I stayed at the Courtyard - Convention Center while in Las Vegas for CES 2009.

I was primarily looking for a clean, comfortable, and convenient place to stay, and the Courtyard fit the bill. The hotel is across Paradise Rd. from the Convention Center, a short walk to any of the center's entrances, which made it incredibly convenient to the CES exhibits. It is also only about a half mile from the Strip as well.

My room was comfortable and laid out well, with a king-size bed, ample work surface, small couch, and coffee table. A separate "bar" area near near the bathroom provided a place for the ice bucket, glasses, and coffee maker, leaving the entire desk space open for spreading out a laptop, paperwork, and things like charging a cell phone, camera, etc. Like most Courtyards, the hotel is situated around a central courtyard, including an outdoor pool, with each room opening onto a small balcony. (My room happened to look out over the south parking lot, but had a good view of palm trees and some of the hotels on the Strip.)

The hotel staff was friendly and courteous. Free wired and wireless Internet access was available. Free printing from a kiosk in the lobby is also available (which worked great for printing my airline boarding pass). The restaurant is only open for breakfast and offers a buffet and a few cooked-to-order options. The breakfast buffet was a bit pricey, but was a great start to the day.

During CES, the hotel also planned a few extras to make thing easier for attendees, including boxed to-go lunches, a nightly shuttle to/from the Strip, and was helpful in arranging taxis.

I really enjoyed my stay, and will definitely check into staying at the Courtyard next time I attend an event at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Great escape from all the glitz. Competely smoke free. The staff was friendly and helpful from the first step into the lobby until I left. The room was comfortable, clean, and geared for someone on a business trip like myself. Pleanty of work space to spread out my papers. High speed internet was so-so, but free. There's a great all-you-can-eat buffet breakfast in the morining ($11) and you can walk across the street to the convention center. Only a cheap $12 cab ride to the airport. I used their business center in the lobby area to print my boarding pass.

I only wish there was someplace within walking distance to have dinner under $30.

The Courtyard was a really nice place to stay, the location was good for anyone looking to get away from the strip. rooms where nice and the staff friendly.

As others have said, if you want the mayhem, noise and lights of the Las Vegas strip, this hotel is not for you. If you want convenience to the Hilton Convention Center and a short walk to the strip - it's the best. The typical Courtyard quality located in Sin City.

The staff was nice. The complementary cookies were cold, hard and crunchy (I like warm, soft and tender). No free food in the morning but there's a breakfast place there. They have the in-the-lobby-business-center which is well kept but hardly quiet.

All in all, a reasonable rate in a city of outrageous costs!

(for those who Geocache, there is a large travel-bug-laden cache box very near by!)