I stayed at the Courtyard by Marriott for one night on a business trip. My room was on the third floor, facing the parking lot. The hotel is a bit removed from downtown Sacramento in a park of Marriott hotels. That was fine for our purposes, but don't expect lots to do!
I had read the reviews about the train noise, and I can confirm that the rumors are true. Every couple of hours a train went by and signaled its presence. It woke me up each time. When I wasn't waking up due to train noise, I was startled by the on and off of the air system. Once the air reached the right temperature, it turned off, only to turn back on with a bang every hour or so. Between the train and the air, I woke up every hour throughout the night. I disabled the air, but the train kept coming.
Just in case you think I'm a light sleeper (which I am), my colleague who also had a room on the third floor had the same experience. She managed to sleep through some of the train activity (but not all of it), she was startled by the air system.
I didn't rate this hotel lower because there are positive elements. Namely, the room was large and pleasant, the bed was very comfortable and staff were welcoming.
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