The hotel was as expected for a Marriott Courtyard but the friendliness of the staff made it worth posting a review. The hotel is under some construction for upgrades but the desk staff clearly explained it and offered suggestions or altenatives such as using the pool at the Residence Inn. The pool was open, not heated, but the hot tub area was under some construction. That didn't stop the kids from swimming.

I check in on Sunday...internet is down. Being the kind, patient person I am, I manage...by going to the Starbuck's and paying to use their wifi. No worries... I am sure it will be fixed by Monday, and when I return from my meeting at 5PM...no internet. When I ask about it, 'oh, it has been down all weekend'. The internet is down all over our hotel. We have tech services working on it... it will be just a bit longer.

5 hours later I am moving to another hotel...

Business travel is about working. What part of this does Marriott NOT get? This was undoubtedly one of the worse travel experiences of my life...until they moved me to the Residence Inn, and there was still no internet, and the room had fleas.

Trust me... no comped room in the world makes up for flea bites and an inability to work.

Did I mention that when I was checking out of the Courtyard, so were two other business travellers? One remarked to me that this was his third time at the Courtyard in 6 months, and that each time he had been there the internet was down.

Can't go wrong with a Courtyard. VERY nice staff, clean and comfortable rooms. Breakfast was not as good as some Marriotts but we were there late. I have been to Sockton sevral times and this is by far the best place to stay for the money.

I thought that the service and hotel were very nice....Especially for Stockton. They had a very nice breakfast in the morning too. It was a sort of make shift breakfast in the lobby of the hotel. However, I was very surprised that we were charged for it. At most hotels, it would be included in the room price. It was also very nice to have free internet throughout the hotel.