"courtyard by" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a place, such as in the sentence, "We had an outdoor wedding in the beautiful courtyard by the sea."
Another popular choice is the three-year-old COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT DOWNTOWN (401-272-1191, $129 to $259).
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT -- This two-year-old high-rise chain hotel is just off Interstate 80 and five minutes or so from Berkeley.
Courtyard by Marriott, Hampton, Holiday Inn, Hilton Garden.
Buy shampoo (down to last little container of Courtyard by Marriott luxury hair-and-body wash).
Courtyard by Marriott Montpellier, 105 Place Georges Freche; (33-4) 9954-7400; courtyardmontpellier.com.
Courtyard by Marriott II is already $58.8 million behind in various fees to Marriott.
Many partnerships, including Courtyard by Marriott II in 1999, sued Marriott.
A new glass-encased Courtyard by Marriott hotel is planned for Park Avenue and 125th Street.
Summer concerts are held outside in the courtyard by the stream.
Marriott's brands include Ritz-Carlton, Courtyard by Marriott, J. W. Marriott, Renaissance Hotels and Residence Inns.
(Another venture unit, called Courtyard by Marriott I L.P., owns and operates 50 Courtyard-brand hotels).
