Courtyard Pittsburgh Washington/Meadow Lands

Typical Courtyard property, seems newer.
Pros:
–mini fridge
–microwave
–above average hotel gym (2 treadmills, 2 ellipticals, bench, weighted balls, dumbbells, and large exercise ball)
–very nice staff
Cons:
–low water pressure
–dirty shower curtain
–very slow breakfast café

Completely satisfied customer. My husband and I stayed one night for a little getaway and to enjoy the outlets (we aren’t casino seen people and liked the it was the opposite side of the highway from the casino). Room was new and clean, pool and fitness center were nice and clean, jacuzzi was clean and hot (lots of chlorine, but hey, I’m sure no germs were alive in there).
Things that other reviews complained
which I disagree:
1. I found a great selection of tv channels, everything I watch at home, TLC, HGTV, history, A&E, CBS, ABC, NBC, Fox, USA, TBS, HBO and many more! Not to mention the cute tv swivel system ghat we had in our king size bed room.
2. Bed was great and comfy! Perhaps they fixed that already I stayed on may 4, 2013. 3. No problem finding parking and I quite enjoyed the hotels stance and participation in the «green» movement. Wasn’t bothered by the assigned spaces and absolutely LOVE that the hotel is completely smoke free!
Staff was friendly and compitent
You could walk to the outlets
CLEAN! Which is most important to me (I even lifted the mattress, clean under there too!
3 miles Down the road are 5 more plazas with restaurants, shopping, salons, and all you could want!
Way to go Courtyard Marriott!

Management was great!!! Hotel was very clean and nice. I would definitely recommend this hotel if you need to stay in the area.

Very nice looking hotel but the service wasn’t the best. It started with reserving a block of rooms for our wedding. The girl we dealt with was not responsive and not exactly pleasant to deal with. Then we had three guests call us and tell us they tried to make a reservation and the hotel said they had no block for our wedding. We got it figured out with the guy who answered the phone but the girl who was the sales manager didn’t help us or apologize for her mistake. Then when we went to stay the night before our wedding, the girl at the front rudely told me I don’t have a reservation. I spelled my name a few times telling her I have the reservation confirm on my phone and she kept saying «nope, sorry no reservation. and we’re booked.» I just stood there and told her to keep looking. She then saw the reservation and didn’t apologize for her mistake. Then, my husband called for a late check out on Saturday morning, the same girl said ok, then he called back at 12:30pm to actually check out. She rudely told him that he’s too late and he was supposed to check out at noon. He reminded her he JUST talked to her about checking out late when she responded, «oh ya.» Then we hosted a breakfast in a meeting room they had on Sunday morning. I reserved the room with my credit card but my dad talked to the same front desk girl and said he wanted the balance to be put on his card and to remove my card from the record. She agreed and told him it was done. Then I check my credit card statement and the full balance was put on my card. Overall, not the best experience, especially for my wedding night.
I sent a complaint to Marriott and got an email response from a manager who apologized for the service at the front desk and she gave me a bonus 5000 marriott points, which is kind but doesn’t solve the service issue. But it’s good to know that Marriott reads the surveys you take after you stay.

ROOM (5^th Floor — King Room)
FRIDGE (Yes)
MICROWAVE (No)
COFFEE POT (Yes)
IRON & BOARD (Yes)
TV (LG 32″ LCD HDTV)
DESK (Yes)
COUCH (Yes)
FOLD OUT BED (Yes)
INTERNET (Free WiFi & Wired)
BUSINESS CENTER (Yes)
FITNESS CENTER (Yes)
POOL/​HOT TUB (Yes/​Yes)
PARKING (Free Lot)
RATE (January, 2014 — $ 179/​night)
PROS
**Tons of Outlets!
OMG! This is a dream! I think this is the most number of free outlets I’ve seen in any hotel room! Not including the bathroom, there are 13 open, unused outlets in the room… all available without moving a single piece of furniture! The desk alone (where you’re likely to have most of your electrical equipment) has 6!
**A/​C Location Makes Sense… Kinda
I get really annoyed with some rooms where the A/​C vent is right behind the desk, so when you’re sitting there doing work, it’s blowing at your back and neck, which gets very annoying! Well, here, it’s on the right side of the desk. So, if you’re sitting there, you’ll probably feel the breeze on your ankles and feet. Not the worst thing in the world.
The other thing that bugs me is when the vent is directly underneath the curtains, so all the wind it generates is lost in blowing the curtains. It’s poor design. Well, here, the vent juts out about a foot and a half, which is about 4 inches past the curtain, so the wind is actually circulating in the room! Thank you for thinking about that!
**Starbucks & Bistro
Having stayed at a lot of Courtyards, having a Bistro and/​or Starbucks is a pretty awesome thing! Instead of having to wake up 15 minutes earlier for you to stop by a Starbucks, you can get a few extra Zzz’s and just pick one up on your way out… and charge it to your room! Food at the Bistro takes a while to make, though, so I usually opt out or get something ready made, like a muffin. They do serve dinner too, by the way.
**Location
The location of this Courtyard is awesome! It’s right in front of the Tanger Outlets. In my rush to pack and not be late for the cab, I left my PJ shorts at home. So, I went to Under Armor and bought some comfy shorts for $ 11! Nice and easy! Plus, down the hill across the street is the Meadows race track (horse racing) and casino. The casino’s pretty nice too. On top of that, there are some decent restaurants close by (Palazzo 1837 Ristorante:
), a number of fast food options, and a Waffle House!
**Elevation
Sort of to go along with the location, Race Track Road is a somewhat busy street, but it’s also near I-​79 too, but this Courtyard is up the hill quite a ways from the road, so it’s pretty nice and quiet — away from the hustle and bustle. The Tanger Outlets are half a hill above you too, so you don’t have to worry about hearing any of that either. My room faced the hill, so nothing exciting there, but if you had the opposite side, I’m sure the view is awesome. Hell, the view from the parking lot is cool!
CONS
**Pricey
I’m here for work, so it ain’t coming out of my wallet, but $ 179 a night for Washington, PA? That’s steep! I suppose the casino and horse racing is the reason for all the hotels in the area though. Still, I’ve been in nicer cities, more populated cities, more attraction filled cities with cheaper hotel prices. I dunno, maybe January is a special month for something?
**No Free Breakfast
Usually when a Courtyard has a Bistro and/​or Starbucks, you lose out on the free breakfast or even continental breakfast. Unless I missed it, I don’t even think there’s free coffee, other than what you have in your room. Usually they’ll have those pump dispensers of hot coffee in the lobby, but since there’s Starbucks, they don’t even do that. Everything has to be paid for. Not that it’s any cheaper, but you can charge it to your room though… so…it kinda feels free ;)
OTHER NOTES
**Fitness Center
3 treadmills, and a decent set of dumbbells. There’s also a bench, which increases the number of exercises you can do dramatically!
**Cool Pool
The hot tub is elevated, and there’s a slit in it that makes a little waterfall flow into the swimming pool. Not a pro or a con really, just cool to look at.

Love this location right by Tanger outlets and office park just North. New location with the amazing Marriott service. I have stated here a number of times on business and enjoy the bar and restaurant they now have in Courtyard.

We stopped here and stayed the night while driving to Ohio. It’s conveniently located off I-​79 but you don’t hear the highway traffic at all.
It’s conveniently located by the Tanger Outlets and The Meadows Racetrack.
The room was very clean and the beds were very comfortable. It looks like the hotel is pretty new or they just do a good job keeping it clean.
Off the lobby was a sitting area with a big screen television. The pool and fitness area appeared to also be well maintained and clean too.
If you need a place to stay near the freeway or somewhere outside Pittsburgh (about 30 minutes from downtown), I would highly recommend this place.

Hotel was clean and well kept. Our problem was the bed. We felt like we were sleeping In a hammock. We would not return to the property until beds are replaced.
Asked at the front desk and they said they are aware of the problem… Hmmm… Paid top dollar… they took our money but haven’t fixed a problem they are aware of…

Very new, great rates, shuttle to the casino (expected since it’s really owned/​managed by the same group). Loved our stay there, felt we were staying at a far superior hotel.

Nice property, if you are Gold Rewards do not expect any benefit from your status. They do zero to for you, the front desk person was annoyed when I handed her my Gold Rewards card. I couldn’t get upgraded (in an empty hotel) nor any benefit of my status.
****BTW**** there is NO breakfast included with your room! They have some overpriced offerings. Really? What hotel doesn’t have some kind of breakfast included.

This Courtyard has changed my opinion of the ‘new’ Courtyard. The bistro was de-​lish, the patio is great, the fitness center is modern and clean.
Great hotel, great staff!