The word 'courtyards' is correct and commonly used in written English
It refers to an open area surrounded by buildings or walls, typically in a house or other large building, that is used for relaxation or socializing. Example: The apartment complex had multiple courtyards scattered throughout the property, offering residents a peaceful escape from the bustling city streets.
Tigmi, 15 miles from the city, is a peaceful complex of tastefully converted village houses surrounding courtyards.
Dating back to the Liao dynasty (916-1125), the site has been a grotesquely expanded – huge new courtyards of conspicuously lacquered wood bury the smaller, faded original halls.
Tripoli's first boutique hotel is hidden in the medina, with 15 rooms grouped around four tranquil courtyards.
Like Vejer itself, the hotel has a long history (it's made up of eight houses, dating from the 10th to the 17th centuries, with a 1,000-year-old 1,000-year-old 1,000-year-oldyards and a grain store), and is aesthetically pleasing and seductively relaxing.
Set in wonderfully-lush flowering gardens, the complex is a fairytale maze of winding paths, staircases and open courtyards, with 18 rooms and suites marrying traditional and contemporary decor.
The developers have somehow transformed a type of architecture that evolved from a dense urban grain of low-rise courtyards and narrow streets into meaningless wallpaper: an endlessly repeatable pattern for the decoration of standardised slab after standardised slab.
The design of the posada is beautiful, with internal courtyards and a tropical garden behind.
The status of the Vincent Square occupants will be confirmed by the bust of a gardener in one of the courtyards.
On Seventh St, the Grand's pergola flows with gnarled crimson grapevine and its courtyards are dotted with Italianate fountains.
Behind high fortress walls, again built from pisé, lie an outdoor pool, lush gardens, a restaurant and 15 tasteful rooms set around two courtyards.
At the opposite end of the same lane, new courtyards have already sprung up where the old once stood.
