The Courtyard by Marriott Seattle-Lake Union Hotel Room: Flat-screen TV & desk area
Great, professional setup for a TV & workspace.
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Figure I'd post these travel pictures to my Flickr at some point since I post to TripAdvisor. This is from my Feb. 2013 Winter Vacation to Seattle where I used the Seattle Courtyard by Marriott Lake Union hotel for home plate.
My review went as follows:
Great location & property: I really liked the view of Lake Union and although high winds kept Kenmore Air from flying the Friday of my stay, I was treated Saturday morning to a sight of rowboats rowing away on Lake Union. Sadly no picture.
Also is fabulous the transit connections. Wonderful that the streetcar - after a perilous walk across traffic (crosswalk please!) - is a 5-minute walk away. There is also a bus stop directly outside of the hotel, which between the two made it so I only needed one cab ride (due to inclement weather forbidding a walk) the entire two days & one night I was there. I highly recommend getting an ORCA Card ( www.orcacard.com/ ) and uploading an e-Purse value (I used $25, counting the $5 for the card) to get around because simply possessing one means the streetcar is free and using Google Local to help you plan bus system usage should be sufficient to getting around Seattle to see attractions like the Burke Museum and the Museum of Flight plus SeaTac Airport to/from this hotel. Trust me, you will save a lot of money and hassle by using transit + an ORCA card.
Great Staff: Every time I had a question (in no small part because the last time I stayed in a hotel was in June 2012), the staff patiently answered my questions and addressed my concerns from the hold to my bags to paying for breakfast and the like. I also didn't feel like I was staying at other hotels in Seattle in previous years where there was a game of "gotcha" trying to get a large hold off of my card. It was like staying at a certain hotel in Mukilteo I like very much...
Great Value for $: Well one of the reasons why I picked this hotel was not just because of the transit accessibility but also the price versus other downtown hotels. I did have to allow an additional $20 hold be placed on my debt card, but that covered breakfast + a soda + a candy bar. The quality for money overall was excellent.
Room Tip: Get an ORCA Card and also get a lakeside room if you want peace of mind.
The Courtyard by Marriott Seattle-Lake Union Hotel Room: Flat-screen TV & desk area
Great, professional setup for a TV & workspace.
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Figure I'd post these travel pictures to my Flickr at some point since I post to TripAdvisor. This is from my Feb. 2013 Winter Vacation to Seattle where I used the Seattle Courtyard by Marriott Lake Union hotel for home plate.
My review went as follows:
Great location & property: I really liked the view of Lake Union and although high winds kept Kenmore Air from flying the Friday of my stay, I was treated Saturday morning to a sight of rowboats rowing away on Lake Union. Sadly no picture.
Also is fabulous the transit connections. Wonderful that the streetcar - after a perilous walk across traffic (crosswalk please!) - is a 5-minute walk away. There is also a bus stop directly outside of the hotel, which between the two made it so I only needed one cab ride (due to inclement weather forbidding a walk) the entire two days & one night I was there. I highly recommend getting an ORCA Card ( www.orcacard.com/ ) and uploading an e-Purse value (I used $25, counting the $5 for the card) to get around because simply possessing one means the streetcar is free and using Google Local to help you plan bus system usage should be sufficient to getting around Seattle to see attractions like the Burke Museum and the Museum of Flight plus SeaTac Airport to/from this hotel. Trust me, you will save a lot of money and hassle by using transit + an ORCA card.
Great Staff: Every time I had a question (in no small part because the last time I stayed in a hotel was in June 2012), the staff patiently answered my questions and addressed my concerns from the hold to my bags to paying for breakfast and the like. I also didn't feel like I was staying at other hotels in Seattle in previous years where there was a game of "gotcha" trying to get a large hold off of my card. It was like staying at a certain hotel in Mukilteo I like very much...
Great Value for $: Well one of the reasons why I picked this hotel was not just because of the transit accessibility but also the price versus other downtown hotels. I did have to allow an additional $20 hold be placed on my debt card, but that covered breakfast + a soda + a candy bar. The quality for money overall was excellent.
Room Tip: Get an ORCA Card and also get a lakeside room if you want peace of mind.