Courtyards have been better for speed in my experience than FF. However you will still run into the occasional CY with some "blacked out rooms". the only time I have seen this at a CY though is when they are 100% wireless, some rooms just don't get the same signal as others. Overall I have found the CY to be better for my business travel. However I get an exp acct that covers breakfast...to me that's the only reason to stay at a FF. Most of the CY's have the dangling wire from the desk in your room with either a Zum, or STSN box sitting on the desk. Occasionally you'll see a Wayport wireless net in addition to or instead of the wires.

Best of luck.