A couple months ago Choice Hotels announced they would begin offering elite members a welcome amenity upon check-in. They weren’t exactly clear on what that would be, though they did say there would be an option to receive bonus points instead of the small gift.
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Stayed at an Econolodge a couple of days ago. Was given a bottle of water, cheese crackers, and a rice crispy treat. Wasn't asked about a points option.
I don't know any any business traveler, except maybe in the Nordic countries, would stay at a Choice branded hotel. At least around here all the Quality Inn hotels are ancient Holiday Inn properties that refused to do the 2009-ish renovations required to keep the Holiday Inn flag out front.
Choice Hotels about twice a week that give me an option bottle of water and crackers or bonus points. It's always about the bonus points!
@ FNT .Delta Diamond - Oh please...
Some of the Choice properties in the U.S. are quite nice, particularly Comfort Suites and Cambria properties. Some Quality Inns are also quite nice and are well reviewed.
Granted, some of the properties are older and some of the lower tier properties are a little rough around the edges. Yet, I've never stayed in a Choice property that wasn't clean and comfortable.
Perhaps not status oriented - important to some - but they tend to deliver the basics quite well.
@FNT Delta Diamond no kidding. I view holiday inns as "camping" and thus to be avoided at all costs. A Choice hotel...yeah not a chance in hell
Choice hotels are hit and miss. Some Comfort Inn, Sleep Inn's and Comfort Suites and even a few Quality inn's can be great while so many of the older Quality Inn's just need to be spun off. We don't have Cambria in this area but they sound nice.
Choice needs to inspect the older hotels or ones with poor ratings and either have the hotels & rooms brought up to standard or get rid of them.