Courtyard Marriott expands options for business travelers

What makes life easier for the business traveler? Good coffee, plenty of electrical outlets, and a place to print out your boarding passes.The Courtyard by Marriott in Ann Arbor has renovated its lobby to cater even more to the business traveler by offering direct connectivity, pods for people and their laptops, a library, and flexible seating, including communal tables and a semi-enclosed lounge area.The lobby also features a 52-inch LCD touch screen with local information, maps, weather, and news, business, and sports headlines for guests to navigate to find restaurants, local attractions, and directions. A free printer and separate computer stations are dedicated to printing airline boarding passes and checking flight status. The hotel’s bistro, now re-opened for dinner, offers healthier menu options and Starbucks coffee. In the bistro are recycling bins for the green-minded guest; guests can also opt out of having fresh sheets and towels every day to save water and energy. The lobby renovation took about six weeks.Source: Courtyard by MarriottWriter: Kristin Lukowski