Courtyard by Marriott Rome Central Park

The rooms were spacious and clean. The bathroom was also large for European Hotel standards.

The name of the hotel is misleading. "Courtyard by Marriott Central Park," conveys that the hotel is in a central location of the city. It is not. Traveling from the nearest train station (5 minutes away thankfully) to the center of Rome takes two transfers and roughly 40 minutes or so, depending on the train schedule. Being in Rome for the first time, this was disappointing. I also did not like the fact that I could not find any information about a park being anywhere near our location, let alone a "central park." There are no restaurants or shops nearby. There is a supermarket but you will have to cross a very busy intersection to get to it. The nearest crosswalk is a 7 minute walk away. Outside of the hotel lot, which is clean and open, this area is very residential and spotted with lots of old apartment buildings and dumpsters. I like that the hotel provides a shuttle to the Vatican but they charge 7 euros round trip for the service. That's not bad but considering its location, the hotel should offer this service free to its guests. The "American" breakfast offered was expensive - approximately 18 Euros and turned out to be the worst meal I had in Rome.