Stayed at the Charlottesville Courtyard-North for one night for a quick visit to C-ville.

Like all Marriott properties this Courtyard is no completely smoke free and features the newly updated rooms with new mattresses and bedding. My room was on the top floor facing into the Courtyard with a king sized bed. The room itself was clean and very spacious.

The newly renovated Courtyard rooms have a non-standard furniture arrangement, with the headboard of the bed on the wall behind the bathroom as opposed to the traditional location seen in most every other hotel. This is not a problem unless you like watching television in bed. But the room features a comfortable armchair and coffee table for your TV watching pleasure. As this chain is aimed at business travelers it has a large work desk and in room wi-fi. My room also had a mini fridge.

Surprisingly this Courtyard offered dinner only room-service. From browsing the menu the prices are VERY reasonable (no $15.95 cheeseburgers here). Should you want to dine out there are plenty of restaurants located along Rte 29 North. There is an Applebee's and Food Lion within walking distance.

The hotel also features a heated pool and spa. The only black mark was that heater for the spa wasn't working, but the one for the pool was.


Staff was friendly and courteous. When I first checked-in the desk agent was busy with a customer, but the hotel manager happened to be walking up to the desk and immediately jumped on the computer to check me in. Definitely a big thumps up for that.

We stayed here for one night and unfortunately did not make it clear we wanted a non-smoking room. The room smelled of smoke which was a turn off the minute we opened the door. This was the final night of a business trip where my husband and I had stayed in three other hotels. This was the most expensive room with the least amenities of them all. There was a bottle of shampoo - not even conditioner. The bed faced the parking lot and the tv was on the side of the bed, making it difficult for both of you to watch tv from bed. The bed was comfortable which is about the only thing nice. The bathroom was stark and not at all homey. The breakfast buffet looked good but would have cost extra on top of the $141 we paid for the room. I'm sure there must be nicer cheaper places to stay in the area. I would not recommend this hotel.

The rooms have all recently been remodeled (finished March 2006). The hallways still smelled strongly of paint when I checked in in early April - luckily the room did not. The room was nicely appointed with all new furniture, carpeting, etc and spacious. The one thing that had not been replaced and should have been was the tub. It looked dirty - a grayish color and the bottom was gritty. I had a king bed and it was oriented to the balconey, which had a sliding door. As this balconey overlooks the parking lot this is not an advantage and actually made it a little difficult to watch the tv from the bed as it was to the side of the bed. Lighting was dim. The hotel does have a very nice courtyard and if one chooses a roon with a balconey facing that than it would be a nice set up. I didn't use the pool or hot tub, but they both looked very nice with one wall being a glass wall though which you can see the courtyard. The service was just average. Did appreciate the variety of fresh cookies at the counter. If you want to utilize a pool, hot tub, gym or have an onsite restaurant stay here - if not you may want to stay at a nearby hotel that's a bit cheaper.

I agree with earlier posts: this is not up to Courtyard standards. I have seen better rooms in hotels that are supposed to be a notch or two BELOW Courtyard. The bathroom, however, was large. I do think that the room television was the smallest one that I have ever seen at any hotel.

If you want a real Courtyard, stay at the Courtyard near the Medical Center, NOT this one. Or stay instead at the nearby, nicer and newer-looking Fairfield Inn (I kicked myself for driving past it after I saw the "Courtyard" room).

Also, check the local hotel coupon book. Both this "Courtyard" and the Fairfield Inn had coupons in it. The Fairfield Inn also has the advantage of being walking distance to an Applebee's.

Don't make the same mistake I did!

Shame on you, Marriott, for not updating this "Courtyard." You need to at least change the name to "Quasi-Courtyard."