Courtyard Columbus Phenix City/Riverfront

Although the surrounding area is still being built up, this is a very nice hotel. Located on the Alabama side of the Chattahoochee River, it has a nice view of the river, and the old warehouses on the Columbus side. It is located right next to the pedestrian bridge, so it is an easy walk to downtown Columbus. The hotel staff was friendly, and the hotel itself was very nice. The rooms were spacious and very modern, and a big plus was an ample amount of outlets for charging your devices. There is a small ‘restaurant’ in the lobby, serving breakfast in the morning and cocktails/​beer/​wine in the evening. We had breakfast there over multiple days and I was pleasantly surprised that the offerings were pretty good. On the upside they also serve Starbucks, so it was nice to grab a latte of your choosing to go with breakfast. We also enjoyed a cocktail on the patio one night. It is a spacious patio with a pool, and fire pits overlooking the river.
Overall, the ‘neighborhood’ isn’t anything special, but if I come back down for work, I would absolutely stay here again as the facility is very nice.

Beautiful brand new hotel immediately across from Columbus, Georgia in Phenix City, Alabama.
The neighborhood is not nice. Lots of dollar stores, pawn shops, vacant storefronts and random jaywalkers. I tried many routes, and can say with certainty that there is no route to this place that doesn’t take you thru the hood.
I hope this hotel is part of a greater improvement of this neighborhood as there was construction to the north and directly across the street.
Staff were super friendly, so much so that a housekeeper even called me a sweetheart. Very kind.
The room was modern, clean and comfortable. Liked the bedding and the décor.
Didn’t like the fluorescent lighting. Particularly above the bed as it kept flickering. It was annoying. Just give me a traditional desk lamp.
In the bathroom there was no shortage of space. Great spacious bathroom counter and large shower. Huge negatives for low flow faucet and shower head. Especially with the faucet. Low flow faucets are fine for motels, but no guest has a legitimate expectation of not being able to thoroughly wash their hands in the hotel sink.
This place had a really nice outdoor pool that overlooks the river and Columbus, Georgia. It’s beautiful for a Courtyard.
Plenty of parking. The guest room had free wifi as well as enhanced paid wifi, lobby printing for boarding passes and a lobby Starbucks-​type café.
This would be a five-​star hotel if it were in a better area.