I've taken business associates here to enjoy cocktails and appetizers on the patio as we watched the beautiful desert sunset on many occasions. On February 10, I stopped here on purpose to share the same experience with an out of town friend on her first visit to Phoenix. We were dressed casually as were many of the guests. We approached the host stand and asked if we could order drinks on the patio to watch the sunset. The hostess asked if we were staying in the hotel and I said no, I lived in the area. She grabbed a couple of menus and clearly slipped the designated Happy Hour menu under the desk. I asked her if it was happy hour and she scoffed and retrieved the menu. (We arrived around 5:30 and happy hour is 5p-7p). She escorted us outside and sat us at the easternmost table. (Note: the sun sets in the west!). The patio has about 12 tables and only 2-3 other tables were occupied at that time. I asked if we could be seated in one of the seats along the western wall so we could watch the sunset. She scoffed again and said it was the manager's decision that Happy Hour patrons had to be seated there where she put us. Rather than cause a scene, we sat down and ordered a couple rounds of drinks. It was a cloudy evening and the sunset was not great that night. I really wish I had challenged her and asked to see the manager. Not only was it embarrassing for my friend and I to be treated like second class patrons, this was not my first visit to the Marriott here. It will be my last! There are plenty of other places in the Phoenix metro area to enjoy a spectacular sunset outdoors with friends. Top of the Rock is not one of them!