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Rome's New Courtyard by Marriott Has Nice Views, OK Prices, And a So-So Location

Where: Via Giuseppe Moscati 7, Rome, Italy, 00168

The camera never lies, and that looks pretty far off to us

It’s probably our favourite city in the world, but we always find Rome particularly tricky when it comes to accommodation. In fact, were we not so fond of it, we might be a little put off.

Most of the cheap hotels are clustered round Termini station and the area is, not to put too fine a point on it, scuzztown. If you want somewhere more salubrious, you have to pay through the nose.

The latest addition to the Rome hotel scene is the 162-roomed Courtyard by Marriott west of the Vatican, which used to be the Hotel Central Park. Will it shake the hotel scene up? Sadly, we reckon probably not. Rates are OK for Rome – about €100, and they have a three nights for the price of two offer running until April next year – and there are some smashing views of St Peter’s, as you can see from this pic.

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Greenwich Village is Getting a Courtyard by Marriott This Fall

Where: 181 Varick St. [map], New York, ny, United States, 10014

Hooray! Another hotel in Manhattan! Another budget hotel, even! Even with the Tri-Pack and the others (like this fabled Element we're expecting) on the way, a tipster gave us the heads-up on a newbie in the pipeline: Courtyard by Marriott Greenwich Village.

An eagle-eyed tipster spotted this bad boy hangin' out at the bottom of the New Hotels page on the Marriott website. Supposedly in the works for November 2009 (hmmm...), this 122-room property is on its way to 181 Varick Street.

Woohoo, another big-box, generic budget hotel for NYC. Does anyone care? Anyone? Can we have somethin' new in da house, please?

[Photo: Google Maps]