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Destination Destin Part 5: Little Rock Marriott (5/6/26)

Bob and I are having a lazy, rainy Wednesday. Since the drive to Little Rock, AR, from Fayetteville was a little less than 3 hours, Bob and I had a leisurely morning in The Graduate Hotel in Fayetteville before getting on the road. Since we are staying at a Marriott property in Little Rock, we had requested a check in of 1:00 pm (versus the standard 3:00), and we learned after we had left that our room was ready and we would be able to check in early.

The initial part of the drive was rain-free, which was nice as we were coming through the mountains, but the last hour of the drive was wet.

Heading out of Fayetteville
Rain closer to Little Rock

We arrived a bit after 1:00 and were able to check in. We were in room 1517 in the last hotel and room 1518 here. Hopefully we don’t forget tonight and try to get into room 1517.

We have access to the Member Lounge here, so we headed there for a free lunch. We’ll be back tonight for a free dinner and tomorrow morning for a free breakfast before we head out for our 5 hour drive to Laurel, Mississippi.

Part of the Member Lounge.
We watched CNN cover the news of the death of Ted Turner
who started the station and kicked off 24 hour news coverage.

It has been raining off and on since we arrived, so we have explored the large Little Rock Marriott Hotel, which is right downtown and has a convention center attached to it. We visited the city years ago shortly after the Clinton Presidential Museum opened to see that and downtown Little Rock, do some hiking in nearby state parks, and visit Hot Springs.

Some pics of the surrounding area.

The Old State House Museum, the Doubletree Hotel,
and a bridge across the Arkansas River
Looking towards downtown
A portion of the Arkansas River Trail that runs along the river with some public art
Ditto

And a few pics from our walk around the hotel, including a sign that caught our attention.

A view of the Capital Hill Hotel across the street
from the glass elevator
A fountain and the facade for the elevator in the lobby
The conference center has one wall that displays the annual Arkansas Women Hall of Fame recipients.
The Arkansas Black Hall of Fame is across the room
We weren’t quite sure what to make of this,
but from other posted information,
the Alexion company is conducting interviews
in the Peck Room of the convention center.

Bob didn’t realize he was that well known in Arkansas, but he’s definitely okay with it.😂. Actually, Google tells me there was a Sam Peck that ran a hotel in Little Rock that was a popular spot for journalists and dignitaries, and he is credited with bringing fine dining to Little Rock in the 1940s, so he could possibly be the source of the room name as well.

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