BURLINGAME, Calif.—Overlooking the San Francisco Bay, San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront recently completed an $18 million renovation of its 688 guest rooms and suites to meet the evolving preferences of its guests.
Key to the project was the participation of hotel visitors — ranging from baby boomers to millennials. Travelers sampled and critiqued three guest room concepts. Their feedback influenced the overall guest room design, amenities, and technological features.
“Today’s travelers are seeking sophisticated and stylish design that offers flexibility to personalize the guest room,” said Clifton Clark, general manager of San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront. “To respond in real time to the ever-fluid needs of travelers, we turned to our guests and Marriott’s Innovation Lab to reimagine our guest room experience.”
The hotel designed the new guest rooms to showcase a bayside location while providing the contemporary style and conveniences coveted by travelers.
Key features of the renovated guest rooms and suites include design that unites the exterior environment of San Francisco Bay with the guest room interior to create an authentic sense of place. New decor emphasizes waterfront views, while artwork and other details echo this theme. Rooms feature cool color palette and large picture windows. Rooms have streamlined chaise lounges and flexible seating and tabletops that enable guests to personalize the room. Remodeled bathrooms offer sliding doors, walk-in showers with water-efficient rainfall heads, Thann natural skincare products, and upgraded fixtures.Multiple plug-in units for mobile devices, Samsung 48-inch flat-panel televisions, and fast Internet are accessible. Rooms offer open-closet shelving design for flexible storage options and more floor plan space. Plush mattresses and a choice of down or down-alternative pillows are available.
Baskervill served as the interior design firm for the project.
