Courtyard by Marriott Boise Downtown

If you only choose Marriot properties like I do (Platinum Elite) then this hotel is probably the 2nd best option in Boise with the top spot going to the newer Residence Inn that's right Downtown. This Courtyard is only a couple of blocks from the beautiful river and its awesome miles long walkways. There's also a large park across the street and the University is a ten minute walk away. My wife and I went for a late night stroll along the river and that's one of the reasons I love Boise: it felt completely safe even though it was close to Midnight! In the morning we strolled along the river again and then to the awesome little Downton, it's probably no more than 15 minutes to Downtown proper if you take the most direct route (by foot I mean, it would be a two minute drive!). The hotel itself is older but appears to be recently renovated. We were fortunate enough to have a two room king suite that was actually two connecting rooms. One with a comfortable king bed and its own bathroom, the other with a living room and another bathroom. The suite was odd in that there was a large area that was clearly meant for a kitchenette complete with kitchen cupboards but it only had a small fridge. The room was nice enough but we had to keep the curtains closed as it was ground floor and literally the parking lot was directly by our windows with cars just a few feet away. That being said, we probably only got that floor because we asked for an upgrade and showed up at 10pm. As would be expected, there is a beautiful courtyard with a ton of nice seating options. We noticed all of the rooms facing the courtyard had either balconies or patios and next time I'd forego a suite in favour of one of these rooms. The only fail as this hotel was the Bistro. As a Platinum member you get $10 food credit per night per person for up to two people so we had $20 to spend. The breakfast options were extremely limited and although not crazy expensive by 4 star standards, very pricey for an order at the counter kind of place. Almost nothing sounded appetizing but my "loaded tater Tots" (they were covered in bacon and cheese) were decent. My wife's toasted bagel came still cold and wasn't much better after it came out of the kitchen a second time, it also didn't come with the cream cheese on it but instead came with a packet with a plastic knife to spread it. Weirdly, my breakfast came with real cutlery. I'd stay here again for the excellent location but would skip the Bistro next time.

Everything about the stay was great. We were in Boise for a family event, and about 20 of us stayed at this hotel. They were very accommodating of our group in every way. The hotel is new and in great shape, and the service was excellent. I wish I could remember the names of everyone that helped us, unfortunately I wrote them down but lost the sheet. Haley checked us in and helped us the whole weekend, including with some billing issues afterward. She was amazing and very accommodating. The other front desk clerk, as well as the manager both nights (June 22 and 23rd) went out of the way to meet our group's every need. Also, the bistro workers both nights of the 22nd and 23rd were amazing. The facilities are clean, the service excellent, and it was the perfect stay. I would highly recommend this hotel and it will be my go to when we return to Boise

Good location

When ever in Boise, this is the place we stay.

No complementary coffee never have I stayed at a hotel without complementary coffee only coffee available is in your room.

Ac worked well.

Went to check in for reservation made months in advanced around 5pm, was told no rooms are clean or ready wrote name on a piece of paper with my phone number. Had to change/get ready in their lobby public restroom. And no phone call ever came. Went back to hotel around 10pm and still had to check in.

Check in was not available at 3pm. We had to wait until 5 for our room. Our dinner reservation was at 4:30 so we were not able to get ready for that and had to go as is. Everything else was great.

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