Room with a view

I told you already about managing to book in to the Marriott Marquis, one of the hotels closest to RSA Conference; one night in a “view” room and the other three in a standard. (Cost delta: $100+) When I checked in on the first day, the guy at reception told me that he’d put me in a view room, and all I had to do was talk with someone else at reception sometime on the Tuesday and they’d re-key my room cards to reflect checking out/checking in.

Look—procedure.

Well, that seemed nice, but when I got to my room, I thought the “view” part was a little disappointing:

However, it improved at night:

I must say that I like a city view at night. And I’ve missed living in a city with a skyline.