Name: Courtyard by Marriott Albany Thruway
Address: 1455 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York, United States of America, Albany, New York, US
Price range: US$125–US$289 per night
Rating: 8.53

What guests think

Reviews of Courtyard by Marriott Albany Thruway highlight clean, modern rooms in a convenient location near SUNY Albany and I 90, while noting no complimentary breakfast, limited bistro hours, and occasional maintenance, housekeeping, and noise issues.

Facilities feedback is mixed, with reports of a small or chilly pool and sporadic Wi Fi or TV outages, and a few stays affected by lukewarm or unavailable hot water. Service is often welcoming and helpful, though some guests encountered slow check in or inflexible responses to problems. Expect a generally comfortable stay suited to university visits or road trips, with paid dining and some variability in upkeep and amenities.

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Facilities

Facilities include a pool, fitness area, and bistro/bar. Reviews note a small or chilly pool with some cleanliness issues and occasional Wi Fi/TV outages; the bar was accommodating for one guest.

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Latae

2 May 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The worst stay ever. The couch bed was all springs no matress foam. My kids couldn't sleep on it and the hotel couldn't accommodate us with a cot or another couch. My kids slept on the floor with exta covers. The pool was small and didn't work. They never came to clean the room nor did they give extra rags and towels. The bathroom is small and the toilet is low on the floor. The covers was used and old. This place isnt a Marriott its garbage.

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Annmarie

10 May 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Rooms old fashion; pool did not look clean. Bistro food good

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Theresa

11 May 2023

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Stayed 1 night

No TV and intermittent internet. Makes for a long night. Talked to staff and said nothing they could do. When checking out again said something and was told I should have said something to the staff. When I said I did they said well there’s nothing I can do

10

Jennifer

28 Aug 2023

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Stayed 1 night

A very enjoyable stay for our recent trip to Albany. The swimming pool and exercise facilities were great. The one suggestion I have is to include secure WiFi access for guests.

10

Paul

13 Jun 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

This is a beautiful hotel with a Bistro. A bit oricy but you're adja6 to University of Albany and near many restaurants and shopping.

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Alyson

17 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

On arrival we had no wifi service, TV. Billing services were down Thank god there was aor conditioning and a great front staff. This is not what i expect as a marriott reward member. I would expect contact from corporate.

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Jennifer

1 Sept 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Excellent stay for our family during our recent trip. Only suggestion is to make the pool water a little warmer. It was quite cold! Otherwise, all was great!

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Luc

11 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The pool was disgusting, flocks of hair where floating in the pool , and the water was not clear either , after i noticed all this and turned around , no swimming at this visit . Room was okay ,staff okay ,no coffee station visable in the morning at the lobby , lucky there is a coffee shop nextdoor

10

Jessica

30 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Bar opened a little early to accommodate my request for a glass of wine to take to my room

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Matthew C

23 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The parking lot was properly plowed. Sidewalks not shoveled

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Cleanliness

Many guests found rooms and common areas clean and recently updated. Several reviews reported lapses such as hair or debris in bathrooms, leftover items, and inconsistent or missed housekeeping.

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Moira

27 Oct 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The room was ok - but the carpet definitely was not vacuumed. Did not find remote to TV until we left, a new one was given to us and we returned it at the desk. Bistro was never open. We went down at check out (10am) and it was already closed.

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Michelle

20 Jun 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This was a lovely property! My room was newly and stylishly renovated and very clean. Staff was pleasant and helpful.

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Barbara

31 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Was very comfortable and clean. Staff was amazing. Room was so nice.

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Yuanning

24 Sept 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Two of the bath towels were used by others. With multiple long hairs not mine. After talking to front desk, new towels were delivered.

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Katiussya Francine

18 Aug 2023

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Stayed 1 night

This was our 3rd time staying at this hotel and the first time was perfect. The second time the refrigerator in my daughters room had a pizza in it and yogurt left over, so clearly they didn’t clean the room properly. We decided to give them another chance this year. This time unfortunately, I requested a room for 3 people and they arranged the room for 2 people leaving my daughter sleeping on the sofa-bed with no sheets nor blankets. Also the body soap in the bathroom was empty and they ended the breakfast a half hour before without notifying us. It is a very nice and clean hotel but it’s unfortunate that I was unable to have a good time these last 2 visits.

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Denise

20 May 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

House keeping is horrible. They took the dirty towels and put them with the clean ones. Didn’t even bother to clean one of the rooms; spill in bathroom was not cleaned and they left the dirty glasses and ice bucket in the room, didn’t bother to change or clean.

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Kinshasa

19 May 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

My family and I stayed here many times before. This property has significantly declined. No housekeeping over 4 days. Even when we asked for fresh clean towels... nothing. We asked for tissues.. nothing. We will never stay again

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Gricelly

3 May 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The bathroom shower wasn’t well cleaned, had hair from the previous person. Also i found a big toes nail clipping on the carpet next to the bed. Please vacuum before letting someone else check into the room. Overall it’s a nice hotel.

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Leslie

2 Dec 2023

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Stayed 1 night

In my bathroom their was hair above the door. When taking a shower the bottom was extremely slippery that caused me to slip and fall and their was an open corona beer bottle kicked or hidden beneath the side of the single chair.

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Molly

11 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This was a disastrous night! First, the entire room vibrated, and I mean the floor, the walls, the couch and the bed. Made sleeping nearly impossible! Second, the shower drain had clearly NOT been cleaned in a very long time... hair, mold, soap scrum. Needless to say, I did not sleep AND did not take a shower!

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Rooms

Rooms are generally modern, spacious, and quiet, with some enjoying large TVs and seating areas. Recurring drawbacks include small bathrooms, hard or uncomfortable beds or sofa beds, occasional highway noise, and intermittent TV or Wi Fi or HVAC issues.

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Ronald

1 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

pullout bed really sucked and very uncomfortable but rest of the room was great!

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Theresa

11 May 2023

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Stayed 1 night

No TV and intermittent internet. Makes for a long night. Talked to staff and said nothing they could do. When checking out again said something and was told I should have said something to the staff. When I said I did they said well there’s nothing I can do

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Mark

7 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Wow..this is a great place. The room is huge. The televise is huge. The only that isn't is the bathroom but at least it is a walk in shower. They gave us water bottles when we checked in and there were also two in our. Why don't more hotels do this? There is a 7-11 and Dunkin Donuts on either side of the hotel. Bonus: using my Expedia points the room only cost us $7

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Sylvia

14 Aug 2023

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Stayed 1 night

This hotel is very convenient to the highway. Our room was clean and spacious. Although, the bathroom is quite tiny. Our bed was hard as a rock. If you like that, you will be quite happy. For me, it was just simply too hard for me to sleep comfortably. Since I have back issues, this was a problem for me.

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Bruce

11 Aug 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Room was well appointed and appeared new or eecently renovated.

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Brian

6 Dec 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Stayed here for a visit to University of Albany. Location cannot be beat - directly across from the school. Adjacent to a Dunkin' which is a huge bonus for me. Only downside is our room was right along Rt 90 - so lots of auto noise.

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Rodney

5 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice clean rooms plenty of space in king suit

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Richard

30 Jun 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This is my go to hotel to come to when I’m in Albany. It’s close to everything and in a nice area. The only thing I didn’t like this time was my room. The room overall is spacious and nice. But the rug in the room had an old smell. The tv kept turning off and on by itself. And the ac also appeared to be on eco mode and often turned off during the night and I couldn’t change the settings. I would still come here as the other times I had excellent rooms.

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Jennifer

26 Feb 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The room was clean and modern. The bed was very uncomfortable for a Marriott. The noise in the hallway was never addressed by staff...late night.

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Deb

18 Feb 2024

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Stayed 1 night

They have whittled away amenities. No bottles of water, no more plastic cup in the bathroom…. The water pressure is a tickle, they have no usb ports and the outlets are so broken the plugs fall out - and the lights are dim and things take forever to charge because they have throttled the electricity. It is clean, the rooms are a little worn but serviceable. It is the decent place to stay for work but not where you want to go on vacation.

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Service

Staff are often described as friendly, welcoming, and helpful. Some guests experienced slow check in, denied or delayed requests, or unsympathetic responses to issues.

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Barbara

31 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Was very comfortable and clean. Staff was amazing. Room was so nice.

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William

14 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

After traveling 480 miles celebrating our 11th Anniversary The facility did not have proper dining for our dinner. There was not adequate spacing in the bathroom you couldn't even close the door to use the bathroom properly, and to make makers worse the facility had NO HOT WATER after I discovered there was NO HOT WATER 2 staff members came to our room. Verifying that there was NO HOT WATER upon speaking to another manager. He did not want to address the issue because he felt it should be addressed by booked 3 party Expedia The Marriott, Courtyard, should regularly check their facility before renting there rooms out. It is not our place to go in and pay full price for a room and then discover that we're being taken advantage of as seniors. The manager who's name was Mark did not want to discuss the issue with me. And then made a statement.do you have water problems at your own house, which was totally out of character.

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Daniel

15 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Took 20 minutes to check in . They tried to give me a room with a broken dead bolt until I asked for a new room. I asked the front desk if they had any water , the answer was no . The area around the hotel is dirty and filthy and you can hear all the traffic on the 90. Stay anywhere else

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Shaline

15 Aug 2023

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Stayed 1 night

We paid for a room with two queen beds for 3 guest. We we arrived late in the evening after a long day of driving. Our room only had two towels for three guest. We called the front desk and was told that we had to wait 30 minutes for another towel. On top of this, we were told we had to go to the front desk for it. This was unacceptable since it was after 8pm. The staff should have brought this to the room since we weren't asking for anything extra.

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Patricia

8 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very helpful staff, clean room, renovated bath. Very quiet and good value.

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Maurice

13 May 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

I enjoyed the friendly service from check in to checkout

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Pamela

31 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great staff - very welcoming! Terrific location right off the highway & across from SUNY. Definitely meets the expectations of a Marriott property. Clean, quiet room, made sure to meet my requests prior to check-in, good price. All around win

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Christa

9 Oct 2023

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Stayed 1 night

We picked this hotel based on location and the inclusion of breakfast. We had to leave early and wanted to get a bite before hitting the road. Imagine our disappointment when we went to breakfast and it was not being served, not even coffee! The indifferent person at the front desk said “oh well, there person didn’t show up; yawn”. I was extremely irritated and will reconsider where I stay next time. The hallways were rather cluttered.

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Kristel

2 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The young man who checked me in was very busy but he was efficient friendly and helpful. I believe his name was Keneff

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Anthony

15 Feb 2023

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Stayed 1 night

I liked that the room was clean and the hotel is really quiet, I didn’t like the front desk staff specifically the manager. He was rude and did not seem to want to give us a room that we paid for in advance just because my boyfriend is 20 despite me being 21. They were rude, dismissive, and not helpful. He even told us at one point he wouldn’t give us the room for no reason, but we full ended up getting it when he realized he couldn’t deny us without a valid reason.

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Location

Directly across from the University at Albany and just off I 90, with easy access to restaurants and shopping. A few guests noted traffic noise and one mentioned the surrounding area felt dirty.

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yvette

7 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Conveniently located just steps away from university of Albany. Hotel is modern ,clean and quiet. Staff was friendly and polite.

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Daniel

15 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Took 20 minutes to check in . They tried to give me a room with a broken dead bolt until I asked for a new room. I asked the front desk if they had any water , the answer was no . The area around the hotel is dirty and filthy and you can hear all the traffic on the 90. Stay anywhere else

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Edward

20 Sept 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Nice place in a great location

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Paul

13 Jun 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

This is a beautiful hotel with a Bistro. A bit oricy but you're adja6 to University of Albany and near many restaurants and shopping.

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Saad

21 Aug 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Great location

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Pamela

31 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great staff - very welcoming! Terrific location right off the highway & across from SUNY. Definitely meets the expectations of a Marriott property. Clean, quiet room, made sure to meet my requests prior to check-in, good price. All around win

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Peter

23 Nov 2024

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Stayed 1 night

It was clean, modern, easy to find (right on the interstate) and very close to dining options.

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Brian

6 Dec 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Stayed here for a visit to University of Albany. Location cannot be beat - directly across from the school. Adjacent to a Dunkin' which is a huge bonus for me. Only downside is our room was right along Rt 90 - so lots of auto noise.

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Deborah

17 May 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

We have stayed here several times over the past 5 years. We are always happy with our stay. Would highly recommend especially if you have a child at UAlbany.

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Lynne

20 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Convenience, close to the University

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Dining

An on site bistro/bar is available, but breakfast and lobby coffee are not included and hours or staffing can be limited or inconsistent. Some guests enjoyed the food and bar when available.

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Moira

27 Oct 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The room was ok - but the carpet definitely was not vacuumed. Did not find remote to TV until we left, a new one was given to us and we returned it at the desk. Bistro was never open. We went down at check out (10am) and it was already closed.

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paul

21 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Austere setting. No warmth to the place. Didn't even offer complimentary coffee in the morning. EVERYBODY DOES THAT!!

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Paul

13 Jun 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

This is a beautiful hotel with a Bistro. A bit oricy but you're adja6 to University of Albany and near many restaurants and shopping.

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Gaye

1 Sept 2023

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Stayed 1 night

No one showed up at the so-called cafe for dinner last night. Had to order out. Nice night guy at front desk but otherwise grudging support staff. N

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Pamela

15 May 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

The hotel ran out of pillows and toilet paper was something they had “ to look for”. Dining options r extremely limited hours.

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Christa

9 Oct 2023

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Stayed 1 night

We picked this hotel based on location and the inclusion of breakfast. We had to leave early and wanted to get a bite before hitting the road. Imagine our disappointment when we went to breakfast and it was not being served, not even coffee! The indifferent person at the front desk said “oh well, there person didn’t show up; yawn”. I was extremely irritated and will reconsider where I stay next time. The hallways were rather cluttered.

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Diane

28 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room was clean, staff very nice, beds comfortable. I was just surprised at being a top scale name of motels, that it did not offer any anemities at all. No complementary coffee any place, no complimentary breakfast. I was very surprised that we had to pay for these things at a connected bistro inside the lobby.

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Matthew

27 May 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great amenities-bistro. Comfy room. Liked the loveseat. Rare treat to have so many pay channels available. Very friendly staff.

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Jillian

5 Feb 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

The food at the bistro was delicious

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David

27 Feb 2023

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Stayed 7 nights

Nice, clean modern place. No breakfast included, but you can get an egg, bacon, and cheese sandwich and fruit cup for $10 - they also have oatmeal and bagels for a charge. Also, Dunkin is right next door. Housekeeping was great, and i like the big window with view of the university.

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Month	Average price
January	US$122
February	US$141
March	US$133
April	US$153
May	US$167
June	US$194
July	US$179
August	US$180
September	US$143
October	US$156
November	US$130
December	US$124

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
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6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16 $289	17 $164	18 $265	19 $289
20 $134	21 $154	22 $193	23 $192	24 $169	25 $170	26 $169
27 $134	28 $164	29 $215	30 $163

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $163	2 $192	3
4 $135	5 $164	6 $192	7 $164	8 $204	9 $193	10 $266
11 $125	12 $202	13 $164	14 $174	15 $181	16 $183	17 $183
18 $164	19 $202	20 $163	21 $172	22 $192	23 $202	24 $202
25 $158	26 $191	27 $202	28 $240	29 $163	30 $192	31 $212

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Room, 1 King Bed, Hearing Accessible (Accessible Bathtub)

Room, Multiple Beds, Hearing Accessible (Accessible Bathtub)

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Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible Bathtub

Room, 1 King Bed, Roll-In Shower

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