Courtyard by Marriott Nagoya opened on March 1, 2022, an 8-minute walk from Fushimi subway station and directly beside the Horikawa river. It has 360 rooms, 10 of them suites. And the best reason to book it is breakfast.
The buffet at CRUST, the all-day dining room on the first floor, serves kishimen noodles finished pho-style and an egg station cooking a Japanese-style omelette with Nagoya Cochin chicken to order.
Breakfast is not in the room rate — ¥3,700 adults, ¥1,800 children. And Courtyard is Marriott’s Select tier: not luxury, not premium. Knowing that is what makes the lobby surprising.
- Location — 8 minutes on foot from Fushimi subway station; 5 minutes by taxi from Nagoya Station
- Rooms — 360 including 10 suites; 25–28 m² standard, 56 m² suite
- Breakfast — CRUST, 1F, 6:30–10:30 (last order 10:00), charged separately
Last updated: August 2026 | Author: Yuu (Nagoya-born, 35-year resident). Stayed July 2026; all photographs my own.
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Table of Contents
- The Bonvoy Upgrade: a 12th-Floor Room
- The Room: Enough Space for Two
- Breakfast Is the Main Event
- Saturday Night Was a Family Buffet
- THE LOUNGE: Where I Hold Meetings
- The Fitness Centre, to Myself
- On Fushimi and the Horikawa
- Who It Suits, and Who It Does Not
- Practical Information
- Rates and Booking
- Frequently Asked Questions
- About the Author
- Related Guides
The Bonvoy Upgrade: a 12th-Floor Room
I was upgraded as a Marriott Bonvoy Platinum member and ended up on the 12th floor, close to a corner, which meant a long walk down the corridor. That corridor lifted my mood before I opened the door — wooden ceiling, indirect lighting, not what I expect from the Select tier.
On accuracy: the hotel does not publish its floor count, so I will not call it a 12-storey hotel — only that my room was on the 12th floor. The official labels do split by height (Premier Room Twin upper, Deluxe Room Twin lower), so the room type decides the floor. An upgrade is never guaranteed.
The person who checked me in was genuinely courteous, and the overseas guest beside me — from Taiwan, I think — looked just as comfortable.
Then the part I most want on the record. I left something behind when I checked out. The hotel kept it carefully and I collected it days later. That settled how I feel about the place.
The lobby feels like more than I paid for. For the tiers above, see our guide to luxury hotels in Nagoya — this is not one of those.
The Room: Enough Space for Two
Two beds, a twin. For two of us it was more space than we needed. Heavy luggage might make it tight, but rarely a real problem. Officially, the Deluxe Room Twin is 28 m² and the Deluxe Room King 25 m².
The bathroom is clean, with a bathtub and a large, spotless mirror. I did no work here, but you could.
The artwork of branches and leaves above the bed is not simply decoration. Marriott’s own site describes the interiors as using earth-toned design elements inspired by the Horikawa, and the in-room welcome sheet says the design draws on the river’s nature, culture and history. The river outside carries on into the wall.
About the View, Honestly
There is a large residential tower directly in front of the window, so this is not a hotel you book for a panorama. Look right and the high-rises around Nagoya Station come into frame, with the Horikawa below. If the window decides your trip, the towers by the station are the better bet — see our hotels near Nagoya Station guide.
Breakfast Is the Main Event
Breakfast is what I want to push hardest. I can praise every single thing that came off that buffet. As a room in which to eat Nagoya food it is close to ideal.
It is served at CRUST on the first floor: ¥3,700 adults, ¥1,800 children, 6:30 to 10:30, last orders 10:00. Not in the room rate.
The two dishes the hotel puts forward are kishimen, Nagoya’s flat wheat noodle, finished in the style of pho, and an egg station where a Japanese-style omelette with Nagoya Cochin chicken is cooked to order. Having eaten both, the billing is honest. Around them sits a spread of Japanese and Western dishes using Tokai-region ingredients. I ate too much of it.
Our Nagoya meshi food guide covers the city’s specialities one by one; this buffet covers a good share of them in one sitting.
The other surprise: you are on the first floor, yet the planting outside the glass makes it feel green. I may have enjoyed it more than the view from the room.
At 9:30 the room was already fairly full, so the peak must be busier. Come down early.
Local note from Yuu
Add breakfast. It is the one option here I would call non-negotiable. Nagoya food is scattered across the city in specialist shops, and eating your way round them takes days. Here it arrives at once.
Saturday Night Was a Family Buffet
I stayed on a Saturday, and that evening we used CRUST’s Saturday-only family dinner buffet. A chef finished dishes at a live station, and it ran as far as a chocolate fountain and cotton candy. Families with small children were visibly enjoying themselves — nothing like breakfast.
But I have to be careful here. Dinner turns over quickly: the guidance printed in my room in July 2026 and the official site now show two different things.
The current headline dinner is the CRUST Semi Buffet, Sunday to Friday only — from ¥5,000 adults, from ¥2,500 for children aged 6 to 12, 17:00 to 21:30, last entry 20:30. Starters and desserts from the buffet, the main from the live kitchen.
So Saturday sits outside that arrangement — the official hours table lists Saturday’s last entry and last order separately. Ask what Saturday currently is when you reserve. No guarantee it is the evening I had.
I am not printing the prices from that sheet: they are no longer current, and the current Saturday content is not published officially.
THE LOUNGE: Where I Hold Meetings
Something I should admit: I use this hotel far more often than I stay in it. The first floor is where I eat with friends and argue with people from my graduate programme — workable prices, comfortable for hours.
The lobby lounge is THE LOUNGE. Marriott describes it as a comfortable, relaxed space for gatherings with friends, family and colleagues. Daytime is 10:00 to 17:00 with barista coffee, house-made pastries and afternoon tea; bar service starts at 17:00, running to 22:30 Sunday to Thursday and 23:00 Friday and Saturday. It takes reservations from the general public through TableCheck, or by phone on 052-228-2217.
It is quiet precisely because it sits a little away from Sakae. If you want somewhere in Nagoya where you can hear the person across the table, it belongs on the list.
The Fitness Centre, to Myself
There is a fitness centre on the second floor, open 24 hours, free, and limited to guests. I used it around midday and there was nobody else in it. New machines, daylight through the windows.
The same floor is the banquet and MICE floor: three function rooms — Central Ballroom (440 m²), Crystal Room (220 m²) and Oasis Room (140 m²), up to 500 people. Their names are on the lift buttons.
On Fushimi and the Horikawa
I can go into more detail here than usual, for one reason: ten-odd years ago I lived alone one minute’s walk from this hotel.
Back then it was not an area you could comfortably walk at night. Today it is unrecognisable. The stretch from Fushimi station runs along a main road the whole way — fine with small children.
The area around Nayabashi, the bridge over the Horikawa, carried a long history of being unsafe — and has improved to the point where it now draws a young crowd. I count that change as one of the reasons to stay.
I will not print a walking time to Nayabashi, because the hotel publishes none — only that it faces the Horikawa, and Nayabashi crosses the same river. Same problem walking from Nagoya Station: the opening press release says 18 minutes, the City of Nagoya says 15, so this review uses about 5 minutes by taxi.
One thing about the building, since it explains the finish. The land and building are owned by the Yomiuri Shimbun Tokyo head office, Marriott International operates it under contract, and Sekisui House handled design and construction. At opening it was the first foreign-brand city hotel in central Nagoya in about two decades.
Who It Suits, and Who It Does Not
| Suits you if… | Look elsewhere if… |
|---|---|
| You hold Marriott Bonvoy status. Platinum put me on the 12th floor, though nothing is promised | You are booking for the view. A residential tower stands directly in front of the window |
| You want to try Nagoya food efficiently. One breakfast covers a lot of ground | You need Nagoya Station or central Sakae. This sits apart — which is why it is quiet |
| You want somewhere calm to talk, or are here on business | You want luxury-brand facilities. This is the Select tier — it simply performs above it |
| You have small children. The walk from Fushimi is all main road, and breakfast is ¥1,800 | You are optimising on room rate. Our budget hotels in Nagoya guide is the better start |
Still choosing an area? Start with our where to stay in Nagoya guide.
Practical Information
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Address | 1-17-6 Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 460-0008 (〒460-0008 愛知県名古屋市中区栄1-17-6) |
| Telephone | 052-228-2220 (restaurant reservations: 052-228-2217) |
| Access | About 8 minutes on foot from Fushimi station (Higashiyama / Tsurumai lines); 5 minutes by taxi from Nagoya Station |
| Opened | March 1, 2022 — Japan’s sixth Courtyard by Marriott |
| Rooms | 360 including 10 suites. Deluxe King 25 / Deluxe Twin 28 / Premier 28 / Courtyard Suite 56 m² |
| Check-in / check-out | 15:00 / 12:00 |
| Smoking / pets / Wi-Fi | Non-smoking throughout / pets not accepted / free Wi-Fi |
| Restaurants | CRUST (1F) — 6:30–10:30 (L.O. 10:00), 11:30–15:00 (L.O. 14:00), 17:00–21:30. THE LOUNGE (1F) — 10:00–17:00, then 17:00–22:30 (23:00 Friday and Saturday) |
| Breakfast | ¥3,700 adults / ¥1,800 children, at CRUST, not included in the room rate |
| Dinner | CRUST Semi Buffet, Sunday to Friday only — from ¥5,000 adults, ¥2,500 children 6–12, 17:00–21:30 (last entry 20:30). Saturday is separate — confirm when booking |
| Fitness | 2F, 24 hours, free, guests only |
| Banquets / MICE | 2F, three rooms — Central Ballroom 440 m², Crystal Room 220 m², Oasis Room 140 m² (up to 500 people) |
| Parking | ¥2,200 per night. Limited, first come first served — a parking-inclusive plan secures one |
| Official site | marriott.com — Courtyard by Marriott Nagoya |
Two things this review will not tell you: the room rate, because it moves by date and plan, and whether late check-out is available, because the hotel does not publish it. Ask the front desk.
Rates and Booking
Rates move by date, so I will not quote a band that will be wrong by the time you read it. What matters is what changes the total — and all three decisions happen at the booking screen.
- Breakfast is an add-on. The one thing here I would not skip
- Parking is limited and first come first served. Driving? A parking-inclusive plan stops it being a gamble
- Dinner content turns over. Booking a Saturday? Confirm what Saturday currently is
If you hold Bonvoy status, check that side too — the upgrade is real value no third-party rate can promise.
Working out whether your dates work?
This is where I start before deciding which channel to book through. Weekends here move faster than people expect.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is breakfast included in the room rate at Courtyard by Marriott Nagoya?
No, it is charged separately — ¥3,700 adults, ¥1,800 children, at CRUST on the first floor, 6:30 to 10:30, last orders 10:00. Having eaten it, I would add it.
Can you eat Nagoya food at the breakfast buffet?
Yes — that is the point of it. The hotel highlights kishimen finished in the style of pho and a Japanese-style omelette with Nagoya Cochin chicken, cooked to order at an egg station, plus Japanese and Western dishes using Tokai-region produce. Come early: it was busy by 9:30.
How do you get there from Nagoya Station or Fushimi Station?
From Fushimi station (Higashiyama and Tsurumai lines) it is about 8 minutes on foot, along a main road the whole way. From Nagoya Station, allow about 5 minutes by taxi. No walking figure is given because the official sources disagree — the opening press release says 18 minutes, the City of Nagoya says 15.
Can I expect a Marriott Bonvoy upgrade at this hotel?
It happens, but it is never guaranteed. I was upgraded as a Platinum member to a 12th-floor room — one data point, not a policy. The official labels distinguish by height (Premier Room Twin upper, Deluxe Room Twin lower), so the room type decides the floor.
Is there a dinner buffet on Saturday?
Do not assume so. The current headline dinner, the CRUST Semi Buffet, runs Sunday to Friday only — from ¥5,000 adults, ¥2,500 children 6 to 12, 17:00 to 21:30. Saturday is arranged separately and the content changes: the offer sheet in my room in July 2026 was already out of date a month later. Confirm when you reserve.
When can I use the fitness centre?
Any time. It is on the second floor, open 24 hours, free, and reserved for hotel guests. I used it around midday and had it to myself.
Can I use the lounge or restaurant without staying at the hotel?
THE LOUNGE takes reservations from the general public online through TableCheck, or by phone on 052-228-2217. It runs 10:00 to 17:00 for barista coffee, pastries and afternoon tea, then as a bar from 17:00. I use the first floor more often than I stay here.
Is there parking at Courtyard by Marriott Nagoya?
Yes, at ¥2,200 per night, but spaces are limited and first come first served. If you cannot risk it, book a plan that includes parking.
About the Author
Yuu was born in Nagoya and has lived there 35 years — including a stretch over a decade ago one minute’s walk from this hotel, back when it was not somewhere you walked at night. He stayed here in July 2026 and took every photograph on this page. What settled his opinion was not the room: it was that they looked after something he left behind.
Related Guides
- Where to Stay in Nagoya — how the areas differ.
- Hotels Near Nagoya Station — if you need the trains.
- Luxury Hotels in Nagoya — the tiers above.
- Budget Hotels in Nagoya — the other end.
- Nagoya Meshi Food Guide — what that buffet teaches you.
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