is because there are thieves and it stinks. They warn you at check in about removing valuables from the car. I had picked up some Halloween eyeball decorations and put them on the dashboard and in the morning they were turned over. The car also smelled really badly of cigarettes. Since the room I was in also smelled of cigarettes I couldn't tell if it was just the stench on my clothes or in the car. I stopped to clean the car and noticed the eyeballs. It sort of seems like it might be an inside job since the guy at the front desk and the handyman were both standing out in front smoking. And stuff might be missing from my suitcase which also looked up-ended. Why else would a hotel which has this much of a problem not install security?

Otherwise it's a basic nice looking place which is next to a freeway and a smelly slough. Wireless didn't work in the room so I used the wired service. It is very invasive and left all kinds of stuff on my computer and changed some privacy settings.

A lot of the people who stay here are from other countries and stay long term. They cook in their rooms and the smell is pretty intense from that. Stay off the 4th floor because absolutely everything is covered with grease.

I suppose this Courtyard is typical of the brand, but the bedding was so much worse than nearby hotels' that I won't seek this place out again. The bed had a synthetic duvet and a mix of synthetic and feather pillows. The problem was the mattress, which reminded me of a $150 showroom special: my first thought was "it's just simple foam", but foam mattresses conform to the body better than soft innerspring mattresses like this do. Compare that to the Hyatt Place a little further south, which has down duvets, better mattresses, and a free breakfast, and it's clear who the winner is. And there's a W Hotel only one exit away which puts the Courtyard entirely to shame.

Other annoyances: only one power outlet at the desk, no calibrated thermostat, and no "auto" setting for the heating unit's fan, so you get to listen to it all night. And the staff were unwilling to offer a checkout later than 1pm on a quiet eekend, even for a Marriott Gold Elite member.

Good things: a monstrously big LCD TV, a decent fitness center (weight bench, one multi-function strength machine, and the usual cardio machines), and both wired and wireless Internet service in the rooms.

The "business center" consists of two kiosk PCs in the lobby, with free printing.

The laundry room has two washers ($2/cycle) and two dryers ($2/30 minutes).

There's an outdoor pool and whirlpool.

Location: the hotel is in a suburban shopping area with useful stuff in walking distance (e.g. a Chipotle on the corner), but they appear to have a problem with vandalism in the parking lot: there were warnings at the desk, and there was a guard in the parking lot. There is a Residence Inn next door.

While I only need a hotel room to sleep and to wash-up, cleanliness also matters to me. Like all Courtyards by Marriott I have been to, this one passed my test. All the areas in the hotel that I have been to did not have the smell of disinfectants or air freshener that others use to mask the unpleasant smell in aging facilities. May not be so new, I think I have read somewhere that this was built in 2002, but they have at least upgraded the TV to a huge flat panel one.

I was in another Courtyard two weeks ago and I thought the cleaning person forgot to leave the small container of lotion and soap bar for the sink. Now I have found out it is standard in all Courtyards. They have eliminated these items so you have to carry that small bar of bath soap between the sink and the bath, wherever you need it. I understand, because of the economic situation, they have to do some cut back.

One other thing I noticed in this hotel brand is what I think the flawed design of the bathroom door and the clothes closet. When the bathroom door is swung open, it blocks access to the closet. In reverse, if you need to get or put something the closet, you have to shut the bathroom door.

Close to Freeway , next to shopping center, Swimming pool, hot spa was nice.
I came with my son he was disappointed that he was not able to play his xbox on the t.v.

usually we go to motel 6 but we got a deal that was close to the same price as motel 6. Bigger room , Nice view of the foot hill and the city.

me being deaf the provided a handicap room with a flashing light for the doorbell but it didn't work