Courtyard® Orlando in the Marriott Village is an upscale hotel with a restaurant, lounge and zero-entry indoor/outdoor pool. This hotel is part of the unique Marriott Village concept -- a shared, gated "village" that includes two other hotels and a Village Marketplace with multiple dining and shopping options. The hotel lobby and restaurant were recently renovated with new carpet, drapes and furnishings.

Courtyard Orlando in the Marriott Village offers standard rooms with two Queen beds or a King bed, for an occupancy of up to four guests. All rooms have the "Revive" bed from Marriott, featuring new thicker mattresses, duvets and luxury linens.

Each room includes cable television and guests have access to new release movies and Sony Playstation (extra fee), as well as a small fridge and coffeemaker. The bathroom has a separate sink area. All rooms include a hairdryer, iron and ironing board, and a dual-line telephone with voicemail and dataport. Courtyard rooms have balconies, for those who want a little fresh air.

All rooms have FREE wired high-speed Internet access. (Oddly, a fee is charged for wireless access in public areas at the Courtyard, but you can go to the public areas of the Fairfield Inn in the Marriott Village and use the FREE wireless access there).

The Courtyard is the only hotel in Marriott Village with its own full-service breakfast restaurant. The Courtyard Cafe serves a reasonably priced breakfast each morning -- you can choose from a continental or full hot buffet, or you can order a la carte. Best of all, MouseSavers.com readers get the full hot breakfast buffet each morning for FREE (for up to 2 people per room). See below for details.

Since Courtyard is part of the Marriott Village, you also have quick and easy access to the Village Marketplace, which includes a Pizza Hut, ice cream counter, deli and grill (subs, salads, pizza, burgers, etc.) and a coffee bar serving Starbucks.

It's a very short stroll over to the adjacent Bahama Breeze (casual dining) and Golden Corral (buffet). Some local restaurants will deliver to your hotel room. In addition to the seasonal pool bar, there is a nice lounge in the lobby of the Courtyard.

Courtyard Orlando in the Marriott Village offers an indoor/outdoor heated pool with zero entry, a kids' splash area and a whirlpool spa. There is a pleasantly shady pool bar (open seasonally) in a secluded corner nearby, which serves sandwiches and snacks. You are allowed to "pool hop" to the pools at the other two hotels in Marriott Village if you wish.

The hotel has a fitness room with towels and water provided. Guests have access to a coin laundry and there is also laundry/dry cleaning valet service available. For kids there is a video arcade. If you need to keep valuables safe, there are safe deposit boxes at the front desk.

There is a gift shop that sells all the basics, as well as a desk that sells Disney tickets. The Village Marketplace also includes a convenience store that sells refrigerated and frozen food items, snacks, drinks and sundries.

The hotel offers scheduled transportation to Walt Disney World for a daily fee. You can also reserve transportation to and from the airport, Universal Orlando, SeaWorld and Kennedy Space Center for a fee.

If you choose to rent a car (which I recommend if you need a lot of flexibility), Hertz car rental has a desk in the hotel complex. It's an easy and quick drive to the Disney theme parks and there is FREE, gated self-parking at Marriott Village.

Among the three hotels at Marriott Village, the Courtyard offers the most amenities, including a full-service breakfast cafe and the nicest pool and pool bar.