Stayed here back in November 2009 on my way to Tokyo and was pretty effecient. Called the hotel for airport pick-up and waited about 20 minutes for the transport. Oddly enough, the person driving was the actual hotel manager. I was provided with a room far from the elevator on the second floor which made it pretty quiet. Unfortunately, this hotel is in the middle of nowhere. the hotel was kind enough to provide transport to local eateries since the restaurant only provided breakfast which was fine by me. I had a room with a king size bed and it was pretty comfortable... room was tidy, neat and clean.

The toilet ran non-stop. I had to close the door to the restroom just to sleep. The ice machine on my floor didn't work! Finally, there was a dead bug in my bed! To add insult the room cost $140 per night! Despite the convenient location to the airport, I would not recommend this hotel to anyone NOR would I stay here again. I am a Marriott Rewards Member and plan to bring these horrible conditions to Marriott's attention.

Hotel's location is an easy on/off to Loop 8 (Sam Houston Freeway). It is located less than 10 minutes to the airport and only about 2 miles from I-45. The hotel staff was friendly and prompt upon check-in. Room was clean and everything in working order. With the hotel's close proximity to Loop 8, road noise can be heard in one's room. Though it can be heard, I did not find it difficult to sleep. One drawback to the location is the lack of restaurants near by. You will definitely need a car as the nearest sit-down restaurants are at least 10 - 15 minutes away. This Courtyard does offer dinner service (about 10 items on the menu). If fast food is ok, there is a Jack in the Box not too far.

Hotel is a good selection if one has an early AM flight or arrives late. The airport's central car rental center is less than 10 minutes from the hotel.

For a hotel that should appeal to business travellers because it was 'designed' by business travellers, it doesn't.

This hotel hasn't been upgraded since it opened which was obviously several years ago.

My room was a bit worn. The bed was not soft and comfy like the more newly upgraded hotels are. It was stiff and firm.

The bathroom was worn and my toilet didn't work very well.

But the staff was very nice. There is a complimentary hotel shuttle and the two shuttle drivers I had were very, very informative and entertaining.

The lobby where they serve free breakfast (a BIG plus) was very nice and the pool looked like kids would love it.

There's a Rick's Cabaret just one block away across the street (if you are into that kind of stuff).

And, there's a Residence Inn right next door where I'd probably stay next time if I needed to unless I knew this hotel had spiffed up the guest rooms.