Courtyard by Marriott Houston Downtown/Convention Center

Clean, professional. The room was fairly nice and the way the windows extended into a nook in the corner past the wall to let in more light was pretty clever. There is a Starbucks in the building in addition to the cafe in the lobby that serves Starbucks coffee but seems to be closed a lot of the time.

Getting out the door in the morning is a pain. The included breakfast is ordered off a dirty-looking laminated printout menu rather than being a grab & go type thing -- feels like an afterthought meant to attract people who want breakfast included. I waited a minute for them to heat up a pretty good egg sandwich but the grab and go option was one pastry, a fruit, and a coffee or juice, which isn't all that filling but is okay. To be fair, breakfast was fine but definitely shouldn't be a differentiator if comparing this hotel to a similarly priced one without breakfast. There was a 15 minute wait with a line to collect the car from the valet parking, and valet parking is the only option (they do give in & out privileges, and the valet guys were pretty efficient but the morning rush still caused delays). The way they have all the different brands in the same building with a wraparound lobby is a bit weird.

Great location