We chose the Marlin because it promoted "early check-in," with the option to pay extra to arrive as early as 11 a.m. We also booked the discount breakfast in advance so we could kill time from our arrival at 10 a m. until early check-in. We received email confirmations of our request for both weeks in advance.
Of course, we were disappointed when neither was actually possible. Fortunately, the hotel stored our luggage so we could see the sites (on no sleep). We checked in at 4 p.m. and had the very good English breakfast buffet our second day. Outside of this inconvenience, the Marlin was a very fine place to stay. We enjoyed the lobby with plenty of comfortable seating arrangements. We slept well, the bed was quite comfortable and the shades, dark. One more weird thing: it seemed the coffee cups and spoon in the room had been used and we're sticky. But everything else was clean and neat. The location was excellent.