Courtyard St. Petersburg Downtown

Stayed at this Courtyard for a quick weekend trip to St. Pete. The hotel is a historic building. The staff was friendly and helpful. Although it was an older building the hotel seems to have been recently updated. The rooms were a little on the small side for a Courtyard, but very nice. The location is close to the downtown and Pier area. 15 to 20 min drive to the beach depending on the beach. Very centrally located. My only issue was the amount to park ($37 a night).The valet staff was nice and professional.

NO HOT WATER. Not only was there no hot water, the staff played it off like it wasn’t real. No care for the guest staying in this hotel. Very unsatisfied.

Housekeeping department needs some attention. 12 day stay and 2 days no room cleaning. The left dirtysheets laying in my open suitcase. 3 days the coffee was not replenished.

I think it is important to be aware that parking at this property is an additional $35.00. The hotel is in a perfect location for walking around town.

Overall, nicely renovated hotel. However, a forced $35 mandatory valet fee is extreme and not worth the price.

Older hotel but clean, comfortable. Staff are polite and responsive. Good value for location under Marriot badge.

Worst hotel experience I’ve ever had. Employees - friendly. Facilities - atrocious. There was no hot water, the water had very poor pressure, the bed was lop-sided and clearly hasn’t been replaced in years. The TV received maybe 5 channels which continued to shut off after a few minutes. WiFi would work for about 20 minutes at a time. The exterior side door does not work. I could hear word for word what was said in hallways and next door (I’m sure they could say the same). The fact that I had to go to a coworker’s hotel down the street just to shower is horrible. Truly the worst stay I’ve ever had. Will make sure this hotel is removed from our recommended listing. For the price comparison of other hotels in the area, this was an overpriced motel 8.

Despite some recent negative reviews about ongoing construction, we really enjoyed our stay and construction seemed to be complete as of Dec 30. My only complaint is that there are only two elevators which run extremely slowly. It took about 10 minutes for one to come this morning.

The receptionist neglected to tell us of the amenities on the property. For example, they had an indoor pool, a bar, and a breakfast restaurant. We are platinum Marriott members, and couldn’t believe the welcome we received. Nothing! The hotel for Marriott is very old, although the elevator Did work thank goodness. The room had been updated but the TV was the smallest I’ve ever seen in a hotel with no channel list of any kind in the room, again very disappointing. The walls were paper thin, and the vents were connected to the rooms down the hall, I could literally hear a woman talking on the phone for over an hour through the vent in our bathroom. Thankfully the noise did not carry on through the night. Technically, it is considered downtown and we were able to walk to many restaurants even in the rainy day cold evening. It is quite a walk to the restaurant areas maybe 8 to 10 blocks. For those interested in saving $35, there is parking along the street right by the hotel after 6 PM. We did not see the signs and were unaware so we paid the valet. It was not what we expected. Maybe others will be happy to stay there.