In Sacramento for a meeting. This Courtyard which was rennovated last year, is off of Stockton Blvd. next to the Shriners Children's Hospital and a block away from the U.C. Davis Medical Center. Check was okay. Not warm or welcoming.
Lifts were a bit slow. Room smelled a bit unpleasant. Despite a nice rennovation to the lobby. The rooms do not really look inviting and relaxing. Some odd room furniture. Not the best lighting. Bed was comfortable. To be honest, the Fairfield Inn brand properties that I have stayed are better than this property for the atmosphere, room and value.

The room features both a mini fridge and microwave. I opened the fridge and there was some previous occupants leftover takeout meal and beverage. I brought this to the front desk and the front desk person did not really say anything. Amazing.

Ordered room service. Food was okay. Service was good. I ate breakfast the next morning in the restaurant. Service was excellent. Though the buffet was not much better than a good complementary Residence Inn buffet.

Not much food choices after business closing hours. Across the street on Stockton Blvd. is a good cafe called Sunshine Cafe but it closes in the evening. Also a good and healthy local chain La Bou.

If you have a child patient at the next Shriners Hospital next door or patient at the U.C. Davis Hospital, you can not beat the location, but do not let attractive lobby fool you.

This is a second rate property for it's brand, and it is unlikely I would stay here again when you have so many other choices in the Sacramento.

I suggest the Residence Inn at Capitol Park, Hyatt Regency on L street, Embassy Suites near Old Sacrametno, or Rancho Cordova Marriott. Or the Hilton at Arden or Residence Inn Cal Expo are all better choices than this property.

We stayed Thursday through Sunday nights at the "over 62" rate. Found the mini fridge and microwave handy. Room was large, clean and quiet. Had used the website option for extra feather pillows, which were there upon check-in. Staff friendly and helpful, public areas very nice. Easy walk to Starbucks, Le Bou, and Sunshine Cafe. I recommend Sunshine Cafe -- good food, some with a Korean flair, always fresh and inexpensive, but they only serve until 3 p.m. and only weekdays. Short drive from J Street area and Midtown, where there are quite nice local shops and restaurants.

One minor problem -- one evening when we returned, our room smelled like smoke in this non-smoking hotel. Staff apologetic and fixed this, also gave us free buffet breakfast next morning.

Basically on the UC Davis campus, very convenient to hospital and medical buildings (you can walk there). Walgreen's down the street is a 5-minute walk, good for those last-minute needs. Hotel restaurant food is OK; you can always go to Food Source (next to Walgreen's) if you want that gallon-sized bucket of ice cream instead.

Very small fitness room, minimal equipment. Room had microwave, fridge; comfortable and quiet, clean, functional. If you're on hospital business, they may offer a considerable discount.

I stayed here recently on a business trip to work with one of the nearby hospitals. The hotel is well situated for access to the hospitals, and I saw a number of other guests who appeared to be staying at the hospital because they had family members being treated there. I was working night shift (6PM-6AM) which meant that I slept through the day. I was concerned that the cleaning crews in the hallways, etc. would keep me awake during the day, but was pleasantly surprised that this was not the case. The room was quiet and restful. The beds and pillows were extremely comfortable and the entire hotel was very clean.

I had reserved a king-size room, but as the only ones left were handicap-enabled rooms, I chose the option of taking a room with 2 queen size beds instead. The room was enormous! Plenty of space to stretch out. The room had brochures about internet access requiring you to plug into the wall jack, but I found that it was actually wireless enabled and I was able to sit in the comfy chair or on the bed while checking email, etc.

The restaurant was not bad, but a bit overpriced. The first night I had a great steak accompanied by some rather woody asparagus. The second night I showed up right at 5 when they opened and was seated by an employee. As I needed to be at work at 5:45 I gave her my order. Several employees asked if I had been helped, and I told them Yes. Only when I asked arond 5:20 about the status of my burger was it discovered that this person who sat me (never saw her again) had neglected to drop off my order with the kitchen. The other staff got me my food ASAP, I was able to eat and still make it to work on time, and the manager took half off my bill for the trouble. The breakfast buffet is average -- nothing spectacular, but not bad either.

In all, I was happy with this hotel as a nice place to stay, particularly if you're needing close proximity to the UC Davis and Shriner hospitals for work or treatment.