Courtyard
Gulf Shores, Alabama
Courtyard is a hotel located in Gulf Shores.
The lobby at The Courtyard by Marriott Gulf Shores Craft Farms features flexible spaces, free Wi-Fi and easy access to the latest news, weather and airport conditions via the GoBoard. The highlight of the new lobby experience is The Bistro - Eat.Drink.Connect., which provides healthy offerings in the morning, plus dinner service with cocktails in the evening.
Our Gulf Shores hotel is located at the gateway to Alabama's Gulf Coast and is nestled on the front edge of Craft Farms, a coastal golf resort. The Courtyard is only 3.5 miles north of Gulf Shores beaches. Enjoy spacious accommodations with luxury Marriott Bedding, free internet-access and an ergonomic work space. Stay in shape while traveling in our hotel fitness center or seasonal swimming pool. Additional amenities our hotel offers is a business center and boarding pass printing station. Your stay at the Courtyard by Marriott Gulf Shores Craft Farms is sure to be more comfortable, productive and enjoyable than ever before.
Nearby restaurants include Longhorn Steakhouse, Cactus Cantina Mexican Grill, Island Wing Company Grill & Bar - Gulf Shores, and Tuscany Pizza And Grill.
Gulf Shores, Alabama, 36542 USA
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Courtyard reviews
Rated 7 out of 10 with 29 reviews
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Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 28 Jul 2011 rated 9 out of 10.
Hotel was clean, staff was very helpful, hotel's location was convenient to all sites, restaurants, beach, attractions and shopping. The pool was beautiful and the patio furniture was very nice and comfortable. The rooms were cozy and comfortable and very clean. The bedding was very well kept and new.
Positives: Very comfortable, clean and perfect!
Negatives: The jacuzzi was too chlorinated to the extent it smelled like bleach.
Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 16 Jun 2011 rated 10 out of 10.
Great looking place with clean and wonderful beds rooms had lot of room in them,shower and bathrooms clean great. Staff so helpful and nice.<BR/>I would stay there any time.
Positives: Great location, clean, beds were great and staff where great.
Negatives: Nothing.
Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 08 Jun 2011 rated 10 out of 10.
Enjoyed my stay, location, and total experience.
Positives: Location, appearance, and cleanliness.
Negatives: Not applicable.
Reviewer: Not provided on Sat 07 May 2011 rated 10 out of 10.
We had an excellent stay with this hotel. The rooms were clean and the beds were comfortable.
Positives: Friendly staff. Clean rooms. Great beds.
Negatives: Nothing
Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 05 Apr 2011 rated 8 out of 10.
This hotel is great for vacation traveling. Can walk to movies, shopping and restaurants. About 2 miles from the public beach. Quiet. Very clean, staff was friendly and the beds were comfortable. Just a basic room and bath. Well maintained property.
Positives: Basic and Clean. Flat screen TV and comfortable bed. Great location.
Negatives: No free breakfast in lobby.
Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 29 Mar 2011 rated 8 out of 10.
The hotel was very nice. the room was very spacious with a balcony. The bed was super comfortable. The rooms have a mini refrigerator and a coffee maker with real coffee cups.
Positives: I was pleased we had a room with a balcony. Not all rooms had a balcony.
Negatives: We left early in the morning & returned around 3 pm. Our room still was not cleaned. It was annoying that they did not clean our room.
Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 24 Feb 2011 rated 9 out of 10.
This was a great place to stay close to all attractions and very clean and spacious rooms.
I really enjoyed my stay and will be back soon.
Positives: Location
Negatives: N/a
Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 23 Feb 2011 rated 9 out of 10.
Great hotel friendly staff love the rooms.
Positives: The beds were AWESOME.
Negatives: Housekeeping didn't show up until after 12 pm.
Reviewer: Not provided on Sat 01 May 2010 rated 9 out of 10.
I enjoyed my stay here and will stay here again.
Positives: Clean, quiet & close to everything.
Negatives: The cable service on the TV was less than impressive.
Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 08 Apr 2010 rated 6 out of 10.
Three out of the five nights we stayed the room never got clean before 3 pm. They had breakfast put out on the counter tops in the lobby. After we made our plates that's when they told us it was $ 10.00 a person (no sign). We have three small children and it would have been alot cheaper to do breakfast somewhere else. Also they didn't inform us that they would put a hold on debit card of $ 100.00 in addition to our weekly rate for just in case reasons. We were on budget. So we had to cut out some fun.
Positives: Location was great.
Negatives: No breakfast. it's 10.00 a person.
Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 29 Mar 2010 rated 7 out of 10.
Overall served the basic needs. Location was centrally located to recreation, malls, dining, etc.
Positives: The location.
Negatives: No refrigerator, no microwave, small dressing area.
Reviewer: Not provided on Fri 11 Sep 2009 rated 3 out of 10.
My wife and I stayed three days in this motel and would not recommend or return to the hotel. This hotel definitely has issues. The room that we stayed in was not clean. The toilet had stains left in the bowl. There was also urine on the seat, bowl rim and floor. There was stains on the bed skirt. There was something on the alarm clock that I would not touch. Given this, I question the overall cleanliness of the facility.
Positives: Plenty of Parking.
Negatives: The bathroom was extremely dirty and had not been cleaned in a while.
Reviewer: Not provided on Sun 14 Sep 2008 rated 6 out of 10.
It was ok for the price.
Positives: Comfortable bed.
Negatives: Used soap left in tub, hair in sink.
Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 26 Aug 2008 rated 6 out of 10.
Not close to the beach. Shopping center next door with movies, good food and Starbucks. Typical Courtyard by Marriott but my room had hair on lampshades and in shower and smelled of disinfectant. Good internet, TV smaller than most Courtyards. Breakfast wasn't served according to schedule posted in room.
Positives: Quick check-in, convenience store in hotel.
Negatives: Room not properly cleaned, untrimmed foliage rubbed against wall all night.
Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 04 Aug 2008 rated 8 out of 10.
Great place, eat at Waffle house better breakfast for the same money.
Positives: The staff was the friendliest that I have ever met, maids, etc.
Negatives: You have to pay for the hotel breakfast, which the same setup is free with most hotels.
Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 31 Jul 2008 rated 10 out of 10.
The hotel is very accessible to the beach, the outlet malls and not too far from the tourist areas or the beach. The beds and lines were wonderful. Sorry we could not have enjoyed for a longer amount of time.
Positives: The bed and pillows were the best I have ever had in a hotel room.
Negatives: The price.
Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 30 Jul 2008 rated 5 out of 10.
We arrived at 4:00pm and our room was not ready. We called back at 5:20 pm and our room was still not ready. We had traveled 6 hours and had concert tickets to see Brooks & Dunn at The Wharf. We called back again at 6:18 pm and our room was finally ready. It was not ready due to being short handed in housekeeping. We finally arrived about 6:30 pm and got the room. 2 women to get ready and be at a 7:00pm concert. We left the hotel at 7:10 pm and missed the first performer and he sings 1 of my favorite songs. I was not happy at all. The tickets were $59.50 each. We were rushed and sweating by the time we got there. It was the hotels fault.
Positives: The patio furniture around the pool.
Negatives: Room was not properly cleaned.
Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 23 Jul 2008 rated 10 out of 10.
We as a family enjoyed our stay and will come back again. The room was very clean and spaces. The pool was nice and had plenty of room to sit down. Not a 4 or 5 star hotel but great for a couple days of stay. I would recommend this to my other friends or who ever is looking to have a great weekend.
Positives: The room was very clean and spaces also the beds was soft and comfortable. We felt very safe and had plenty shopping near by.
Negatives: Did not see a kiddies pool for the little ones. The sign on the highway was not a great visible sign.
Reviewer: Not provided on Fri 11 Jul 2008 rated 10 out of 10.
I do not travel that much, this was a wonderful experience, the staff was great, the room was very comfortable. TV was to small, only complaint about room.
Positives: Very friendly, very comfortable, quality.
Negatives: Ice machines was out, washing machine was noisy.
Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 09 Jul 2008 rated 10 out of 10.
My family and I really enjoyed our stay at this hotel. It was not too far from shopping, restaurants, or the beach.
Positives: The staff was extremely friendly and the hotel was very clean.
Negatives: I wish it had more activities for my children, like an arcade.
Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 05 Jun 2008 rated 8 out of 10.
Safe, comfortable. Friendly and helpful staff. Excellent pool, spa and exercise room.
Positives: Free internet, free coffee 24/7, clean pool/spa, nice exercise room.
Negatives: NA.
Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 04 Jun 2008 rated 9 out of 10.
Great location in Gulf Shores with first-rate, family friendly swimming pool. Hotel property is adjacent to shopping, dining and a movie theatre. Quick and easy drive to the Gulf Coast beaches. Wonderful hotel for a family stay.
Positives: Very nice swimming pool and good location.
Negatives: Did not have complimentary continental breakfast.
Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 29 May 2008 rated 9 out of 10.
The hotel was pleasant to stay in and the employees were very accommodating. I need a refrigerator for my sons medicines and they got us one right away.
Positives: The staff
Negatives: AC
Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 20 May 2008 rated 3 out of 10.
When we walked in there was a musty odor that never really went away. The toilets were not clean, I won't get into detail there. The beds were comfortable and the sheets seemed to be clean.
Positives: Easy checking in and out.
Negatives: Loud construction in room next door, very dirty room, no internet connection.
Reviewer: Not provided on Sun 18 May 2008 rated 1 out of 10.
Our stay there was horrible. We asked the hotel for two night and only ended up staying for one. The location was not 0.1 mile off the beach, it was more like 2 miles. The front lobby was filthy, the staff was rude and they began putting in new sinks in every room at 9 a.m. not everyone wants to get up at 9 a.m. while on vacation. The only good thing about it was the comfort of the small sized bed.
Positives: Comfortable bed.
Negatives: Staff was rude, front lobby was filthy, not quiet at all.
Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 08 May 2008 rated 9 out of 10.
Clean, friendly, accommodating. Need to update the TV & restroom.
Positives: The staff was extremely friendly!
Negatives: Should have free breakfast.
Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 24 Apr 2008 rated 9 out of 10.
Overall I enjoyed the Hotel very much. It was clean and the staff was very nice and helpful. They charge for breakfast which I saw to be a common complaint, but I never ate at the hotel with so many restaurants near by. I only had two problems with the room. First, the Wi-Fi was slow and intermittent during the entire week. Second, the bathroom had no tub for the shower, so the water pooled on the floor and was a hassle. Also the bathroom had no shelves for toiletries, just one small soap dish. However, the good things very much outweighed the bad and I would definitely stay here again.
Positives: The staff was friendly and helpful.
Negatives: Wi-Fi was slow and intermittent. Bathroom had no tub to catch shower water.
Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 23 Apr 2008 rated 8 out of 10.
Excellent hotel; staff was friendly, food and shopping very close, bed was great.
Positives: Bed was awesome, very comfortable.
Negatives: Further from the beach than I thought.
Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 25 Mar 2008 rated 10 out of 10.
I have stayed there for at least 5 visits and have always thoroughly enjoyed my stay.
Positives: I like everything about this hotel.
Negatives: The stand up shower needs a bath mat to keep from slipping.
Amenities
24-hour front desk. Accessible facilities. Accessible parking. Barber shop. Beauty shop/salon. Boarding pass print-out available. Bookstore. Business center. Business services. Car rental desk. Check cashing policy. Cocktail lounge with light fare. Coin operated laundry. Complimentary in-room coffee or tea. Complimentary newspaper in lobby. Dinner delivery service from local restaurant. Drugstore/pharmacy. Dry cleaning. Efolio available to company. Elevators. Exercise gym. Express check-in. Express check-out. Florist. Food and beverage outlets. Free high speed internet connection. Free parking. Front desk. Full service housekeeping. Gift/News stand. Hair dryer. Health club. High speed internet access. High speed wireless. Housekeeping - daily. Ice machine. Individual Efolio available. Interior corridors. Ironing board. Kitchenette. Laundry/Valet service. Lounges/bars. Meeting rooms. Motorcycle parking. Non-smoking rooms (generic). On-Site parking. Onsite laundry. Outdoor pool. Parking. Pool. Public area air conditioned. Restaurant. Safe deposit box. Security. Spa. Tennis court. Valet cleaning. Wakeup service. Wedding services. Wireless internet connection in public areas.
Location details / directions
Mobile (MOB) 65.00 Mile NE. Pensacola (PNS) 42.00 Mile W. Gulf Shores AL (JKA) N 0.90.
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