A year ago I moved to town and snapped a pic to show my friends and family the view of my hotel room. Thanks to the good folks at the Courtyard Marriott Downtown, I was able to take another picture to see the difference.

Strange to think that it was a year ago my wife and I arrived in Grand Rapids.

I got one of those 'on this day' notifications from facebook that showed the picture I took once we settled in our hotel room on the 7th floor.

I was able to go back in my old room at the Courtyard Grand Rapids Downtown to see the changes to the scenery. However, the view isn't the only thing that changed. The Courtyard has renovated the hotel a LOT! It was nice before, now, it's gorgeous!

Even though I only stayed there for about 3 weeks, it felt like I was at home.

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