The Courtyard is by general consensus the best of the small selection of hotels in Pleasant Hill, CA, offering nice clean rooms, very friendly staff, good quality hot breakfast, and a convenient location - a short walk away from many shops, restaurants and a movie theater at Crescent Plaza. It is adjacent to the Monument Blvd exit of I-680, half way between Concord and Walnut Creek, and 25 miles from the center of San Francisco via the Bay Bridge. The Courtyard has a cafe serving breakfast only, and leisure facilities of a fitness center, hot tub & indoor heated pool.

For longer stay visitors to the Concord - Pleasant Hill area, the Residence Inn provides 126 large suites in a quiet, wooded, residential district alongside I-680. A short walk through the trees and houses reaches the main shopping area in Pleasant Hill (Sunvalley Mall and Willows Shopping Center), while the freeway puts other neighborhood attractions within easy reach. The Residence Inn hotel has an apartment-style layout with the rooms split into several blocks separated by gardens and car parks; some overlook the leisure area that contains a sports court, heated pool, hot tub and basketball hoop. Free amenities include a local shuttle, daily buffet breakfast and weekday evening reception.