The breakfast buffet spread looks great, but the canteloupe, honeydew melon and watermelon made more than 1 guest ill (vomiting, diarrhea). The front desk staff and later the manager were quite unsympathetic and defensive about the report of this problem.
Housekeeping was overly aggressive in getting our room clean on their schedule, calling three times to see if they could clean at that time, even though I had told them in the first call that we would be out and about at 3pm, and they could clean then.
Hot tub is tepid.
The rooms, however, are great, worth it for the Tempur-Pedic (tm) mattress alone.

My husband, daughter and I stayed in Grass Valley to visit family. We looked up hotels with suites online and found the Courtyard Inn. It was a beautiful inn - gorgeous room including full kitchen, big bathroom and large walk in closet. Room also had a beautiful sitting area with fireplace. Also had temper pedic mattress on king size bed that was soooo comfortable. Had a wonderful breakfast room with lots of choices. Staff was more than accomoding. Would definitely stay again. Also - it was spotless.

Lance is the man. This weekend manager will see you have everyting you need and throw in that charming smile to top it off. All of the staff are friendly and extreamly professional. Every detail of this place is charming and top quality. Yes, you can pay less at other hotels but you cannot get this level of quality and service. It makes a big difference in the enjoyment of your visit. My advice, pay a little more and get a whole lot more. My stay was Thursday-Saturday.

This is a very nice place to stay in the Grass Valley area. The rooms are all clean, and many of them are full apartment suites with kitchenettes and living rooms.

Two minor problems though: the beds are uncomfortable and the rooms are very pricey. Additionally in the spring and summer the rooms can get very hot without sufficient A/C.