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Review : Courtyard Boston Downtown | Marriott Bonvoy

Hotel Courtyard by Marriott Boston Downtown
Country United States
City Boston
Room Type 2 double beds
Loyalty Program Status Titanium
Points Per Night 35,000 points
Hotel brand Courtyard by Marriott
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Courtyard by Marriott Boston Downtown
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To the point Check out our review on the Courtyard Boston Downtown Hotel, which is located next to all the points of interest Boston has to offer!

An affordable hotel with Marriott Bonvoy points

The Courtyard Boston Downtown hotel is a Category 5 (September 2019).

This means it costs 35,000 Marriott Bonvoy points to make a night.

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Depending on the period (and the public price), this hotel is a “good candidate” to use the annual one-night free certificate (maximum value of 35,000 points) offered at the renewal of Marriott Bonvoyᵐᶜ American ExpressMD card or the self-employed version: Marriott Bonvoyᵐᶜ Company American ExpressMD card

If you use your points to stay 5 nights at this hotel, you will only pay 4! This is the case in all Marriott Bonvoy hotels, read more here.

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Each one offers a nice welcome bonus and the ability to earn Marriott Bonvoy points on each of your purchases.

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  • grocery stores
  • restaurants and bars
  • convenience stores
  • food delivery at home

it is like earning 6 Marriott Bonvoy points per dollar!

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Our review of the Courtyard Boston Downtown Hotel

We chose to stay in the Courtyard Boston Downtown Hotel for 2 aspects:

  • its ideal location to discover Boston on foot
  • its cost (during our stay the room cost about $150, so we didn’t use any points)
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Courtyard by Marriott Boston Downtown

Location

Courtyard Boston Downtown hotel is conveniently located close to the Boston Public Garden and the Theater District.

His address: 275 Tremont Street Boston, Massachusetts 02116 – United States

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Arrival

When we checked in around 11pm, we were able to quickly retrieve our room card thanks to the early check-in from the mobile app.

With Titanium Elite status, we are offered a credit for food in the establishment: US$ 10 per person, or US$ 20.

Also, after taking advice from the front desk for things to see (we explained to them that we were only in Boston for a short day), the receptionist decided to offer us breakfasts (“she loves Canadian travellers” ) !

That’s a beautiful gesture.

In the lobby, there is a relaxing room:

And the bar (with the breakfast room at the back):

We head to our room, 1137, located on the 11th floor.

The room

Our bedroom has 2 double beds.

More pictures of the bedroom…

… and a view of Boston!

The bathroom

The bathroom is equipped with a shower. We are surprised not to see any products (shampoo, shower…).

This hotel no longer has small containers and has switched to large reusable containers. Except that this one was obviously carried away by previous travelers!

Room service will bring us more.

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Courtyard Boston Downtown - Salle de bains
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Courtyard Boston Downtown - Salle de bains

Hotel amenities

Gym

The hotel has a gym on the 6th floor.

This gym is nice because it is full of light!

Restaurant and bar

At the lobby level are the hotel’s restaurant and bar.

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Courtyard Boston Downtown - Petit-déjeuner

This is where we had our breakfast.

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Courtyard Boston Downtown - Petit-déjeuner

Here are pictures of this buffet, quite decent:

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Courtyard Boston Downtown - Petit-déjeuner
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Courtyard Boston Downtown - Petit-déjeuner
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Courtyard Boston Downtown - Petit-déjeuner
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Courtyard Boston Downtown - Petit-déjeuner
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Courtyard Boston Downtown - Petit-déjeuner
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Courtyard Boston Downtown - Petit-déjeuner

It is possible to have omelets on demand.

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Courtyard Boston Downtown - Petit-déjeuner

For 2 people, count 40 US$. The front desk offered it to us, it’s very appreciated!

Bottom Line

Courtyard Boston Downtown hotel is not a luxurious hotel, but functional and perfectly located.

It is ideal if you want to walk around the city!

For a longer stay, however, we would tend to prefer more comfortable hotels (especially for families) such as the Residence Inn Boston Harbor on Tudor Wharf ,also a Category 5 hotel.

Come to discuss that topic in our Facebook Group!
4.5 Milesopedia Rating
Jean-Maximilien Voisine
Jean-Maximilien is an expert in Canada and France about Loyalty programs, Credit cards and Travel. He is the Founding President of Milesopedia.

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