Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Programs: MR LT Titanium, IHG Plat.,UA Premier Silver, & PA/OH Turnpike Million Miler
Posts: 2,309
I to find Farifield's very spotty. Out of five Fairfield Inn locations I have tried, I'd perhaps stay at two of them again. Out of those two, one of them only when the client's budget was extermley low. On the flip side, I have stayed at 10+ Courtyard locations. While some have been better than others, with one exception I stay at them all again. For the one I wouldn't stay at it, it is now undergoing a renovation, so I'd give that location another shot again in the future. In general Courtyard quaility is good to very good and consistency is good. Fairfield is very variable from scary to good. Also, CY's tend to have a higher percentage of business travelers and as a result tend to be more quite.
Finally, you only get points for incidentals (i.e. room charges) at full service properties (e.g. Marriott or Renaissance). Neither Fairfield nor Courtyard are in this category. My two cents..
--Jon