Got stranded at IAH for a night and didn't want to pay the extortionate rate for the on-airport Marriott. This is your typical "who cares what you think, we're an airport hotel property living off your brand loyalty when you are stuck in town for a night and have an early flight in the morning" type of property. The place is a bit worn (but not embarrassingly so) and certainly clean. There are many much nicer Courtyards.
It's a little far from the airport in my opinion, probably a 10-15 minute shuttle drive. There are no restaurants nearby so you need a car. The hotel offered to drop me off at a local "cajun seafood" place if the shuttle driver wasn't too busy (he was), but that seems to be the only nearby option. I ate in the hotel restaurant which is nothing special...very limited sandwich and salad type of menu.
I would have given a 3 circle rating, but am giving a mandatory 1 circle deduction for outdated in-room square TV's. Come on now, I get it that the property is a cash cow. But at least give us an HDTV as "reward" for making the trek from the airport.
- Courtyard Houston
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