This was a very nice Courtyard with the Bistro upgrade. The rooms were very clean and I had one facing the courtyard. It was nice to have a patio to sit on in the evenings after work. The staff was friendly and accomodating. I was there for a conference at the Hyatt across the street. It was an easy walk and in a good location.

We stayed at the Courtyard Irvine on a Sunday at a weekend special rate. We were in room 303 with a view of the office building next door. The room was smaller than in Courtyards where we had stayed on this trip (Kahului, Maui and San Diego's Liberty Station). It had a chair-width porch without chairs. We didn't buy breakfast with the room.

Pluses
• The bed and pillows were very comfortable
• Many wall plugs for charging our various devices
• Free coffee downstairs
• The TV screen was very large with good selection of channels
• Refrigerator, coffee maker
• Air conditioner blows over the desk and TV, not over the bed

Minuses
• The free in-room wi-fi was very sluggish, and sometimes I was unable to attach files to e-mails. Probably the bandwidth doesn't fit the traffic. Maybe better in lobby.
• The toilet probably uses compressed air. The flushing noise is loud enough to wake up your wife if you use the bathroom in the middle of the night.
• The bathroom is divided by a door into a sink and mirror and a toilet-bath/shower. The door squeaks

The room was comfortable, but the smaller room and sluggish wi-fi were a big nuisance. We felt it was a good value on the weekends for those who don’t need good Internet, but we would not spend a hundred dollars more of our own money to stay there on week nights, given the alternatives.

We stay at this property when we are flying out of SNA, since our flights are always early morning. We really like the location and the pool! We usually arrive early afternoon and spend a few hours at the pool before getting dinner and returning our rental car - By staying here we pay for one less day of the rental car. The hotel has a free shuttle to/from SNA. It leaves the hotel every half hour, on the hour. When I called for airport pick-up after returning our car I was informed that the shuttle driver had just gone on his half hour break. Staff member told me to take a taxi and the hotel would pay for it. (My husband decided we should walk.... I would NOT recommend this as you take your life in your hands trying to get out of the airport! That said, it took us about 30 minutes to walk to the hotel.) I made a reservation for our return to SNA in the morning. We were the only passengers, so the driver took us shortly after we arrived in the lobby.

Check-in was easy, although I did have to ask if an upgrade was available (I'm a Platinum Premier Marriott Rewards member). I was given the option of a couple of suites in different locations. Suite was clean and everything was in working order, and there was a small fridge, microwave, and coffee maker in the living room. And of course, since this is a Courtyard, there was free WiFi. Parking can be a little problematic when the property is busy, but we did not have a problem. Parking is available in front of the hotel and there is a free garage behind the property. The hotel has a roll-the-dice program for Marriott Rewards members -- You can earn extra points, something from the marketplace, etc. I "won" 500 extra points and they were promptly credited to my account. The property also has a cafe, but we did not utilize it.

All staff members we encountered were friendly and professional. We will be staying here again in October!

The rooms are clean, high speed internet, great location, clean bathroom, good breakfast, good pool, excellent service, nice neighborhood it´s really close from every place. Everything is perfect there, we´ll definitely go back.