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Courtyard by Marriott
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1 review for Courtyard by Marriott
So I was all set to give this place a really glowing review. My room was clean, the front desk staff was helpful (they even let me check in 2 hours early). But then two things happened.
1) One of my new associates checked into his room late in the afternoon, and promptly found a pile of toenail clippings on the floor by one of the beds.
2) When I went for breakfast the following morning I was singled out for questioning by one of the staff. She used the ruse of asking whether I had a breakfast coupon, and it was fairly obvious that she thought I might have wandered in off the street. When I questioned whether there were breakfast vouchers (and if there are, how gauche) and gave her my room number, I suddenly was ok to stay.
Now I realize that this a reasonably toney area of Houston. Soul-less, but upscale nonetheless. And yeah, being a long-haired hippie-type musician in the midst of SUV-and-Bibles-and-Dockers-land doesn't have me expecting the welcome mat rolled out for me in every situation. But come on, people: I had bathed, I do wear nice clothes, and I really can afford to stay at your little hotel. I can even (gasp) afford to shop at your Sugar Land stores 2 miles away.
And I at least know how to vacuum the carpet to pick up old toenails, and have the upbringing not to get them on the carpet in the first place.
Oh Courtyard employees, isn't it amazing how much intolerance and tunnel vision creeps in when you never leave your small corner of the world? Too bad; it cost you at least 1 star, if not 2.