Courtyard by Marriott Canton, Canton

Judgement Time at the Courtyard Slough / Windsor

Advantages: Convenient location, no fuss, Marriott standards.
Disadvantages: It's clearly Marriott's poor relation - but not a major "con"!

I?ve done it yet again! I?ve stayed in Slough. To remind you, Sir john Betjeman wrote: Come Bombs, and fall on Slough, It isn?t fit for humans now! There isn?t grass to graze a cow. Come, friendly bombs Swarm over, death! The bombs have not come, yet. Slough is still standing. And Priceline send me back there time and time again. I accept an element of blame; perhaps I?m growing fond of the place. Perhaps the fact that the ?Legoland? theme park is nearby and that Josh absolutely loves it is a bonus. Whatever! We found ourselves in Slough once again; this time, at the Courtyard by Marriott. It?s officially rated as a 3 star hotel, and I was not exactly enamoured about the idea of staying there (the Slough issue aside) ? so I?ll try to say exactly why I?m wary of three-star hotels. Hotels tend to be rated on a five star ...

andymcf 07.06.2004 · Read full review
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Review of Marriott Courtyard Slough-Windsor

Order food and be surprised if it turns up

Advantages: good menu
Disadvantages: delivery, food

We have always had a problem with Canton Kitchen. The delivery service to be exact. The food has always been brilliant, hence why we kept going back there. But it would take over a hour for it to arrive. This last time was the last straw. We ordered our food and it arrived a hour and a half later. We tried to ring, but it just rang or it was engaged. Then finally when a woman answered she took my number and said that the manager would ring us back. Surprise he didn't. But to add insult to injury, you have to pay £1 delivery fee. But then when we finally go to eat our dinner, the food was awful. Our once favourite dishes had been reduced to inedible sludge. Probably because it had been standing for a hour waiting to be delivered, being constantly reheated. No we shall not be using this establishment again. ...

lazandra 21.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Canton Kitchen, Wakefield

the good, the good and a little of the bad....

Advantages: room layouts, decor and cleanliness
Disadvantages: understaffed reception and no internet

On our way to Salzburg, we stopped over in Linz for a night and managed to find a good deal online (no breakfast included). Because it was raining when we were there, we never tried taking the bus but instead, zipped around in cabs. Location is good enough that fares to the main plaza were still reasonable. We liked: - The room and its bed - cosy yet with enough space to move around. Having been to its sister hotel in Vienna (Courtyard, Schonbrunn), we were slightly disappointed to discover that the room lacked tea-making facilities. - The quietness, neatness and tidiness - Bathroom cleanliness - Views from our window. - Service (was very good) Didn't like: - Undermanned areas - reception was understaffed when we were checking out (Saturday). The frazzled receptionist had to deal with about 5 or more people, with more people turning ...

lsmall97 02.06.2009 · Read full review
Review of Courtyard by Marriott, Linz