Courtyard Rome Central Park

It is clean, quiet, comfortable and much less expensive than Rome, you can save using their bus service to city center. Trains and subways are very hot, crowded and not a place to go if you are by self; pick pockets also all over the trains. The staff will get you a cab whenever you need one. The north side is very cool and dead quiet. If you have 2 rooms get one facing south east for view of city at night and the light sleepers can use the back room. It is easy to get 8 on a balcony. Beds are hard thou; my sister in law got 2 duvets to put under sheet which helped. If it is not too hot you can breakfast on terrace in am.

Hardware/​room décor is not as new and extensive as the Rome Marriott park hotel. Small bathroom. Has water boiler in room. Friendly staff.
My favorite is that most rooms have a nice balcony facing east overlooking the Vatican St. Peter’s dome in southeast and the sunrise is unbelievable. Nice to enjoy breakfast or a drink at night too.
It is far from town but near a train/​subway station. There is an exclusive shuttle bus, which is safe, on time and usually not crowded, that runs every half hour to the Vatican for 3 euros per trip. Ideal if you go to that area a lot for worship n museum.
Drawback is that the last bus departs from Vatican to hotel at 930pm which makes dinners or concerts not possible unless you are prepared to take the taxi back to hotel or risk taking the subway late at night.
Good value compared with downtown hotels esp for long term stay.

Yes. Stay here and save $ for other fun around Rome.
Comfortable and nicely appointed with old world and hip modern details; the rooms are great. (We had the Marriott platinum upgrade to the 5^th floor balcony room with a view of St. Peter’s basilica. Free wifi too.)
After a DISMAL stay across town in an off brand joint, this area and this hotel has been a Godsend. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable. The hotel is comfy. The area is more residential and very quiet at night. No huge sirens all night or traffic. This is definitely the better part of town to stay in, out of the fray. The neighborhood feels safe here. Most of Rome sadly doesn’t feel that way to me.
Tip:
The Gemelli train station is just around the corner. Skip the rip off cab fare and spend 1.50 Euro for a ticket to the Valle Aurelia train station for the red line into Rome. You get a free transfer-​so ride all the way into see whatever you want for that low fare!
Pick up your ticket at the concierge desk before you walk over, the machines in that station only take cards and the price + your foreign transaction fee isn’t worth that.
Right across from the train station is a large, well stocked Carrefour supermarket in case you need snacks or drinks for your stay. :) A 3 minute walk for each of these amenities.
The hotel does have a shuttle hourly to the center of Rome for 3 euros per person each way if you prefer.
We liked riding the train and getting on and off all over the city to explore. It’s a great system that’s easy to use and navigate.

This hotel is typical Marriott property. All the necessities are covered. They do have am hourly shuttle to the center of Rome.
The personnel are quite nice and helpful. Their restraunt facilities look for the worse but turn out a very nice product. Breakfast layout is typical and if you must, orders can be placed for items not on the menu.
Sixth floor in the even side has balconies with a view of the centro.

I noticed a trend with the other reviews, that rooms often were not ready at check in. We also experienced an hour wait for at least one of our two rooms to get ready, but otherwise I have no complaints. Free wifi (3 devices per room) and they have great views of St Peters in the distance. The restaurant (Bistro) downstairs has ok pizza but excellent tiramisu! Room service is fast too.
Front desk is pretty helpful. Some staff knows more about getting around the city than others but they all try hard to help you out. Take a couple of different maps and use your phone’s GPS too to get around the main city. (iPhone apple maps still shows your location even on airplane mode!) The staff will tell you about popular attractions.
Breakfast is kind of pricey, but includes a good variety (7 eu for just pastries and coffee and 15 eu for a full American breakfast with eggs and cereal and more). Plan your travel into the center city because this hotel is in a quiet suburb pretty far from places like the colosseum. A metro/​train stop is pretty close though.

Great view of St. Peter’s Basilica… Quiet Roman suburb close enough to Ancient Rome and far from the bust Roman streets and police sirens… quaint rooms with all your typical Courtyard amenities and an extremely friendly and competent English speaking staff!
My husband and I stayed here 4 nights before leaving on our 12 night Mediterranean cruise and we enjoyed everything! It was the perfect start to our honeymoon!
Despite arriving early, our room was ready and they «upgraded» us to a suite because we were on our honeymoon and I am a Marriott Rewards Gold member. The room was small but had a balcony view on the top floor of St Peters Basilica — sunsets were amazing with this view! Balcony a has a small bistro table with two chairs so it was perfect for mornings and evenings to veg out over a cup of coffee while taking about the days adventures! Bathrooms were small but nice and the bed was a bit hard for my back… but its Europe not the US, so I already had that expectation. There was one English Channel which was the news (I think it was CNN) but I didn’t care because I wasn’t there to watch TV. Internet was free for me being a rewards member which allowed me to FaceTime and stay connected.
We ate once at the restaurant in the lobby which was okay. My hubby had gnocchi and I had a burger… it was decent, although it was nothing out of this world. Service was decent too despite the typical slow Italian service found in the city.
Elevators were slow but the stairs (which was in the middle of the hotel) was extremely wide and air conditioned part of the hotel. Besides, we were in Italy… Elevators are for Americans… Stairs are for Europeans… So we lived the European experience and took the stairs most days!
Shuttle service was one of the best amenities! It was 5 euros round trip per person per day and it consistently left every hour on the hour and transported you just outside the Vatican City walls! It was so convenient! Pick up from Vatican back to the hotel always stuck to the schedule and was also very consistent! Both shuttle drivers we had spoke perfect English, gave good recommendations and were extremely pleasant!
Would I return?! I definite HECK YES!

My wife and I stayed here on our honeymoon back in 2012.
When we walked in, the font desk associate gave off a really bad vibe. He made me feel like we were bothering him.
We came to find out that our room was not ready so we were to spend the night in another room. Mind you this is our honeymoon and the only room available was a room with two twin beds. I was angry and the guys attitude was not helping my mood. Finally the supervisor came and chilled me out. We went out to explore and came back to find out that we were going to have to spend the night in that one room. I was very upset, but the supervisor and a new associate who were at the desk calmed me down and reassured me that they were going to make up for it. The next day we came to the hotel and asked if our room was ready, the font desk associate said yes and our stay at the hotel was made very, very pleasant for us afterwards.
Once we were in our room everything was great. We had a beautiful view of the Vatican from our balcony. Room service was always on point. Everyone had a smile on their face and I do mean everyone. The shuttle drivers, room service, housekeeping, other associates (not that first guy… that guy was an idiota), they all were well mannered, sweet, and some even helped me out with my Italian.
We had free WIFI in our room and an amazing king size bed. House keeping always made the room look very nice.
They had a very nice in house restaurant with outstanding food. We did not go to their bar, but it did look fancy and upscale.
I would not be against coming back to this Hotel on our return trip to Rome.

I stayed here for four nights in 2011, redeeming Marriott points for my stay. As a Platinum member of the Marriott rewards program, I was upgraded to a room that faced Vatican City and I could see across the park and down the valley to the Basilica.
The property is very close to the Gemelli commuter rail station — around two corners and down two blocks. From the Gemelli station, head to the main road and turn left. Make the first left and go down the hill slightly. The hotel is on your left. The hotel runs a shuttle (or at least they did then) to the main gate of Vatican City. I think that they also pick up from there, but I never tried. There is a paid parking lot across the street — I have no idea how much it costs.
The room and the lobby (in 2011) was not up to the usual Courtyard modern look, but it still functioned perfectly well. Quiet (other than some street noise), clean, plenty of hot water and the coffee/​tea service worked well. Everyone I interacted with — the check-​in clerk, the chambermaid, the shuttle bus driver, and the manager who checked me out when I departed — were all perfectly accommodating and friendly. My complete and total lack of speaking any language other than English was not a handicap.
My internet service was free because of my rewards status. Otherwise, I believe it’s a paid service in the rooms.
There is a Carrefour Market not far away (it’s right near the train station) if you want to grab some food and drinks to keep in your room.

Where should I start? First, upon arrival our rooms weren’t ready. We waited at least two hours for our room after a 10 hour plane ride. Front desk service experience really depends on the associate, and could range from excellent to horrible depending on front staff. Rooms are clean and nice but expect to pay 10 euro a day for wifi which includes a two device max.