A business trip for the fiance resulted in my getting to choose between Courtyard by Marriott and some other chain hotel next door. I glanced at the descriptions, cursing my bad luck inside my head that these were my two horrible options. I picked the Marriott, merely as the lesser of two evils. God, I have to stop making assumptions.... more

I've stayed in a lot of Marriott-family hotels, and this was the best I've been in--better than the top-line Marriotts. It seems new, and the room was great--big comfortable bed, large flat-panel TV, spacious shower stall with a great shower head. Free internet. The lobby is also very big and comfortable. As is common with Madison, this is quite a... more

The hotel seems really new and the staff is anxious to please. Our room was large and very clean, even better than a typically satisfying Marriott stay. The hotel is on the west side of Madison near the growing area, Middleton. Highly recommend it! Our only caution was the breakfast in the hotel restaurant. They got hit with a big... more

We were greeted immediately upon arrival. Check in took 2 minutes. The room was huge and immaculate. The beds were so comfortable with soft linen and fluffy pillows. It's the kind of bed you just don't want to get out of. The staff was friendly and professional. We had dinner at nearby (1 mile) Red Lobster as we had a... more