very good 4-star hotel mainly for business. My room was rnough large and very well equipped. I remember very serious but helpful staff and very expensive everything both in the hotel and around. I mean restaurants and shops. I didn't have time to visit the whole hotel but the view from the top floors was breathtaking. I was very satisfied about the hotel but not its location.
PRICE
I didn't pay for myself :-), I stayed there for business (conference). But as I've checked just now (2006) expect to pay a bit over 100 euros per the least expensive room for 2 people without breakfast. It's much cheaper than in Berlin, London, Paris or Rome for such fancy hotel in central location but in Warsaw if possible... try to find a hotel in better location (close or in the Old Town) at the same or lower price.
For those travelling with pets: in contrast to many Warsaw hotels they are allowed in Marriott when you pay "non-refundable sanitation fee: 20 euros." Do they wash all pets there?
There is "Panorama Club" on the top two hotel floors which offers views over Warsaw from the highest publicly available place in the city.
Some of my friends came to Warsaw by car (a mistake!) and they had to pay a lot for guarded parking lot. Now (2006) it's 32 euros daily that is a robbery in Poland! The outdoor guarded parking lot in the best location in Krakow cost over twice less.
Some my friends complained a lot about extremely high prices for taxis they called through the reception. Well, it was in 1990' when Warsaw was KTM (the Kingdom of Taxi Mafia) and hotel staff could have cooperated with them. I am sure it changed.
