I really don't like Courtyards and I thought it was just me. I have never been to one that I actually enjoyed and I don't find them as comfortable as Hilton properties. Their color schemes and layout and their beds just rub me the wrong way. HGIs are way better, even with their beds being the worst in the Hilton system and I think HGIs are a very fair one on one comparison between the two chains. To be frank I would much rather be at a Hampton than a Courtyard (and I know Marriott is aiming that chain to be a notch higher than a Hampton) and I am someone who earns Diamond status by actually staying at Hilton properties and stays at a Hampton only once maybe twice a year because I prefer the other HHonors and the Hampton is for when the others are not available.