Courtyard by Marriott Indianapolis at the Capitol

I hate to rate this as low as I did but I felt like my overall stay was just disappointment after disappointment. When we (my daughter and I) walked into the hotel, it was very inviting, clean and the staff was very friendly. We got to our room and it was not disappointing to the eye. As we were getting settled in, I checked our information for a concert that we were there for. The concert was cancelled - HUGE disappointment, not the hotels fault. So, we thought that we could go swimming to kill time. NOPE! Pool closed for renovations! HUGE disappointment #2. As we were preparing for bed, the noise from the guests upstairs was quite overwhelming (#3). Took awhile to fall asleep as beds and pillows were not comfortable (#4). Then was suddenly woken at 6am by the noise upstairs (#5). Went to get out of bed and my back was wrecked from the bed and I just felt unrested. From the looks of the hotel, I guess I just expected more. We drove 5 hours to be disappointed too many times.

Air conditioning did not work properly.

Hotel was very nice and clean. Staff were very friendly and helpful.

Rooms had been updated very nicely and were very accommodating.

Older building but interiors have been renovated to more contemporary decor, furniture, and amenities. The gym had new equipment but was tiny, and the pool was under construction at the time of our stay. The staff were all super friendly and helpful. The location is great - walkable to the center of downtown, the canal, the IUPUI campus. If you need to park, you still need to pay but you get unlimited in-out privileges.