Courtyard Iowa City University Heights

Clean.

This place was absolutely beautiful! I loved everything about it, the modern decor, the location, everything! We had room 520 which was a corner suite facing Kinnick Stadium. It was gorgeous and spacious. Very clean property, it even smelled good! I was pleasantly surprised because that’s rare these days! This is the best Marriott property that I’ve stayed in and I’m a Titanium member! Someone in our group left their purse in the room when we checked out. Alejandra from the front desk caught up with us as we were getting into our car! Should I say more!

This place is a 10! The front desk was polite and very helpful. After a long trip and dealing with my daughter at the university hospital I had problems with my bank checking in. I was so tired. They were kind enough to speak with my son who owns a business and he took care of my bill with nothing but positive from their staff here. My room was perfect very clean and warm.. Thank you to all of you for making my stay great!

This is a beautiful brand new hotel which happens to be next to an active train line. A quick glance at Google Earth shows that the tracks are 175 feet from the hotel room windows. Depending on your tolerance for noise, this might be a problem for you. I hesitated to write this review but my experience in calling the hotel in advance makes it necessary. When we booked the hotel, I noticed the nearby train tracks and called the front desk to ask if this was still an active line. One woman told me that she had never seen a train come through and another employee said she had never had a complaint about train noise. The evening we were checking in a freight train came through. The morning we checked out a train came through at 6:00 AM. Since this is an urban area, I believe the trains have a speed limit of 25 MPH. The noise is not deafening, just rumbling annoying. If you don't mind a little rumbling noise, be sure to ask for a room on the side of the hotel away from the tracks. Once again, other than the train issue this is a great hotel. I just wish that the hotel employees would have been more up-front with me about the trains.

I have stayed here several times Sunday to Thursday while working at UIHC. Overall, a very good hotel. Pros: Great location. Clean, spacious and up to date rooms. Nice bar/restaurant. Cons: I wish the menu changed more frequently and/or had some daily specials. The housekeeping staff comes in occasionally even though I leave the “do not disturb” sign on the door. I don’t need or desire daily housekeeping.

Called the hotel about a charge on my card. A live person answered, I was transferred to Kim, the manager who answered on the first ring. Kim took care of my need quickly and without any fuss. I could not have asked for a better experience. This hotel was used for staff training and it worked out extremely well.