So I’m driving south from Oregon and stopped at this hotel. One stops at a Courtyard hotel because it’s the McDonalds of hotels. Not great, but if you do any business travel, you know what to expect. Upon arriving at this establishment the desk staff was courteous. The room was clean and as expected. Nothing special, just a room.

The desk staff knew I was driving a car. They knew because the car was sitting out in front of the establishment and I had to write it on the hotel registration.

Here’s my issue: Knowing that I had driven, they did not tell me that the trees in the parking lot dump sap all over anything that is underneath them.

Because I was a ‘walk in’, even with an AAA discount, I had to pay more than $100 for the night. Now the cost of the stay will be much greater as I try to find someone to remove the sap from my brand new Mercedes.

Because of their lack of follow through and / or attention, I won’t stay at a CourtYard again. Nor will anyone in my corporation.

If you need to stay in Stockton for business, I would consider this a third choice after the Marriott Residence Inn (nearly adjacent to this hotel) and the Radisson Hotel Stockton on March Lane (about a mile and a half east of this hotel). The basic problem is noise as March Lane is a six lane road, eight if you include the turn lanes, and generates a lot of noise. If you must stay here, request a room away from the street and at the back or side of the hotel. Unfortunately, my request for such a quiet room on a recent stay was not honored. On the plus side, the rooms are well maintained, neat and clean, and there's a great enclosed whirlpool on the first floor for rehabilitation. There's also a strange little coffee machine on the first floor that provides very good single cup servings to get you caffeinated. On the negative side, the heavy room doors are about the noisest I've ever heard at a Courtyard so you need to be prepared to put up with a lot of slamming noise if you stay there. The adjacent Residence Inn is further away from the noisy street and has quite large rooms. The Radisson is also somewhat quieter, being further off March Lane, but again a room on the back side is preferable. Yes, I would stay here again on business but only if the other two choices were not available.