Marriott WTC Survivors Guestbook

Submitted by
Name: Debbie Slaughter
From: Clayton, DE
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
I am so glad that I found this webiste for I am a survivor of that day. I was staying in the Marriott World Trade Center Hotel,room 1747 on 9-11-01. A day that I will never forget. Thank you so much for remembering all of us that were associated with the Marriott World Trade Center Hotel on that day. Even after 10 years have gone by, there is still pain, hurt, confusion and grief from that one day. It will take time for families to heal. Pray without ceasing for those who experienced such tragic pain because of violence. The attacks aren’t just one day we need to distantly recall each year. The lives of those directly involved will never be the same and we should not ever get sick of hearing about the stories that day. Guard your heart from becoming calloused. Pray for the families that lost loved ones that day and pray for the survivors.

Added: November 21, 2011

Submitted by
Name: Sam
From: California

Comments:
I stayed in the Vista many years ago and always wondered what happened to the hotel. Thanks for recognizing this building. All the stories that happened at the hotel is amazing.

Added: September 23, 2011

Submitted by
Name: Troy C. Howard
From: Texas
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
Thank you all for your stories. You will always be a source of inspiration, faith, hope and appreciation.

Added: September 16, 2011

Submitted by
Name: Kristen
From: Michigan
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
I used to stay at the WTC Marriott on business for one of my clients in NYC. It was my favorite hotel - beautiful building, great location, wonderful service. On one of my last trips there my colleague and I went up in the towers to check out Windows on the World. I often think of how lucky I was not to be in New York at the WTC on 9/11. I was 8 months pregnant and no longer traveling for business. I am truly sorry for all of the families who lost someone on that tragic day. It feels so sureal that a place I frequented could be gone in an instant...

Added: September 11, 2011

Submitted by
Name: Mike
From: Washington

Comments:
I stayed at the World Trade WTC so many times on business. It was a great place - fantastic views. I often think about this hotel. I think about how fortunate I am that I wasn't there that tragic day.

Added: September 11, 2011

Submitted by
Name: Didi
From: California

Comments:
I was a graduate student attending an academic conference at the Marriott World Trade Center in March 2001 and, thanks to the conference rate discount, was able to stay there for several nights. The staff was friendly and helpful - they even moved my things for me when I had to change rooms but could not leave the sessions in time to do it myself. The last day of the conference, they held my bags for me for the rest of the afternoon. Before I went back for them, I took the elevator up to the top of Tower 2 to watch the sunset from the top floor. It was cold and I had the outdoor observation deck to myself. As evening fell, I watched the lights come on all around the city. Finally I left, promising myself I would come back to stay at the Marriott and watch another sunset from Tower 2. I picked up my bags at the hotel, went uptown, and six months later everything was gone.

Added: September 11, 2011

Submitted by
Name: Bob
From: Washington, DC
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
I was a Monday thru Thursday resident at the Marriott WTC for 4 years while engaged in Consulting with clients.I also wondered what happened to much of the staff that I knew so well. My birthday is 9/11, so I stayed home on 9/10 to celebrate with family. I was in the air on 9/11, on my way back to NYC and the Marriott WTC, at the time of the attack.

Added: September 11, 2011

Submitted by
Name: Michelle
From: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
I had the pleasure of staying at the Marriott WTC in September 1999. We had a trade show there and hosted guests from across the county. I still remember the diligence of the many staff that worked there. As the hotel was at full capacity during our show, the hotel manager scrambled to accommodate my team members and I. Much to our surprise, the "best he could do" was put 4 of us up in the Presidential Suite for 2 nights!! This room was absolutely spectacular! It was wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling windows, a baby grand piano, a bathroom suite that you could fit a family into, and so much space that the 4 of us had our own little nooks! Even looking out those windows, you could not even really see the edges of the Twin Towers - they were so wide! I will never forget this wonderful space and the lovely people we met there. I know they did everything they could that fateful day, to protect people.

Added: September 11, 2011

Submitted by
Name: Robert Durrell
From: currently living in Mexico
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
On Sept 10 my flight from San Francisco was scheduled to land at Newark but because of a fire there it was diverted to JFK. Therefore I checked in to Marroit WTC instead of Newark. On Sept 11 I had an 8:00 AM meeting in New Jersy so I got up and left hotel at 6:00 AM but didn't check out or take my suitcase becuase I planned to return that afternoon. Thank God for early morning meetings and I'm sorry I didn't pay my hotel bill.

Added: September 10, 2011

Submitted by
Name: Jim
From: Omaha, NE
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
I was a Marriott Corp. Associate of more than 2 years on 09/11, and am still with Marriott today. Contrary to what Cathy thinks, Marriott Corp. has not forgotten this hotel.

The hotel's flag was recovered from the debris. For the past decade the flag hung in the lobby of Marriott International Corporate Headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland, and served as a constant reminder of the two Marriott associates who lost their lives.

On August 25, 2011 the flag came off the wall in headquarters to make the journey back to New York. It will be on display in the New York Marriott Downtown for the tenth anniversary remembrance of 9/11 and will eventually be part of a permanent exhibit at the 9/11 Memorial Museum.

Added: September 9, 2011