The full-service Marriott on Williston Road, ten minutes inland from the lake. The default business booking when the trip is anchored to BTV airport, the university, or the medical center rather than the downtown waterfront.
"The full-service Marriott on Williston Road, ten minutes inland from the lake. The default business booking when the trip is anchored to BTV airport, the university, or the medical center rather than the downtown waterfront."
Operating under the Delta Hotels by Marriott banner since 2018, the Marriott Burlington sits on Williston Road in South Burlington, a five-minute drive from Burlington International Airport, the University of Vermont Medical Center, and the main academic campus. The 309-room full-service property is the largest Marriott-flagged hotel in the state by room count and the practical anchor for medical, academic, and corporate visitors whose business is not on the Burlington waterfront. It is honest about what it is: a competent suburban full-service hotel with the room inventory and meeting capacity to absorb regional events, with a free BTV shuttle and the highway-adjacent convenience that the downtown stock cannot offer.
Rooms run the standard Delta refresh palette, roughly 30 square metres for a King, with desk, ergonomic chair, and the brand's contemporary plush bedding. Upper floor rooms on the western elevation pick up a long-distance Adirondack ridge view that is unexpectedly fine on a clear day; lower rooms look into the highway corridor. Suites add a separate sitting room and the same square footage advantage; the executive floor adds club lounge access. WiFi is included, parking is free and surface-level, and the building absorbs medical-residency families and conference traffic without strain.
Food and beverage runs through Duke's Public House, a Marriott-format gastropub that is the property's full restaurant, plus a lobby coffee counter and a banquet kitchen for events. Duke's is the room-service substitute and the late-evening fallback; it is honest and consistent, not destination cooking. Downtown Burlington and Church Street Marketplace are ten minutes by car or by the property's complimentary shuttle on the regular schedule.
The defining operational feature is the meeting and group capacity. The Marriott runs a meaningful conference floor with a ballroom, breakout rooms, and dedicated banquet service, and it is the regional default for medical conferences, weddings of 200 plus, and corporate retreats with a Vermont anchor. An indoor pool, a 24-hour fitness centre, and a small business lounge round out the leisure offer. The free BTV airport shuttle, the surface parking, and the immediate highway access are the practical wins that the downtown hotels cannot match; the trade is a ten-minute drive from the lake and Church Street.
For Burlington business that is anchored to BTV, the UVM Medical Center, or the academic campus, the Marriott is the obvious booking and frequently the value pick. Executive Floor access, free airport shuttle on a 30-minute schedule, and a quiet conference floor are the practical advantages; the trip does not need the waterfront position to work.
For Vermont family travel that uses Burlington as a base for Stowe, Shelburne, or the Champlain Islands rather than the city itself, the Marriott's free parking, suite inventory, and indoor pool plus 24-hour fitness give a road-trip family the operational logistics. The downtown shuttle handles the days you want Church Street.
1117 Williston Road
South Burlington, VT 05403
United States
BTV airport, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington downtown ten minutes
309 rooms and suites
From $159/night
Suites from approximately $254/night
Top categories to $329/night
Check-in: 3:00 PM
Check-out: 12:00 PM
4-star rating, Four-Star category
309 rooms across 8 floors, the largest Marriott-flagged hotel in Vermont
Regional ballroom and breakout meeting floor
Free BTV airport shuttle and surface parking
Duke's Public House and lobby coffee
Indoor pool and 24-hour fitness centre
Complimentary WiFi throughout
From $159/night. Premium suites and lake or city view categories tend to book three to six months ahead for peak season; standard inventory is available closer to the date.
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