1050 Highway 105, Boone, North Carolina, United States | (888) 616-5829
Clean, spacious
rooms
Bistro serves beer,
Starbucks coffee, breakfast, and dinner
Heated indoor pool and hot tub
Fitness center with modern equipment
Patio with fire-pit and grills
Free Wi-Fi
Laundry facilities
Business center
Some rooms get hallway
noise
Some rooms have walk-in showers only
Fee for breakfast
Less than a mile from
Appalachian State University, the Courtyard by Marriott Boone is a standard mid-range chain hotel with 100 clean,
spacious rooms. The hotel has a heated indoor pool and whirlpool, as well as a fitness
center with modern equipment. There’s a bistro that serves breakfast
and dinner as well as coffee, beer, and wine, but breakfast
is not included. The hotel primarily attracts sports teams, business travelers, and visiting parents; couples looking for a quiet retreat may want to compare rates with Lovill House Inn, a charming bed-and-breakfast with on manicured grounds with flowers, trees, and a small creek.
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Scene
Modern chain hotel popular with sports teams and visiting parents
Courtyard by Marriott
Boone is popular with sports teams that need a place to stay near Appalachian
State University, and the hotel's large modern lobby -- with an orange-and-blue carpeted
seating area with chairs and couches -- is a popular gathering spot for these teams and visiting families. The main lounge area has a slight mid-century feel to it, with curved blue booths and grey window seats topped with floral cushions, organized around coffee tables and flat-screen TVs. The Bistro
restaurant serves breakfast and dinner in adjacent dining area, with orange leather chairs at dark wood tables; on the counter,
pastries like pound cake and blueberry scones are displayed for a more casual, cafe-style feel. Outside, there’s a large stone patio with
rattan chairs encircling a fire-pit where guests can enjoy the outdoors.
Location
Near Appalachian State University, a short drive from restaurants
The hotel is located
on busy Highway 105 in the Blue Ridge Mountains, within a mile of Appalachian
State University. Some guests complain that it can be difficult to make turn
out of the parking lot onto the busy highway. There are plenty of fast food and
casual restaurants, as well as a shopping mall, within a short drive. Boone Golf
Course is under a 10-minute drive, and there are plenty of ski areas within an
hour’s drive, such as Sugar Mountain, Beech Mountain, and Appalachian Ski
Mountain. The region has plenty of parks for hiking and camping. Grandfather Mountain, the tallest mountain in the Blue Ridge, is around a
half-hour drive, and the Blue Ridge Parkway is less than 15 minutes away.
Rooms
Clean, classic rooms with comfortable beds
Rooms at the hotel are classic mid-range chain fare, in keeping with the brand's aesthetic, with cream walls,
striped carpeting, and wooden furnishings, including a desk. Floral accent walls
and framed photos add some color. All rooms have coffee/tea
facilities, mini-fridges, free Wi-Fi, and flat-screen TVs with premium channels. Bathrooms have white tile floors, granite countertops, red accent walls, walk-in showers, and Paul Mitchell toiletries. Guests complain of hearing noise from the hallway, but love the clean
rooms and comfortable beds.
Features
Bistro cafe, heated indoor pool and hot tub, fitness center with modern equipment
The hotel has a small indoor pool and a whirlpool hot tub.
There’s also a small, modern fitness center with two treadmills, an elliptical machine, and a
stationary bike, all with personal LCD screens, in addition to other equipment. The casual, cafe-style restaurant, called the Bistro, is open for
breakfast and dinner, and serves Starbucks coffee and pastries, as well as wine and beer. There
is an outdoor patio with grills and a fire-pit. The lobby has a business center with three computers and two printers, as well as a small marketplace offering
drinks and snacks. Coin-operated laundry machines are available, and parking
is free. A meeting rooms is available for private events that can accommodate
up to 75 people.
