Nice Courtyard in Central Islip

If your travels take you to Central Islip, NY, the Courtyard Islip/Courthouse Complex is a perfectly fine place to stay.  It is inexpensive, comfortable, and has a couple of unexpected amenities that make it worthwhile.

Check-in, as usual, was a breeze.  In my experience, they no longer need your credit card if you have one on file -- just your ID.  I was not greeted as a Gold but I was told I get the enhanced internet complimentarily, and my key card was in an elite-branded jacket.  The woman at the front desk was very friendly -- this seems to be a common theme across Long island.  She also took the time to tell me about some of the facilities and breakfast in the morning.

The room itself is typical for a Courtyard; I would say this was redone in the first round of renovations.  Everything was fine; nothing especially stood out.  I did like that they had a microwave in the room.  Strangely, several of the lamps were out, and the closet had no hangars.

The bathroom had a walk-in shower which was surprisingly large.  I liked that a lot.  I did not love that it had the soap dispenser bottles instead of the minis, but it's better than nothing I suppose.

I also did not like getting woken up by this at 7:15 am. (Actually it did not wake me up -- I woke up around 5 am and couldn't fall back asleep.)

The property has a very nice patio out back with a firepit, barbeques, and tables with chairs.  It is open until 11pm.  Reentry requires a key card.

This property has the typical Courtyard bistro, which I usually skip.  What allured me to this property, however, was the mention of a free breakfast online.  And it's true!  They had a complimentary continental breakfast buffet.

It was honestly nothing special.  Whole milk, yogurt, oranges, cereals, oatmeal packets, Nutri-Grain bars, and OJ, along with Starbucks coffee.  If you're on a diet as I am, there wasn't much to eat, but it is certainly sufficient and a welcome surprise, especially at a Courtyard.

The Courtyard shares a parking lot with a Residence Inn.  It is walking distance to the Suffolk County courthouse, the Islip Town Fire & EMS Museum, and the Long Island Ducks stadium.  It's also a 15-20 minutes' drive to MacArthur Airport (ISP).  It is convenient if you need to be in the area.

This property was a fine place to stay for a night.  I was able to use their business center (which is in a hallway near the elevator and is more just a desk with instructions to wirelessly connect to a printer) to print some stuff out -- they had a color printer and I definitely took advantage of that.  I wouldn't go out of my way to return here, but between the friendly staff and the free breakfast, I would stay here again if it were convenient.