Cielo Sandia

Don't do it. Don't eat here. I too was in a hurry, read through the reviews, saw the people who said "this place is a rip off", and thought to myself, "it can't be that bad, can it?"

Well, it can. Egregious pricing-basically criminal-for bland food that seems like it just came from the freezer aisle. I paid over 20 bucks for a glass of milk, some stodgy eggs, a single poor hash brown, and a few slices of toast. With a stove and a grocery store, I could recreate this same meal but better for approximately 3 dollars.

In many ways, Cielo Sandia represents all that is wrong with the world, or at least corporate America. It's a sterile, uninspiring place that feels like it just walked out of a corporate meeting, ready to prey on the inconvenienced and those who want to pretend they're living the high life, as if eating at Cielo Sandia is just like dining romantically by the waterways of Venice. We're in the middle of Albuquerque, people. Get over yourself.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

A lovely and pleasing dinner at the Marriott. The espresso martini as delivered by the staff was sweet and chocolatey; tasty enough that you won't want to put it down, and a welcome refreshment for a traveller.Service was prompt and attentive without being overbearing, and the food came out quickly. I was glad for the meal, pleasant atmosphere, and a nice room just upstairs.

Pricing is egregious.Do not waste your time, over $60 for a mediocre app and two beers.You are better off going next door to Ruth Chris’s.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 4

Lenah, Rosie, and Emma at the bar are PHENOMENAL. Seriously great and friendly service and above and beyond. (L, I am so sorry if I spelled your name wrong!)Reminds me of the old school Marriott bars in the 80s and 90s. Worth coming by just to hang here. Highly recommended!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Apparently this "tables in the open lobby" concept is common to Marriotts. I am not a fan. It is noisy, cold/drafty, and I don't enjoy being on display to all and sundry. The "open seating" concept means that you find someplace to sit, then hope you get noticed. That is not a criticism of the staff. They are doing their best under the circumstances. After the first night, I ate at the bar, solely in order to get timely service. Even then, I was hidden by a pillar one time. The breakfast buffet was fine, but cost twice as much as it was worth. Strangely, even with a convention in the hotel, the buffet was not available on the weekend. Limited breakfast, lunch and dinner menu with the same "specials" every evening.

I'm 59 years old, and the $13 "to go" breakfast burrito here has to rank among my worst food experiences ever. If it had been free, it still would've been terrible. At $5 or $6, I would've been furious. But to pay $13 for something that small and awful is beyond belief. How do you screw up a bacon & egg burrito? There are only 3 ingredients: a flour tortilla, egg, and something they called bacon. All of them were bad (even artificial bacon bits have some bacon-like flavor), and the combination - which even mediocre faux-Mexican places can get nominally right - was atrocious. That a supposedly 3-star hotel would offer a con like this is shameful. Grossly inflated prices for a food product that is totally gross. This is what I'll remember of a Marriott.

The perfect example of friendliness will get you everywhere. This is a very busy hotel bar and restaurant. We’ve stayed a few times and it’s always crazy busy. Often tables are behind on being bussed and it takes a moment to get served. However everyone on staff from bartenders to servers are always extremely friendly and in this day and age that goes a long way with me. The food is ok, nothing marvelous BUT their desserts & cocktails … are very good.

It's ok, looks better from the outside, but after a long wait you might be satisfied. It's different and worth the try.

Dine in: Yes

Great food, process are okay. Very good service.