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Courtyard Downtown is the hotel that prints a weekly parking rate. Self-parking is $25 a day or $150 a week, with The Bistro and an indoor pool, about 0.5 road miles from the terminal by our routing.
A weekly rate isn't a cruise rate. Marriott doesn't say you can leave the car while you sail, and the deal Visit Norfolk listed in 2024, parking for up to seven nights with valet only, isn't anywhere on the hotel's own site.
Against Cedar Grove's $15 a day, $150 a week here only wins if the hotel lets the car stay — and Marriott doesn't promise that. Breakfast isn't free, and you must be 21 to check in.
Ask whether the weekly rate covers a car left while you cruise; if it doesn't, use the city lot.
Book it if
- Drivers who like a weekly rate in print
- Shoppers — MacArthur Center is a block away
- Swimmers
Look elsewhere if
- You want free breakfast.
- You're under 21.
- You travel with a pet.
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Courtyard Downtown publishes.
The Bistro for breakfast, dinner, cocktails and Starbucks, an indoor pool and whirlpool, and a fitness center, a block from MacArthur Center.
"This hotel does not provide shuttle service," per Marriott. With Nauticus half a mile away by Marriott's count, it's a short cab or a walk with light bags.
"Does not offer free breakfast", per Marriott; The Bistro serves it for a fee.
Marriott lists the "Norfolk Cruise Terminal: Waterside Drive" without a distance, and Nauticus and the battleship Wisconsin 0.5 miles away. By our routing the terminal is about 0.5 road miles off. From Courtyard Downtown it’s about 0.5 road miles by our routing — a walk if your bags roll, and Visit Norfolk asks you not to arrive before your check-in time.
Self-parking is $5 an hour, $25 a day or $150 a week, and valet $25 a day; Marriott also names the MacArthur Center garage 0.5 miles away. A 2024 rate included parking for up to seven nights, valet only. Visit Norfolk listed it in 2024; we couldn't find it on the hotel's own site.
Night-Before Score: 36 of 100
Scored only from what the hotel publishes. See how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
By our routing the airport is about 7.4 miles from Courtyard Downtown and the ship about 0.5 — figures for empty roads, not rush hour. Solid lines are published rides.
No hotel shuttle. Marriott puts ORF about 9.9 miles away and lists Orange Peel Transportation at $28 one way.
Orange Peel Transportation
"This hotel does not provide shuttle service," per Marriott. With Nauticus half a mile away by Marriott's count, it's a short cab or a walk with light bags.
Marriott lists the "Norfolk Cruise Terminal: Waterside Drive" without a distance, and Nauticus and the battleship Wisconsin 0.5 miles away. By our routing the terminal is about 0.5 road miles off.
Self-parking is $5 an hour, $25 a day or $150 a week, and valet $25 a day; Marriott also names the MacArthur Center garage 0.5 miles away. A 2024 rate included parking for up to seven nights, valet only. Visit Norfolk listed it in 2024; we couldn't find it on the hotel's own site.
Parking for your stay: $5 an hour, $25 a day or $150 a week; valet $25.
"This hotel does not provide shuttle service," per Marriott. With Nauticus half a mile away by Marriott's count, it's a short cab or a walk with light bags.
Marriott lists the "Norfolk Cruise Terminal: Waterside Drive" without a distance, and Nauticus and the battleship Wisconsin 0.5 miles away. By our routing the terminal is about 0.5 road miles off.
Landing on sail morning instead? Skip Courtyard Downtown and ride straight from ORF to Half Moone — the airport page covers it.
Which terminal
Half Moone Cruise CenterOne terminal, not several, and one ride: about 0.5 road miles from Courtyard Downtown to Half Moone, by our routing. See the terminal, explained.
Source: visitnorfolk.comDistance
No mileage statedMarriott lists the "Norfolk Cruise Terminal: Waterside Drive" without a distance, and Nauticus and the battleship Wisconsin 0.5 miles away. By our routing the terminal is about 0.5 road miles off.
Source: marriott.comShuttle departures
No shuttleNo shuttle to time from Courtyard Downtown — the terminal is about 0.5 road miles away by our routing, so walk or take a short cab at your check-in time, not before it.
Source: marriott.comParking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedSelf-parking is $5 an hour, $25 a day or $150 a week, and valet $25 a day; Marriott also names the MacArthur Center garage 0.5 miles away. A 2024 rate included parking for up to seven nights, valet only. Visit Norfolk listed it in 2024; we couldn't find it on the hotel's own site.
Source: marriott.comThe city cruise lot
$15 a day, per the cityCourtyard Downtown offers $25 a day or $150 a week to self-park. The certain option is the city’s Cedar Grove lot, about 1.1 road miles away by our routing, $15 a day with a free terminal shuttle — no reservations, so you turn up, not book.
Where the car goes while you sail · Norfolk cruise parking, compared.
Source: norfolk.govThe evening and the morning
The evening
Pool · Food or bar on siteThe Bistro for breakfast, dinner, cocktails and Starbucks, an indoor pool and whirlpool, and a fitness center, a block from MacArthur Center.
Breakfast
Not free"Does not offer free breakfast", per Marriott; The Bistro serves it for a fee.
Address
Plume Street, by MacArthur Center520 Plume Street, Norfolk, VA 23510
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as Courtyard Downtown publishes it. Before you book, ask Courtyard Downtown about whether the $150 weekly rate covers a car left while you cruise and whether the 2024 parking offer still runs; its pages don’t say.
Check-in and check-out
Minimum age
To check in, per the hotel.
Resort fee
None stated
Wi-Fi
Complimentary for Marriott Bonvoy members
Parking for your stay
$5 an hour, $25 a day or $150 a week; valet $25
Breakfast
Not free: The Bistro
Pool
Indoor pool and whirlpool
Pets
Pets aren't allowed, per Marriott.
Food and drink on site
- The BistroBreakfast, dinner, cocktails, Starbucks
Rooms
Courtyard Downtown doesn’t list room types on the pages we read.
Accessibility
Roll-in showers and accessible parking are listed.
On site
- EV chargingNo
- Guest laundryYes
- Fitness centerYes
- Pets allowedNo
Nearby, by the hotel’s count
- Nauticus and the Battleship Wisconsin0.5 miles
- MacArthur Centerone block
- MacArthur Center garage0.5 miles
Distances as Courtyard Downtown or its brand lists them, on a square-root scale so short walks stay visible.
Also worth knowing
- Pets not allowed
- Visit Norfolk, April 2024: a rate with parking for up to seven nights, valet only — not on the hotel’s own site
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Check-in 4 PM, check-out 11 AM. Minimum check-in age 21.
- Self-parking $25 a day or $150 a week; valet $25.
- No free breakfast.
- No EV charging.
- No shuttle; Marriott puts ORF about 9.9 miles away and lists Orange Peel Transportation at $28 one way.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Whether the $150 weekly rate covers a car left while you cruise
- Whether the 2024 parking offer still runs
Every hotel fact here comes from Courtyard Downtown’s own pages, read October 3, 2026, unless we name another source — so before you book, confirm whether the $150 weekly parking rate covers a car left while you sail.
Worth a look alongside it
Around Courtyard Downtown: the Norfolk cruise guide, Norfolk cruise parking and the splurge list.
Wake up a block from MacArthur Center.
Tell us your sail date and we’ll check Courtyard Downtown for the night before. No payment on the form.
Courtyard Downtown FAQ
How much is parking at Courtyard Norfolk Downtown?
$5 an hour, $25 a day or $150 a week to self-park, and $25 a day for valet, per Marriott. It also names the MacArthur Center garage, 0.5 miles away.
Can I leave my car at Courtyard Norfolk Downtown during a cruise?
Marriott doesn't say. Visit Norfolk's April 2024 page listed a rate with parking for up to seven nights, valet only; ask the hotel whether that or the weekly rate applies to your sailing.
Does Courtyard Norfolk Downtown have free breakfast?
No — Marriott says it "does not offer free breakfast". The Bistro serves breakfast and dinner, cocktails and Starbucks.
How far is Courtyard Norfolk Downtown from Nauticus and the cruise terminal?
Marriott puts Nauticus and the battleship Wisconsin 0.5 miles away; the terminal shares their campus. Our routing gives about 0.5 road miles to 1 Waterside Drive.
What is the minimum age to check in at Courtyard Norfolk Downtown?
21, per Marriott — the same as the Residence Inn and Glass Light downtown.
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