Courtyard by Marriott Hammond

Elite '09

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Jeff H.

San Ramon, CA

6/19/2008

Soccer moms in shorts and tight t-shirts drinking Heinekens.
Soccer dads in baggy shirts eating pizza and drinking Bud.
Soccer kids swarming the pool throwing wet towels and yelling.
Old people staring at all this as they walk through the lobby.

That's the weekend scene at a Courtyard by Marriott.

They all look the same, I guess there is something to be said for that.  Myself, I like some character to where I stay.  Breakfast isn't free, but only $8.95 for pretty much all you want, and eggs cooked to order. Free coffee, cookies in the lobby, and beer or wine can be bought from the desk clerk - the same at all of them.

Room dcor is the same dresser, desk, table, chair, and bed in all of them.  Even down to the silly throw cover draped over the foot of the bed.  It's not a bedspread because it's only 3 feet wide, not sure what it is.

Checked in with my brother for the weekend and the two bed reservation wasn't fulfilled - 1 king and a small sofa bed. Guess who got the bed the first night, at least we switched for the second night.

At least this one had two computers in the lobby with a printer.  Unfortunately they were always used by the above mentioned soccer kids and soccer dads.  Was able to finally check in on-line and print a boarding pass.

And there is a little courtyard out back to sit in.  But you had to go through the swarmed pool area to get there.  And once outside you realize the freeway is about 50 feet away.

Oh well, it was relatively inexpensive.

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