RaySharpton
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On my visit August 11, 2003 to the Downtown Disney Courtyard by Marriott hotel for the $20.03 per night special, I collected the following, limited room information. All the rooms were full and sold out, so I did not get the opportunity to visit the different rooms. But I did write down te locations of each room and where they were facing.
The DtD Courtyard by Marriott hotel is located on the one mile road called 1805 Hotel Plaza Boulevard in Lake Buena Vista, Florida along with seven other hotels.
This hotel has two buildings that are connected and that have many amenities. I have taken pictures and will post them here when they are developed.
The main building is a concrete highrise that is fourteen stories tall. (As with older midrise hotels, it does not have a thirteenth floor because of old superstitiions.)
Each of the floors have 18-rooms on each floor. Rooms 1, 2, 3, and 4 are on the back of the building facing parking, trees, and Interstate highway I-4 and have balconies with solid concrete railing. Rooms 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 are on the right side of the building facing the pools, part of the annex or wing building, parking, Hilton hotel, Downtown Disney, and Buena Vista Road, and have balconies with solid concrete railing. Rooms 10, 11, 12, and 13 face the front of the building, parking, trees, Hotel Plaza Boulevard, and have balconies with solid concrete railing. Rooms 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 face the left side of the building, roof of restaurant, meeting halls, parking, dumpster, trees ..... Hotel, Crossroads Shopping Center and Highway #...,and with no balconies.
These rooms have interior entrances and all four side overlook the open, 14-story lobby. The three elevators are located in the back left corner next to rooms 1 and 18.
The next annex or wing building appears to be newer and to the rear and to the right of the main building. There is only one hallway on the lobby floor connecting the two buildings located in the back, right corner of the main building.
At the end of the hallway there is a keyed rear entance that is very convenient to parking in the rear of the hotel. To the immediate left are two elevators to access these eighteen rooms. The layout of this building is sorta "L" shaped and six stories tall. All of them have balconies, but rooms 22, 23, 26, 27, 31, 32, and I think, but I will check in September that 35 and 36 rooms have the open, metal rails on the balconies and the rooms, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 33, and 34 have the solid, concrete wall rail balcony.
The annex or wing rooms 19 through 30 face the pools, trees, front of the hotel, Hotel Plaza Boulevard, and the enclosed hallway faces the back of te building, parking, trees and Interstae highway I-4. Rooms 31 and 32 make a right, 90-degree turn and face the right side of the building, parking, trees, Hilton hotel, Buena Vista Road and Downtown Disney. Then the rooms along this same "L" shape flip over. The rooms 33, 34, 35, and 36 face the left side of the buiding, pools, trees, and main building which blocks the view of the Crossroads Shopping Center. The hallway faces Downtown Disney.
There is parking on all four side of the resort, but only two, late night after the parks closes entrances. One is the front main entrance and the second is a room key securty locked door entrance located next to room 19 of the annex/wing building. This rear entrance is very conveninent compared to the side parking.
There is a red light and crosswalk at the entrance to the Downtown Disney Courtyard by Marriott hotel located on Hotel Plaza Boulevard. The walk to Downtown Disney is 1/3 of a mile as measured by car from the hotel entrance to the corner crosswalk at Hotel Plaza Boulevard and Buena Vista Road across the street from the main walking, entrance to the Downtown Disney Marketplace. As you cross the street, you'll notice the fence surrounding the WDW Bus Transportation system for the DTD Markrtplace. You can access the busse by walking about 300 yards along the sidewalk next to the fence, or from within the Marketplace area going about the same distance.
As far as the 1/3 mile, 15-20 minute walk (45-minutes for me...lol.), I like the tree-lined, sun-shading, curved sidewalk along the right side on the Grovesner hotel side. But at night, I like the other side with the Hilton hotel lake and the calming, romantic, water fountain, and sculptured, curved sidewalk.
Actually, both sides of the approximately one mile road called Hotel Plaza Boulevard is beautifully, park-like designed sidewalks from Downtown Disney to the Crossroads Shopping Center. Each sidewalk is located anywhere from five to thirty feet from the street. And they appear very safe and relaxing and well lit.
And now for where everything in the hotel is located.
If you face the Downtown Disney Courtyard by Marriott hotel as you enter the parking lot, you will notice the drive-under main entrance to the resort with a taxi/ belleman stand. Immediately to your right is tree covered parking. Then as your eyes proceed from right to left, you'll see a white, wooden fence protecting the pool area and furter back the six-story annex or wing building, then the 14 story main building with the right and front side balcony rooms. There is temporary(red painted area) parking for checking in and outside area that temporary bus/ van parking from the airport use. There is a line of parking spaces facing the street. To the immediate left of the main bulding, and main entrance is a small Disney-owned store. To the left of that is a one level building with covered walkway to the "Courtyard Cafe and Grill" restuarant that severs great made to order buffet breakfasts. The front of this restaurant is where you will also wait for the hotel's bus transportation to all the parks.(see my link below in my signature for a link to bus times.)
Usually, I couldn't find parking in the front,so I drove around the left side of the hotel, then the rear of the hotel, then the right side of the hotel and back to the front of hote with parking on all sides. ::HINT:: Park in the rear, near the room #119 and enter the rear entrance.
This is very nice and quicker than parking on the sides. When I was there, the hotel was sold out and full and the parking was full except for te rear of the building.
As you enter the main, front entrance; immediately to your right is the "Front Check-in Desk", "Guest Services", and Bell Captain. Immediately to your left is a car rental desk, Marriott Vacation Club desk, and another entrance to small a WDW Disney Store. If you look and walk straight ahead you will see the 14-story open lobby. To your immediate left is a small "G2O" counter service that serves ice cream bars(including Mickey Mouse bars, Goofy, Buzz Lightyear), beverages, snacks, sandwiches, salads, pizza by Pizza Hut. To the far left-rear corner you will see two glass elevators of the three elevators. In the center are various seating areas and tables with chairs, sofas. To the rear and center is the Tipsy Parrot Bar, then to the right rear corner is the hallway to the annex or wing building and rear entryway. To the immediate right is a large screen television. Along the right, center wall is an entry way past the game room and to the pool area. The pool area is a well established tree and plant area. A covered awning seating area. One pool is sorta "W" shaped. A little further beyond is another small pool with a deeper depth, and a toddler pool, and a whirlpool and Tiki house for drinks and a small children's play area. The pools are surrounded by the white fence and trees from the front, the main highrise on the left, and the annex or wing "L" shaped building on the rear and right sides.
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.............E..19.20.21.22.23.24.26.27.28.29.30
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...1,2,3,4..S...
E...E...........
18...E.........5
17.............6
16.............7
15.............8
14.............9
S..13,12,11,10
Front of hotel
"Guest Services" :
~Check-in at 4:00 P.M.
~Check-out : 11:00 A.M.
~Rooms have individual digital controlled heat and air-conditioning.
~Baby cribs are free to guests.
~Ice machines and Coke machines in main tower are located between rooms 4 and 5 in the corner hallways on floors 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, and 14. And on the annex or wing building on floors 2, 4 and 6.
~Coin-operated washer/dryer machines are locatedin the tower between rooms 4 and 5 on floors 4 and 10. On the annex or wing building on floors 3 and 5. They are located in the corner of the hallways. Two dollars per washer, $2.00 per 40-minute dryers, $1.50 per box of deterdent.
~USA Today newspaper delivered each morning.
~Room Service from 6:30 A.M. to 11:00 P.M. if hotel is full.
~Safety boxes located at front desk.
~Rooms have a self-setting combination safe.
~Swimming pool open 6:30 A.M. to 11:00 P.M. with "no" lifeguard on duty. Two small outside pools, one toddler pool, one spa.
~Coupon Book.
~Manager's evening week day social, free food.~Local calls are $.50 plus tax per call.
And the only room that I have seen on my visit was my room #1015, since the hotel was sold out.
As I enter the room there is a bathroom on one side with one sink, toilet, bath, hairdryer. They supplied four towels, hand towels, wash clothes, and one towel bath mat, and miniture handcream, shampoo, bath soap and face soap. Very clean. I understand some rooms have 2-sinks. I'll find out on my next trip in September.
On the other side is the closet with a raised combination safe, iron, ironing board, laundry bag, and wooden hangers.
Along the same wall as I enter the room there is a four foot, soft bench with the digital controlled thermastat (excellent cool tempeature). Then a dresser with a metal coffee maker, Maxwell Coffee, 2-glass cups, plastic ice bucket and 4-glasses. 19-inch television with various services. Similar TV stations as WDW resorts with a WDW info channel, local tourist channel, pay-per-view, local channels,TWC, HBO, CNN, USA, TNT, ABC, CBS, NBC, UPN, FOX etc.. On the other wall are two larger double beds with radio/alarm clock, phone on center table. No balcony, but a picture window and a nice size round table with two very large, strong chairs. There is also a phone on the table with 50-times speed internet access. The TV also has two game controllers, and a remote Keyboard to use like my WebTV(MSNTV) that I use at home at a cost of about $10.00 per day per room per computer.
I'm tired right now. I'll finish and fill in the blank spots later.
I will be adding more information to my signature below.
God bless, best wishes, and encouragement, RaySharpton
On my visit August 11, 2003 to the Downtown Disney Courtyard by Marriott hotel for the $20.03 per night special, I collected the following, limited room information. All the rooms were full and sold out, so I did not get the opportunity to visit the different rooms. But I did write down te locations of each room and where they were facing.
The DtD Courtyard by Marriott hotel is located on the one mile road called 1805 Hotel Plaza Boulevard in Lake Buena Vista, Florida along with seven other hotels.
This hotel has two buildings that are connected and that have many amenities. I have taken pictures and will post them here when they are developed.
The main building is a concrete highrise that is fourteen stories tall. (As with older midrise hotels, it does not have a thirteenth floor because of old superstitiions.)
Each of the floors have 18-rooms on each floor. Rooms 1, 2, 3, and 4 are on the back of the building facing parking, trees, and Interstate highway I-4 and have balconies with solid concrete railing. Rooms 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 are on the right side of the building facing the pools, part of the annex or wing building, parking, Hilton hotel, Downtown Disney, and Buena Vista Road, and have balconies with solid concrete railing. Rooms 10, 11, 12, and 13 face the front of the building, parking, trees, Hotel Plaza Boulevard, and have balconies with solid concrete railing. Rooms 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 face the left side of the building, roof of restaurant, meeting halls, parking, dumpster, trees ..... Hotel, Crossroads Shopping Center and Highway #...,and with no balconies.
These rooms have interior entrances and all four side overlook the open, 14-story lobby. The three elevators are located in the back left corner next to rooms 1 and 18.
The next annex or wing building appears to be newer and to the rear and to the right of the main building. There is only one hallway on the lobby floor connecting the two buildings located in the back, right corner of the main building.
At the end of the hallway there is a keyed rear entance that is very convenient to parking in the rear of the hotel. To the immediate left are two elevators to access these eighteen rooms. The layout of this building is sorta "L" shaped and six stories tall. All of them have balconies, but rooms 22, 23, 26, 27, 31, 32, and I think, but I will check in September that 35 and 36 rooms have the open, metal rails on the balconies and the rooms, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 33, and 34 have the solid, concrete wall rail balcony.
The annex or wing rooms 19 through 30 face the pools, trees, front of the hotel, Hotel Plaza Boulevard, and the enclosed hallway faces the back of te building, parking, trees and Interstae highway I-4. Rooms 31 and 32 make a right, 90-degree turn and face the right side of the building, parking, trees, Hilton hotel, Buena Vista Road and Downtown Disney. Then the rooms along this same "L" shape flip over. The rooms 33, 34, 35, and 36 face the left side of the buiding, pools, trees, and main building which blocks the view of the Crossroads Shopping Center. The hallway faces Downtown Disney.
There is parking on all four side of the resort, but only two, late night after the parks closes entrances. One is the front main entrance and the second is a room key securty locked door entrance located next to room 19 of the annex/wing building. This rear entrance is very conveninent compared to the side parking.
There is a red light and crosswalk at the entrance to the Downtown Disney Courtyard by Marriott hotel located on Hotel Plaza Boulevard. The walk to Downtown Disney is 1/3 of a mile as measured by car from the hotel entrance to the corner crosswalk at Hotel Plaza Boulevard and Buena Vista Road across the street from the main walking, entrance to the Downtown Disney Marketplace. As you cross the street, you'll notice the fence surrounding the WDW Bus Transportation system for the DTD Markrtplace. You can access the busse by walking about 300 yards along the sidewalk next to the fence, or from within the Marketplace area going about the same distance.
As far as the 1/3 mile, 15-20 minute walk (45-minutes for me...lol.), I like the tree-lined, sun-shading, curved sidewalk along the right side on the Grovesner hotel side. But at night, I like the other side with the Hilton hotel lake and the calming, romantic, water fountain, and sculptured, curved sidewalk.
Actually, both sides of the approximately one mile road called Hotel Plaza Boulevard is beautifully, park-like designed sidewalks from Downtown Disney to the Crossroads Shopping Center. Each sidewalk is located anywhere from five to thirty feet from the street. And they appear very safe and relaxing and well lit.
And now for where everything in the hotel is located.
If you face the Downtown Disney Courtyard by Marriott hotel as you enter the parking lot, you will notice the drive-under main entrance to the resort with a taxi/ belleman stand. Immediately to your right is tree covered parking. Then as your eyes proceed from right to left, you'll see a white, wooden fence protecting the pool area and furter back the six-story annex or wing building, then the 14 story main building with the right and front side balcony rooms. There is temporary(red painted area) parking for checking in and outside area that temporary bus/ van parking from the airport use. There is a line of parking spaces facing the street. To the immediate left of the main bulding, and main entrance is a small Disney-owned store. To the left of that is a one level building with covered walkway to the "Courtyard Cafe and Grill" restuarant that severs great made to order buffet breakfasts. The front of this restaurant is where you will also wait for the hotel's bus transportation to all the parks.(see my link below in my signature for a link to bus times.)
Usually, I couldn't find parking in the front,so I drove around the left side of the hotel, then the rear of the hotel, then the right side of the hotel and back to the front of hote with parking on all sides. ::HINT:: Park in the rear, near the room #119 and enter the rear entrance.
This is very nice and quicker than parking on the sides. When I was there, the hotel was sold out and full and the parking was full except for te rear of the building.
As you enter the main, front entrance; immediately to your right is the "Front Check-in Desk", "Guest Services", and Bell Captain. Immediately to your left is a car rental desk, Marriott Vacation Club desk, and another entrance to small a WDW Disney Store. If you look and walk straight ahead you will see the 14-story open lobby. To your immediate left is a small "G2O" counter service that serves ice cream bars(including Mickey Mouse bars, Goofy, Buzz Lightyear), beverages, snacks, sandwiches, salads, pizza by Pizza Hut. To the far left-rear corner you will see two glass elevators of the three elevators. In the center are various seating areas and tables with chairs, sofas. To the rear and center is the Tipsy Parrot Bar, then to the right rear corner is the hallway to the annex or wing building and rear entryway. To the immediate right is a large screen television. Along the right, center wall is an entry way past the game room and to the pool area. The pool area is a well established tree and plant area. A covered awning seating area. One pool is sorta "W" shaped. A little further beyond is another small pool with a deeper depth, and a toddler pool, and a whirlpool and Tiki house for drinks and a small children's play area. The pools are surrounded by the white fence and trees from the front, the main highrise on the left, and the annex or wing "L" shaped building on the rear and right sides.
.............E-D-S.............
.............E..19.20.21.22.23.24.26.27.28.29.30
................................................31
................................................32
................................................33
................................................34
................................................35
................................................36
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...1,2,3,4..S...
E...E...........
18...E.........5
17.............6
16.............7
15.............8
14.............9
S..13,12,11,10
Front of hotel
"Guest Services" :
~Check-in at 4:00 P.M.
~Check-out : 11:00 A.M.
~Rooms have individual digital controlled heat and air-conditioning.
~Baby cribs are free to guests.
~Ice machines and Coke machines in main tower are located between rooms 4 and 5 in the corner hallways on floors 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, and 14. And on the annex or wing building on floors 2, 4 and 6.
~Coin-operated washer/dryer machines are locatedin the tower between rooms 4 and 5 on floors 4 and 10. On the annex or wing building on floors 3 and 5. They are located in the corner of the hallways. Two dollars per washer, $2.00 per 40-minute dryers, $1.50 per box of deterdent.
~USA Today newspaper delivered each morning.
~Room Service from 6:30 A.M. to 11:00 P.M. if hotel is full.
~Safety boxes located at front desk.
~Rooms have a self-setting combination safe.
~Swimming pool open 6:30 A.M. to 11:00 P.M. with "no" lifeguard on duty. Two small outside pools, one toddler pool, one spa.
~Coupon Book.
~Manager's evening week day social, free food.~Local calls are $.50 plus tax per call.
And the only room that I have seen on my visit was my room #1015, since the hotel was sold out.
As I enter the room there is a bathroom on one side with one sink, toilet, bath, hairdryer. They supplied four towels, hand towels, wash clothes, and one towel bath mat, and miniture handcream, shampoo, bath soap and face soap. Very clean. I understand some rooms have 2-sinks. I'll find out on my next trip in September.
On the other side is the closet with a raised combination safe, iron, ironing board, laundry bag, and wooden hangers.
Along the same wall as I enter the room there is a four foot, soft bench with the digital controlled thermastat (excellent cool tempeature). Then a dresser with a metal coffee maker, Maxwell Coffee, 2-glass cups, plastic ice bucket and 4-glasses. 19-inch television with various services. Similar TV stations as WDW resorts with a WDW info channel, local tourist channel, pay-per-view, local channels,TWC, HBO, CNN, USA, TNT, ABC, CBS, NBC, UPN, FOX etc.. On the other wall are two larger double beds with radio/alarm clock, phone on center table. No balcony, but a picture window and a nice size round table with two very large, strong chairs. There is also a phone on the table with 50-times speed internet access. The TV also has two game controllers, and a remote Keyboard to use like my WebTV(MSNTV) that I use at home at a cost of about $10.00 per day per room per computer.
I'm tired right now. I'll finish and fill in the blank spots later.
I will be adding more information to my signature below.
God bless, best wishes, and encouragement, RaySharpton
