This Courtyard is in a great location in the Back Bay Area of Boston. It’s minutes away by foot from the Prudential Center and Newbury Street with plenty of places to eat nearby. It is by no means a fancy hotel so we didn’t go in expecting much. The staff was all very friendly. There is a very strong “hotel”smell when you enter the lobby which is entirely unpleasant but just very strong, almost like they are trying to cover up something bad. This is an eco-friendly hotel and they don’t offer any housekeeping unless you stay is three days or longer. I am not opposed to this, however, our room was not very clean to start. There was some fecal matter in the toilet and long hairs in the shower/tub. The bed sheets looked to have some kind of set in stain, maybe pen? It made us wonder if anyone really cleaned the room after the previous guests. Generally speaking our room was very dark, no light in the entryway where the closet is, just a small sensor light in the closet. Our view was some awful back alley but I guess that’s just a result of getting what you pay for. All in all, this Marriott was not up to the standards of the brand and although, affordable and convenient, I would not look to stay here again.