Courtyard by Marriott

[debhaz22]

Has anyone stayed at the Courtyard Hotel? I understand it is not directly on the beach, and instead you need to cross a busy street to get to the beach. Is this true? Is it a hassle? Thanks!

[zydecocruiser]

It used to be a Holiday Inn, it is across the street from the beach. The main thing about crossing the street is that the cars drive on the wrong side so you need to look the other way before crossing.

 

They even have signs indicating which direction to look. It is not that difficult to cross.

[Nanatravel]

The beach is beautiful across from the old Holiday Inn. It is where a lot of cruise travelers choose to enjoy the sun and surf.

[twinkletoes4445]

It's busy, but drivers are very polite there. You shouldn't have any problems crossing the street. The Marriott's beach is right next to Sea Grape beach (which has food and other services).

[zydecocruiser]

Oops. Thought the other thread was this one, too.

 

Posted some pics here:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=322909

[gszenacm]

did you end up staying there? how was it?

 

if you've stayed in GC, where would you stay?

[twinkletoes4445]

did you end up staying there? how was it?

 

if you've stayed in GC, where would you stay?

 

We rented a condo at the Regal Beach Club (it's owned by someone, not a timeshare), and loved it. We were right next to the Marriott (the one on the water, not the Courtyard), which was nice. Red Sail operates out of the Marriott, which was nice when we wanted to rent waverunners. They also have a bar right on the beach (we just wandered over and got our drinks and came back to the loungers).

 

We had a two-bedroom unit, that came with a washer-dryer and full kitchen. We had wanted a three-bedroom, but they only had four and they were either occupied by the owners or they had rented out. But we were very happy with the two-bedroom. We were on the second floor and had a wonderful view of the ocean (we were probably less than a 100 feet from the ocean-it was amazing). We spent many hours out on the screened-in porch.

 

One thing we really like was how they handled the lounger situation, especially considering how many cruise ship passengers are on the island these days. I was concerned that we might not get a lounger, but they have a guard who keeps track of who the condo guests/owners are. Many of the hotels offer day passes for cruise ship passengers (which is nice), but it tends to get crowded. Since we spent over $4,000 on this condo for the week, I wanted to make sure we would have access to a chair, and we had no problem. The Marriott was busy at times, but the Regal Beach wasn't bad.

 

Across the street is the Aqua Beach Club, and we ate the many times. Coconut Joe's (our favorite) was just up a bit from that (all within walking distance).

 

We're going back in January. We loved the place. This next time, we're going to eat more meals in the condo. We spent an additional $4,000 or so just on meals, while we were there. And we ate at mostly pub type places. But we had out three older kids with us, so there were five of us. :)

 

Here's their website if you're interested.....

 

http://www.regalbeach.com/home.html