The hotel is located just off the beltway, and near a shopping center with several dining options, including La Madeleine, Outback, Chili's, Starbucks, etc. It's also just beside a Kroger grocery store. The La Madeleine's now has online ordering, and you get 25% off for an online order--not bad!
It's undergoing a lobby renovation, which was noted when I booked as well as via email from the hotel manager a few days before my stay. They did a good job of making this project clear to guests. Because of the inconvenience, a free continental breakfast is being offered.
The lobby renovation means that the hotel is more or less split in two. If you are fortunate to have a room on the same side as the temporary lobby, you will not be especially inconvenienced. If you, like me, have a room on the opposite side of the hotel, you have to go completely outside and around the opposite side of the building to reach your room at the time of check in, as previously the lobby connected the two sides of the hotel and is now inaccessible due to renovation.
Upon entering the hotel, it smelled a little musty. The hotel seems a little older than other Courtyards I've visited, and not so fresh. The temperature control on the wall is pretty outdated, which further confirms my impression that the hotel is older.
I booked a King bed room, but upon arrival had a room with two full beds. The fitness center will be unavailable beginning tomorrow and through the weekend for renovation.
I am not impressed with this hotel as compared to other Courtyards and considering the price paid, would not recommend it to others.
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