Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Columbia Downtown

2.5 star property

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Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed, Non Smoking | Desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free cribs/infant beds

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Gym
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Breakfast included
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

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501 Taylor Street, Columbia, SC, 29201
  • Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • University of South Carolina
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Colonial Life Arena
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Columbia, SC (CAE-Columbia Metropolitan)
    ‪16 min drive‬

Room options

Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About this property

Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Columbia Downtown

Hotel in Downtown Columbia
This smoke-free hotel features a fitness center, a snack bar/deli, and self parking. Free continental breakfast and free WiFi in public areas are also provided. Additionally, dry cleaning, a 24-hour front desk, and express check-out are onsite. Housekeeping is available on request.
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Columbia Downtown offers 81 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Flat-screen televisions come with premium satellite channels. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.
The hotel offers a snack bar/deli. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. Wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary. This business-friendly hotel also offers a fitness center, a terrace, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Parking is available onsite for a surcharge.

Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Columbia Downtown is a smoke-free property.

A complimentary continental breakfast is served on weekdays between 6:30 AM and 9:30 AM and on weekends between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • Self parking on site (USD 10 per night)
  • RV/bus/truck parking (surcharge) on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM on weekdays and 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • Gym

Family friendly

  • In-room crib
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Outdoor furniture
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Elevator
  • Transfer shower
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible gym
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • 1 building
  • 4 floors
  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • Biodegradable coffee stirrers available
  • Comprehensive food waste policy
  • Comprehensive recycling policy
  • Double-glazed windows
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • Smoke-free property
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Free crib
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with premium satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board
  • LED lighting
  • Mobile key entry
  • Phone
  • Recycling
  • Water-efficient showers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Contactless check-in available

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
10 children, up to the age of 1, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 25.0 per stay
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: USD 50 per accommodation, per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Self parking fee: USD 10.00 per night
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 25.0 per stay

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Commitment to Clean (Marriott)

We should mention

This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

Holiday Inn Express Columbia Downtown
Holiday Inn Express Hotel Columbia Downtown
Holiday Inn Express Suites Columbia Downtown
Holiday Inn Express Hotel Suites Columbia Downtown
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Columbia Downtown Hotel
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Columbia Downtown Columbia

Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Columbia Downtown Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 547 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 299 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 88 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 38 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 29 out of 1001 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Roger, Ashburn

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Property is in nice shape, good location for what we were doing. Amber was very nice at check in and answered all our questions.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good overall. Coffee ran out a couple of times and Monday morning breakfast was out of a lot of things.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Catherine

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Vanessa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly, Professional and Great Value
The hotel is in a good location in walking distance to downtown and the canal greenway. The people at reception were professional and friendly. Front desk employee Santana was both charming and helpful. The free breakfast offered plenty of options. There were also free cookies anytime.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Ashley

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Felt nickeled and dimed!!!
I enjoyed staying but I didn’t have any hot water coming out the shower! The warm was at best warm but the water coming out of the sink was very hot!! They came and did something but it wasn’t up to my standard of hot like the sink. And why was I charged to park? That’s a turn off for me never coming back to this property. I canceled a room around the corner because of the cheaper rate but parking was free. I shouldn’t have to pay for parking while paying to stay at a hotel. Add the price of parking into the room rates!!!! This way I don’t feel like I’m being nickel and dimed to death!!! Room was nice tho!!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kathi

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good and bad
Check in was great! We had requested rooms on the inside as opposed to the busy street side and that's exactly what we got! However, our toilet stopped flushing in the middle of the night, had to get a plunger, use the bathroom on the 1st floor. Also, no hot water in the morning for a shower.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stephen, McCormick

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean. Modern. Nice staff.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

David

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Kathy

Traveled with family
The property was clean enough and smelled nice upon arrival. The tiles in the bathroom had separated in some areas and seemed not so clean in between. There was a hair on the towels as well. I wasn’t expecting to pay $10 for parking. I have never had to pay to park anywhere I have ever stayed. Where does that $ go? I could maybe understand if the parking was in a parking deck not attached to the hotel but this was a parking lot on the hotel property that’s not even monitored by security.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Tara

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jordan

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Housekeeper Is the Best!!
The check in process took about 15 minutes (there was a line since it was the Friday before Thanksgiving and location is near the college football stadium.) They were polite, punctual, and very through with explaining the amenities and how to get to our rooms. We came for the night for the Shaboozey/Ernest/Jelly Roll concert as a family of 6. Both our rooms were clean, well stocked, and comforting. The best part of the whole stay on the property was the house keeper!!! We were on the fourth floor and as soon as she saw us walking into our rooms, she greeted us, let us know her title, as well as extending the offer of help if we needed anything at all to let her know. She truly made the stay that much better just by making sure we knew she was there for whatever we may need. We made sure to leave her a wonderful tip and little note. We appreciate her, and the rest of the staff, for her wonderful hospitality and wish them the best with their futures! Will definitely recommend them and stay anytime we’re back in the area!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

kimberly

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were nice and welcoming
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay! The staff was super friendly and nice! Will definitely stay here again!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sylvia, TIMMONSVILLE

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was locates near the hospital for my appointment.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

Amy

Traveled with family
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lazy staff and poor conditions/amenities. Our room wasn’t ready at 5:30pm (2.5 hours after check in) bc the staff didn’t update the room cleaning in their computer system. The next morning around 7am, we were woken up by not one but two fire alarms bc the kitchen staff burned food. On the second morning, there was no hot water. Multiple people called the front desk and were told that there was nothing wrong with the water, and the reason why there was none is because the hotel was at full capacity and it was too many people showering at once. I’ll never stay at this low rate hotel again. Marriott has gone down hill anyway.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

David

Traveled with partner
Road noise was too much for a decent night sleep.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

Kaitlyn

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Staff was nice. Check in was rough - rooms not ready. I had checked in early on my app but didn’t receive my digital key so I had to wait in line. Coffee was terrible -breakfast was fine Not hot water day 2 - front desk said everything was working just a lot of people showering at the same time - whaaaat??? Not a good look.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

stephanie

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

James

Business traveler
Quality property, friendly staff, very clean, conveniently located.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Tiffany

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Lynn

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Ok
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024