My spouse and I stayed at the Residence Inn by Marriott
North Shore for two nights on a weekend in late October 2019. We booked our
stay on the Marriott Bonvoy website using a AAA rate. (We have Platinum Elite
status.)
As its name suggests, the Residence Inn opened on
Pittsburgh’s North Shore in 2010, providing easy access of the Pittsburgh
Pirates PNC Park (the Honus Wagner statue and the Peoples Home Plate Gate are
right across the street) as well as the Steelers Heinz Field, Stage AE
(American Eagle), Rivers Casino, and Carnegie Science Center. The Children’s
Museum, National Aviary, and Andy Warhol Museum are within walking distance. Guests
can also walk to downtown sights like the Benedum Center for the Performing
Arts, Market Square, Penguins PPG Paints Arena, and the Strip District,
although those are a bit farther. A subway station for the “T” is nearby so
that guests can travel further afield. Many restaurants are in the adjacent area,
including Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse, Southern Tier Brewery, Burgatory, The
Foundry, Jerome Bettis Grill (see our reviews on all of the previously
mentioned restaurants), Burn by Rocky Patel, Bar Louie, Little Red Corvette,
the Clark Bar, Local Brewery, SoHo, and others. In addition, the hotel offers a
complimentary shuttle service within 3 miles of the hotel. (It runs on the
half-hour, and guests are requested to make a reservation; we used the shuttle
three times, and although it was easy to get a spot, our driver did not inspire
confidence, and we eventually preferred to pay to use Uber.)
The hotel offers accommodations spread over 10 floor; there
are 180 suites in studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom units. Each suite offers
a full kitchen with full-size refrigerator, dishwasher, two-burner stove (but
no oven), microwave, coffee maker, toaster, pots, pans, dishes, glasses,
silverware, and serveware. Living areas include a desk, table and chairs,
sectional sofa (with sofa bed), and TV. One-bedroom units include a second TV,
dresser, bed, and two nightstands. The bathroom contains a room with the
combination bathtub/shower and toilet; the sink and vanity are in the hallway
or part of the main room. Check-out time is 11:00 am, whereas check-in is 4:00 pm.
Internet access is provided free of charge.
Public areas include two areas of outdoor space (one of
which is fenced in and even has a high-top fire pit-type table). A business
center with two computers and a printer is available, as is a great room with a
two-sided fireplace where guests gather or eat the complimentary breakfast
(available from 6:30 am until 10:30 am). An indoor pool and fitness center
(three treadmills, two recumbent bikes, and two stair climbers) are available.
One surface parking space is allotted per room at a cost of $27 per night,
which is added to your hotel folio.
We enjoyed our stay at the Residence Inn North Shore; we
appreciated that the location was within easy walking distance of the football
game that we attended at Heinz Field.
