Its three principal areas (spa, fitness and pool) form a U-shape surrounding an interior courtyard atrium.

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The venue has its own interior courtyard with private entrance, full-time doorman, and even a throwback elevator operator.

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The main house is built around an interior courtyard adorned with an imported antique limestone fountain and a cast-iron fireplace.

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In the centre of the soccer-pitch-sized interior courtyard stands a similarly outsized white marble lectern, an almost ethereal sight among the falled buttresses and overgrown weeds.

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Fresh from its grand opening this autumn, the 221-room Courtyard by Marriott, located by the convention centre, features a unique interior garden, while its rooftop pool terrace provides some of the best panoramic views in the city.

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