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Lucky to only have $1,000 in damage and theft

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1 of 5 stars
slowdog55   1 contribution
NC
Jul 15, 2008 | Trip type: Couples
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Travelers beware...

Surely there is a better choice for overnight stay in the area than the Courtyard Marriott in Columbia NW, SC!!! During our overnight, a Wednesday, EVERY vehicle in the parking lot was burglarized.

We were fortunate to have minimal damage compared to other vehicles and minimal loss of propert. Some business travelers had losses nearing $10,000 in computer equipment, tools, gps systems.

Having 8 years as a police officer and investigating these types of crimes, only offenders who are very comfortable with the area take the time to methodically hit every, single vehicle. While waiting to complete the report, we noticed broken glass from previous break-ins in the cracks of the pavement. According to the police, it's a very common occurrance here.

I saw zero evidence of effort on the part of Courtyard to prevent future incidents.

  • Liked — Nice TV
  • Disliked — my burglarized/damaged vehicle
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
  • Date of stay July 2008
  • Visit was for Quality time with family
  • Traveled with Spouse / significant other
  • Age group 35-49
  • Member since July 15, 2008
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
  • I do not recommend this hotel for Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, Older travelers, Families with young children, Tourists
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Concerts / Music festival
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Great Hotel, Horrible Area

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3 of 5 stars
michtraveler1969   72 contributions
Warren, MI
Feb 8, 2008 | Trip type: Solo travel
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Nicely updated Courtyard hotel. Lobby, restaurant and all public areas are nicely redone and high quality. Rooms were also very nice, new carpeting, bathroom fixtures and great mattress with top notch bedding. Wireless internet was fast and free. The area surrounding the hotel is horrible. This is basically a safe haven in the middle of the ghetto. The other hotels in the immediate area are seedy and i have to say i didn't feel very safe venturing out away from the hotel. As far as the previous reviews about car vandalism i have to say i believe every word of it. I didn't feel comfortable leaving my rental car parked in the lot (but what else are you supposed to do?). So to sum it up, despite the fact that the hotel proper is very nice I cannot recommend this Courtyard simply because of the dangerous / seedy area it's located in.

  • Liked — Every Aspect of the Interior of the Hotel were great
  • Disliked — Horrible Neighborhood Surrounding the Hotel
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 4 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
  • Date of stay January 2008
  • Visit was for Other
  • Traveled with Solo traveler
  • Age group 35-49
  • Member since January 25, 2008
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
  • I do not recommend this hotel for Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
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Decent place to stay

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4 of 5 stars
harryo99   4 contributions
NJ
Jan 29, 2008 | Trip type: Couples

After reading the many negative reviews I was pleasantly surprised at this hotel. My room was located down the hall from the lobby on the first floor. It was clean and spacious. The flatscreen tv was another plus. There is a Wallmart across the highway and plenty of restaurants close by. The free coffee in the lobby was nice. The breakfast looked good but we did not eat there. It was a buffet for $8.95 Had a great trip.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay January 2008
  • Visit was for Quality time with family
  • Traveled with Spouse / significant other
  • Age group 35-49
  • Member since November 19, 2006
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for An amazing honeymoon
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Museums / Cultural / Historical sites
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awesome

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5 of 5 stars
roadwarrrior   1 contribution
ohio
Dec 30, 2007 | Trip type: Business, Solo travel

I must disagree with the older reviews!! I just stayed at this Courtyard and had a wonderful stay!!! They must have completed a renovation because all rooms were like "new". I was pleasantly surprised to find a 32 inch flat screen TV awaiting me when I walked into my room. The staff was extremely nice and breakfast although not included in my rate was awesome. Thanks and I will return again.

  • Liked — 32 inch flat screen tv
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
  • Date of stay November 2007
  • Visit was for Business
  • Traveled with Solo traveler
  • Age group 35-49
  • Member since December 30, 2007
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for Older travelers, Great pool scene, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for An amazing honeymoon
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Other
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Unsafe, automobile breakins

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2 of 5 stars
AttieGirl   2 contributions
Savannah GA
Oct 26, 2007 | Trip type: Business, Couples
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I had reviewed trip advisor and at check in I asked if they were still doing construction and the clerk said "No they had finished". I got checked in and everything was nice. Rooms were nice, clean and comfortable. Everything when well until my wife and I came back from diner. There were no parking close to our room so we had to park in spaces on the very back of building. We slept well and as we were preparing to load our luggage. I noticed the window on drivers side of my truck had be busted out and my GPS unit was stolen. I called the Police and while I waited two other gentlemen came out and discovered their SUV"s had been broken into also.(same thing, windows smashed out) they had expensive laptop computors stolen. Once Police officer arrived he informed me that as many as 6 situations like this had already happen here at the same location. Always stealing GPS units and Laptop computors. I called the manager and asked him why he didn't inform us about the breakins at check in so we could have been extra cautious.(my GPS unit was not out in the open, only the cradle could be seen from outside the truck,,they got it from center glove box)
I asked him to verify how many breakins had actually had happen in the last month there at that location. He said he couldn't discuss that issue with me and I would have to call his Up line manager. His attitude spoke as if he didn't want to deal with this senative issue, like it had been going on alot.
Sooo, with this said I would advise people not to say here until they do a better job with parking lot safety. someone could have gotta killed back there.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
  • Date of stay October 2007
  • Visit was for Business
  • Traveled with Spouse / significant other
  • Age group 50-64
  • Member since March 17, 2007
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
  • I recommend this hotel for Older travelers, Great pool scene, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Business meeting / Event
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Address: 347 Zimalcrest Drive, Columbia, SC 29210
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