Nestled between the Oakland, Calif., historic district and Chinatown, the Courtyard by Marriott Oakland Downtown provides residential like accommodations to Bay Area business and leisure travelers.

The hotel is within easy walking distance of Oakland's central business district, federal and state offices, superior courts, shops, restaurants and the BART transit station to San Francisco, Berkeley and other towns in the East Bay.

Nearby attractions include the Oakland Asian Cultural Center, Jack London Square and the gondolas on Lake Merritt.

This five story hotel offers 162 guestrooms with large, well lit work desks and ergonomic chairs, two phones with data ports, complimentary weekday newspapers, high speed Internet access, in room coffee and windows that open.

Some spa tub suites are available, and sofa beds can be found in nearly all the king guestrooms. Other hotel services and amenities include a reasonably priced healthy breakfast buffet in the Courtyard Cafe, heated pool, whirlpool and exercise room. Beer and wine is served evenings in the Courtyard Lounge. The hotel also offers 1500 square feet of meeting space in three rooms. Freshly baked cookies are available at check in, and complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas.