Courtyard Gulfport Beachfront

Difficult parking. Initially sent to wrong room with someone else in it. When we got to our room, there was a random sheet of paper in there. However, once these things were taken care of, the stay was smooth sailing. The beds are large. It’s right across the street from the beach and a jetski rental company. The breakfast was eggs, bacon, sausage, grits, fruit, muffins, etc. You had to pay extra for the healthy stuff like yogurt which was weird. There is an alcohol bar where they also have Starbucks. The guy who works there is very friendly. The rooms are clean and spacious. We got one with an ocean view. The lobby downstairs is futuristic looking. There’s a small store for snacks and toiletries. We bought a sandwich there which was slightly soggy.

Nice décor and super friendly staff. Nice bat area and pretty good dinner and breakfast. Tv signal is bad so tv picture is very grainy. Mattress in my room was rock hard. I hear they are replacing them so I would ask for a room with a new mattress. My room had an outlet thAt sparked while I was charging my phone. Luckily my phone wasn’t damaged. I reported it to the front desk and actually talked to the maintenance guy. I was assured it would be taken care of that day but it wasn’t for my entire 4 day stay. House keeping skipped my room one day which was no big deal but surprising for a Marriott. Nice view of gulf and convenient location I would stay here again

We just stayed at this hotel this weekend for my brother in laws retirement from the navy as well as two other couples. All were quite let down. Breakfast was sad to say the least. We got down there at 9:30 and I had to ask for biscuits, potatoes, napkins. Coffee and beverages were behind the register counter. No yogurt, no toast, pancakes. For 9.00 each you would at least get better eggs. Down to it we have gotten a better breakfast free from other hotels we have been to. Not even coffee provided before 7:00. Not even complementary coffee! Really! For the price of the room at least a cup of coffee. Who cares if it’s Starbucks! Great looking pool with no water in it. I expected better. I must say though all the staff was very helpful and friendly. All three couples said that they were totally let down and that would be the last time at a Marriott

Renovation great. But for some horrible reason they left the plastic shipping covers on all the new mattresses. Made for a horrible night sleep. Not impressed. I stay at courtyards all over the country and never experienced that.

Courtyards are modeled for the business traveler, and this hotel has no business being on a beach. The a/​c controls have sensors so when you leave the room the air cuts off. I hate walking into a room that isn’t cool. There was no microwave in the room. We were on the pool side and could hear a train all weekend. They don’t have a hot breakfast available or lobby coffee. You have to buy overpriced breakfast sandwiches in the middle of the lobby. Same with coffee. Thankfully we brought our own conventional coffee maker. We are all coffee drinkers and that little chintzy single cup brewer in the room was not going to cut it for us. The location is convenient, the rooms are VERY clean, and the staff are nice but that’s about all the hotel has going for it. Bring your own coffee pot & creamer, and be prepared to go out of the hotel to get food. We will go back, but our expectations will be much lower. We normally stay at SpringHill Suites and they offer a much better value.

The are not zero stars for this hotel. Stray dog jumping at people around the pool. No microwaves in the room. My air conditioner was not working properly asked them to fix it and received a note that it was. When I got back to my room it was hot. This is Gulfport, so a bad A/​C is a problem. I asked to change rooms and was told it was because I wasn’t in the room, which is ridiculous. So I waited 30 minutes but the room got worse. They gave me a new room that is actually cool. I wasn’t happy to have to schlep my stuff around the hotel at 7:30pm but it was worth it. I decided to have dinner from the «bistro» which was terrible. My chicken sandwich was so dry I couldn’t chew it. The wings had so much grisle and bone I cracked my tooth. I can’t think of a worse experience except for the last time I stayed at a Courtyard in Suffolk VA. They should take their name off this hotel.

Outside of the hotel may look outdated but inside is up to date. Nice place.
Just a note, the hotel does not provide any beachside amenities. You can rent chairs and table, for $ 30/​chair and $ 50/​table from the beach front business.

Stayed here last Saturday because fiancée had too attend a class reunion. The staff are very helpful and friendly, Our room is nice with TV, fridge but no microwave you had to go to the 1^st floor close to the front desk.
They had two elevators one is out of order. You had to wait and wait, I used the stairs to the 2^nd floor because its faster. No complimentary coffee in the lobby. When the train passed by before 7am the horn woke me up it was so damn loud.

Pros: Amazing views from the gulf side. Food is good for a hotel. Clean room, modern décor. Courtesy staff and helpful front desk. Nice pool. Close to good restaurants.
Cons: We choose the hotel rate that includes breakfast but it was only good for 1 day (we stayed 2 nights). Price per night was steep, $ 250 plus tax. Sofa bed is pretty uncomfortable. No sheets or pillows were in the room for the sofa bed. Called the front desk at 9:30 to request them. Waited an hour and went to get them myself. No sewing kit available at the front desk. Both elevators broke. Had to take the stairs for a day and a half with 3 small kids. Then had to take all the suitcases and baby bed down the stairs after check out. Took almost an hour with my 3 little ones.

Hotel staff are very nice and accommodating. The cost is pricey considering they don’t offer breakfast. The pool is very big compared to other surrounding hotels. I love the fire pit. My only complaint is the bathrooms are small with no counter space.

This hotel does not deserve even a one star rating. I arrived at the hotel at about 9 PM. The front desk clerk on staff was very friendly. She must of been having a bad day. I am a platinum rewards memberand I requested an upgrade to my room. She informed me that her manager would not allow any front desk person to upgrade any guest. She could upgrade me for a fee. The platinum rewards benefit states that if a room is available I can be a upgrade at no additional charge. I know thatthere was a room available because she said she could give me a better ring but there would be a fee so if there was a better ring that I could be charge for their must’ve been going available.
The room I received was on the third floor and I always request a bottom floor. The ring I got to was a handicap room. There was no bathroom vanity and consequently no place to place my toiletries to shave etc. there was no shampoo in the room. Plus when I finally got to bed around 1030 I could hear a lot of noise from the pool area.
When I went to check out this morning I asked to speak to a manager about my problems but there was no manager on duty. The front desk girl was nice but she has no responsibility and all she could do was take a message.
There was not even any coffee available in the lobby there was a Starbucks there and I could buy some but most Marriott have complementary coffee. Do yourself a favor and do not stay at this property. I know I will never stay at this property again.

Pretty awful. My first room smelled horrible so I asked to be moved. I was moved into another room that smelled better… still smelled a bit funny but it wasn’t as bad as the first. However, the toilet seemed to leak water whenever it was flushed. Kind of disgusting. Towels smelled bad. Went to the bar and ordered food. Came with crackers on the side. The crackers were hard and stale. I ate ¼ of the rest of the meal before leaving with an empty stomach. The employees there are nice with customer service but do yourself a favor and stay away.

How is this place still a Marriott. I had a reservation there in August 2014. It has gone way downhill since the first time I stayed there in 2012.
The place is located right across the street from the beach. That is the best part about it.
The hotel is poorly maintained. The rugs in the hallways seem wet and musty.
The rooms are not clean. The desk chair was jammed under the desk. When I pulled it out it had some pretty gross stains on it. I took a picture and showed it to the manager. She said she would have it replaced. Ironically, that was the same issue I had when I stayed there in February. That time I switched to a cleaner room.
I took a walk along the beach expecting that the chair would be replaced by the time I got back. It was not. I decided to get the heck out of there and booked a room at a nearby Residence Inn.
When I went to check out the manager attempted to charge me $ 179.00. I said I was leaving because the room was not clean. She said I had waited too long. She made a face and a rude comment under her breath and zeroed out the charges.
I would avoid this place at all costs. The rooms are all small, it is loud and it is no where near what I would expect from a Courtyard By Marriott.

The little Courtyard Café has a best kept secret — the chef. The crab corn bisque inspired me to sign up for Unilocal,the fried catfish may have given me a Southern accent… whooooweeee, dats good! View of the water is just a cherry on top. Wonderful staff all around. Here on business, would come back for pleasure. And crab corn bisque.

Stayed from Fri to Mon. Booked through
and was disappointed that the rate I booked for is not what the hotel actually charged me. I booked room for 84.00 and hotel argued that the room rates were 109.00 per night. I actually ended up paying 433.00 total and only 46.00 of that were in taxes. They told me the additional charges were for incidentals! Hotel is really not worth almost 150.00 per night. Our rates also included from breakfasts which we did not recieve. Expect to pay 22.00 for 2 breakfast buffets. We ordered food from the Shrimpers Café for dinner one night. Horrible idea. Food was on the level of Amtrak. The room was clean but I don’t see myself staying here in the future because of the rates and staff.

Awful, just not good at all. I was originally supposed to stay 3 nights and checked out after one. The bathroom was filthy, tub was gross so there was no way I was going to take a shower. Hallway had a very odd smell, please remodel or do some upgrades immediately!!! Also front desk phones constantly ringing and you’re standing there for a long time just to get help. Staff seemed all over the place. I’m a Marriott rewards member and I will never stay here again.

The only reason why they are not getting 5 stars is due to the fact that I wanted a beach view room and ended up on the other side looking at some houses and a large empty field.
It’s your typical Marriott, nice rooms, comfy bed and reasonable price point. THIS Marriott does represent the beach front aspect. Directly across the street from the hotel is a beautiful public beach with jet ski rentals and raised lounge chairs.
Nice staff, typical stay with no issues.

This hotel has an amazing location, but falls short in most other categories.
When I decided that I wanted to have a gulf coast vacation, I knew that I wanted a hotel by the beach. Everything in Gulfport is actually located across the highway from the beach, but staying on some side street, or near the airport wouldn’t cut it. I scoured the internet, and the Courtyard seemed like the best location. I booked two nights and arrived on Saturday morning.
The Good
Despite being a holiday weekend, I was allowed to check in several hours early.
The location is literally across the roadway from the beach. Crossing the highway can be a bit precarious with traffic, but a nearby red signal light helps regulate the flow.
The Bad
My room was located on the ground floor facing the gulf. Because it was a ground level room, we couldn’t really see the gulf despite this being a «gulf view» room. Considering we paid extra for that feature, it was a little disappointing. The other issue with the ground level room was that it faced the parking lot. It was impossible to open the blinds without people staring into the room when they walked to or from their car.
The biggest issue was the air conditioning. There was some sort of motion sensor on the thermostat that shut off the air whenever you left the room. That may be fine in the winter, but the Mississippi summer made the room quite unbearable. The small wall mounted a/​c was not very efficient at cooling once we were back in the room so for most of the trip we were sweating.
Considering that I stayed over a holiday weekend, the hotel was at capacity. Because the hotel was so full, the pool was packed, the restaurant was packed (review forthcoming), and calls to the desk were occasionally ignored. I would have thought the hotel would have had extra staff to deal with the crowd, but they were woefully unprepared.
The hotel was not a good value. I paid somewhere between $ 169 and $ 189 per night for my room. I can stay in a four star hotel in downtown New Orleans for less than that. Yes I realized what the price was before hand, but I expected a better value. I was so frustrated with my stay that I felt like I had been cheated out of over $ 400 (with tax and fees) when I checked out.
In summary, this hotel is very convenient to the beach, but I would look elsewhere.

I was down on the Gulf coast for a week on business. I wanted to stay here the entire time, but it was out of my price range. I didn’t make a reservation anywhere for my last night and decided to try one more time to see if I could get a rate that was in budget. BINGO! The reason that I couldn’t get in there was because they were having a Mississippi Constable convention there. They were very nice people.
The front desk staff was fantastic. The Bistro bartender was terrible. I had dinner at the bar in the Bistro, and she cared more about reading her book than dealing with customers.
The room was perfect. Very nice pool and courtyard area. The best part of this hotel is that it is right across the street from the beach. A very nice beach. I walked over after supper and hung out there the rest of the night. I’d recommend this hotel to anyone traveling for business or pleasure.

Big rooms. Pool and gym. Lot’s of business converence rooms. Free Wi-​Fi. Right across the street from the beach.
Pay attention to the Katrina water level marking in the lobby. Sobering.