Courtyard Boulder

Clean rooms, spacious bathrooms and comfortable beds. The location is quiet but only a 10 minute drive from shopping and restaurants. Rates are reasonable.
Where this particular Courtyard earns an extra star is their staff at the front desk and the café. They seem to have a lot of fun working here and are eager to please.
Our rate included breakfast, so I was happy to find a few healthy options, like their oatmeal. You get a huge bowl with a side of walnuts, craisins and brown sugar, plus a banana and some optional almond milk. That’ll keep you going until well past noon. I also liked that the café menu included nutritional info.

I highly recommend this hotel to guests visiting Boulder — I stayed here over Halloween weekend for a conference in Boulder at UCAR. The lobby is very nice looking, the staff is extremely friendly, and the rooms are clean, updated, and classy. Great place, and will stay here again when I come back.

The location is great, except for the trains whistling in the middle of the night from the nearby tracks. It’s close to Foothills Pkwy, it’s ON Pearl (albeit «well» east of downtown), and it’s near grocery stores, Target, and a gym – everything a traveling employee needs.
Service is very friendly and parking is a cinch. I wouldn’t be surprised if this was formerly a Hampton Inn; that’s how the parking is set up.
The elevator chime is INSANELY loud. Stay away from the elevator. It’s worth the walk to the end of the hall. Holy hell.
The beds are good and the rooms are fine, although there’s no microwave in the room. (There is one downstairs in the little marketplace thing by the check-​in counter.)
This place is EXPENSIVE. $ 220 a night for a Courtyard? I can’t wait for Boulder to go back to pre-​flood pricing; I guess this can’t dock a star here. Still: Insane. It’s almost double the average daily rate (ADR) for the chain:
There’s no complimentary breakfast. That’s standard for Courtyard. There’s a little restaurant-​ish thing downstairs that can get you buy. If this is a dealbreaker, go to the Hyatt Place up the road… but don’t expect the internet to work there.
This review is somewhere in the low 4-​star range, but it drops a bit because there’s no complimentary brewed coffee downstairs. Residence Inn, Hampton Inn… most business-​friendly places have a brewed coffee dispenser you can grab on your way out the door. Here, you have to wait in line at the built-​in Starbucks, which can get long.
I’ll be back!

Loved this hotel. Has everything including pool and jacuzzi. Great service. Would definitely stay here again.

3 is pretty spot on. The staff is very friendly and the lobby is very updated and new. The rooms are a little outdated, but the bed was comfortable, and that’s the most important thing for me. It’s pretty loud at the hotel due to the train that goes by. It’s also not very walkable near the hotel (it’s in a business park) so if you are looking for a convenient home-​base, this might not be the best option.
That being said, it’s a good price.

I would not recommend staying here. In comparison to other Courtyards I’ve stayed at, it is pretty run down and dingy. I gave them an extra star because the common areas were nice and they do have some amenities. But the rooms left much to be desired and the location was not that great.
You can tell that this was a pretty nice hotel at one time… but not anymore. The outdoor space looks cute and it is laid out well with plenty of parking. They have some lawn furniture and an outdoor fireplace, which is nice. Even though the area it is located in is terrible, (it is next to an abandoned office building and right off the highway on a street with ongoing construction) most of the windows face into the property and you can see the mountains in the background. They have a pool and spa which I did not use. There is also a small gym. I thought it was kind of weird that both the restaurant and little market (at Courtyards they always have a onsite convenience store where you can buy some grab and go food and basic toiletries) were right there when you walk in the front door. I actually mistook the front desk for the market’s check out register. It didn’t help that there was absolutely no staff anywhere around when we wanted to check in at about 1pm on a Friday.
Anyway, even though the common areas are decent, the rooms are in serious need of updating. Actually, they weren’t really that dated so just a thorough deep cleaning would do. There were mystery stains on the drapes and walls (they had that fabric wallpaper). I also found the remains of the previous guest’s snack when I went to sit down on the couch. Also, they really need to shampoo or replace the carpets and drapes because we were hit with the stench of stale cigarette smoke as soon as we walked in. My husband called back downstairs and asked to be transferred to a non-​smoking room but he was informed that the entire property was non-​smoking. We later saw people smoking on the balconies so I guess this is not enforced too well. Or, quite possibly it used to be a smoking room but like I said it needs a deep cleaning. We bought some air freshener so it was not a big deal but the main reason I would never stay here again was that the mattress and pillows were lumpy. I did not sleep hardly at all for the 3 nights we stayed there. I prefer a soft mattress and so I sometimes have a hard time at hotels with firm ones but in this case you could tell that the issue really was the age of it. There were springs sagging and poking all over it. The elastic on the mattress pad was stretched out and kept coming off and sheets were thin and worn. Not a pleasant night sleep at all.
I think given the state of the rooms and the location, there must be better options in Boulder even though I know most of the other hotels in town are quite old as well. Also, the wifi is free but completely unsecured!

This was an excellent experience. Rooms were clean, staff warm and welcoming. The pool area was well maintained. Close to center city and pearl street mall. We enjoyed 3 days here. One issue… magnetic keys were problematic. If you put it near a magnetic money clip or even close to your cell phone it would erase.

This hotel seems to be set up mainly for business travelers, but we stayed here recently as vacationers.
It’s a typical Courtyard set-​up, with decent beds, a fridge, wifi, exercise room, business center, pool and hot tub. The shampoos and lotions provided are Paul Mitchell, rather than the usual scary stuff hotels offer. Our room was upstairs over the courtyard, which was a great location. We heard the train at night but not too much from our neighbors.
Food service is provided by Starbucks downstairs at standard mealtime hours, which works well for business travelers. The staff was helpful. Breakfast is not included in the room price, unfortunately. If you’re vacationing or have more time, there are some interesting local restaurants within walking distance or a short drive.
The hotel staff was super helpful and accommodating, which made for a pleasant stay. Pricing was high, well over $ 200 a night plus tax. Four nights ran around $ 1100!
I like using a pool and hot tub when I travel, but the overpowering smell of chlorine and pool chemicals trapped in the indoor enclosure changed my mind. Overall, I’d say about a 3−½ star experience, and a better rate would have made me a happier camper.

Price = 3 (I was very lucky and priceline got me a room for 95.00 per day (reg. 180.00… that’s crazy. But, it’s still not a good value… see below)
Experience = no coffee in lobby… or breakfast!!! You have to use the crappy coffee maker in the room… terrible. Upselling in major force here!
Terrible internet… they have the worst internet speeds I’ve ever seen. Or course, this is all an effort to upsell you to a 4.95 per day higher speed. I feel used and manipulated.
I will never use courtyards again… especially this one.
priceline for Thursday and Friday stay = 190.00 total

Charged for water I didn’t drink three times in a row. Recently their rate was $ 244/​nite so I chose to stay elsewhere for a lot less. This is a nothing special Courtyard with the world’s slowest elevators. I’ve stayed here at least a dozen times and I’m now moving on given their ridiculous rate.
Beware of the road noise and train noise. It can be a nuisance.

I actually like this place. It sucks that they don’t provide free breakfasts, but they do have a full service restaurant downstairs.
The rooms are clean, and the hotel is overall in good shape.
Why did I give them 4 stars? The employees are just so nice! They are overly accommodating and helpful. Give them a try, you’ll thank me later.

Fine hotel. Doesn’t do much more than it says on the tin — easy parking, clean simple rooms that are functional, and nice communal area with decent food options for breakfast etc. simple stuff. Oh yeah. The heating in the room works which is GREAT cos it was FREEZING…

I am a bit torn on this review, as we have stayed here several times, and we will probably stay here again, but it will probably depend on what we are in town for
The pros: The rooms are great. They have very comfy beds and pillows. Nice couches that pull out. Mini fridges etc. We like to pool area, and especially the hot-​tub, which is glassed in, looking out to the courtyard.
The Con: Yup, con, the only real issue we have, which is a big one, is the walls are very thin. From doors opening and closing, to anyone talking in the hallway, to very early vacuuming, if you are looking to sleep in a little, this is probably not your place.
Still torn, so 3 stars it is.

The beds are so comfortable I didn’t want to get out of it. The manager on duty was very friendly and very knowledgable about the hotel and area.

My girlfriend and I stay there for a weekend; and we loved it! The staff is amazingly friendly! And the hotel, super nice and cozy. There is a whirlpool, so do not forget your swimming customs. It is really nice to try it after a cold day of hiking or walking. The breakfast is good, but since it is NOT BUFFET it is a bit confusing. Rooms are big and clean, (although the bathrooms a bit old) and the location perfect: just 5 mins by car far from Pearl st. Mall. By the way, I LOVED THE BED! SO COMFORTABLE!

Now being my third time staying here, the Courtyard Marriot gives you more than you pay for sure. The large spacious rooms accommodate very well with a mini fridge, deck, and alarm clock. It is everything I need with nothing more or less. The staff is very friendly and helpful. My only problem is how slow the elevator is. It’s not a big deal, just a pet peeve. Overall, the room was great, indoor jacuzzi and pool great, bedding great, and just great. oh!!! I almost forgot! They’re some great little booths to sit at with television too. It’s great to relax at and eat some good food from the café.

Nice and clean, but so loud — SO LOUD. You cannot stay here if you are a light sleeper. I“ve stayed in dozen’s of Courtyard’s and this is by far the noisiest.

Very happy with the room. Ok gym, nice pool. Nice breakfast. I didn’t hear much noise but I’m near the elevator with nothing on one side.

First of all, the warnings about the noise in the rooms are no joke. Between being able to hear everything from either side of our room was annoying. And then there is the passing freight train every morning around 0400. That’s super fun, because after a night of fun there’s nothing I enjoy more in this world than getting blasted out of bed by a 100,000 ton alarm clock.
Then there was the issue of the room it’s self. When we checked in, the first thing that hits you immediately is the smell. Some sort of «beer brewed through sweat socks in a filthy laundry room» coupled with a strange chemical odor that we still can’t figure out. The first night, we were freezing, so I turned on the heat. Out comes what can be best described as «kitten BBQ» smell from the vents. Had to shut that down right away. Next night, the room is hotter than hell on an August afternoon in Phoenix. Turn on the system again, low and behold out comes some sort of a stench like frozen Eskimo farts.
The bed was uncomfortable. The pillows caused me to pinch a nerve in my neck.
The shower was another in a long line of hot messes. Is it that hard for room service to put shampoo in the room in these days where the TSA has me having to nibble my old spice down to 1oz before I get in the plane? Evidently here at Courtyard Boulder its far too much to ask.
As for the layout of the room, its a shoebox and it is laid out in the worst possible way I have ever seen.
Best of all, the bill. I wasn’t paying for this room, my family was as I was there for a wedding. At $ 230 a night, plus fees and taxes, all I can come to as a conclusion is «you’ve gotta be fucking kidding me!» They were gouging everyone as it was Parents Weekend and the Boulder/​UCLA game at UC Boulder this weekend.
And as a final insult, the Starbucks downstairs closes at 10:00am. This doesn’t work if you’ve had a fun night out as this hotel is in the ABSOLUTE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE in Boulder. You can’t just stroll out to find coffee or carbs, so keep that in mind if you need to mainline coffee in the morning to get the props spinning.
Needless to say, this was a first stay/​last stay moment for me in Boulder.

My business trip required a 2 night stay (almost 3 due to the ice storms in TX) in January. This Courtyard features the new Bistro lobby and a Starbucks (HOORAY!!!).
Besides the lobby the rooms were also updated with a large screen TV. Fitness center was well equipped, clean, and in good working condition.
Service was fine and the one minor billing issue I had was quickly resolved. For me this Courtyard was convenient to the client locations I was visiting and only a few minutes to the Pearl St eateries/​breweries.
Front desk and Unilocal did a great job pointing me toward dinner options as well.
I would definitely return here when I return to Boulder…